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Committee presses Department on host-home database; House Bill 1147 passes 6–1
Summary
House Bill 1147 would require a consolidated database of host-home providers for adults with IDD; sponsors said the change will improve transparency and help protect residents, while some members criticized the Department of Health Care Policy and Finance for lacking consolidated data. The bill passed 6–1.
The committee advanced House Bill 1147 after a sponsor described the measure as a step to consolidate and make transparent records of host-home providers for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
The sponsor said the Department of Health Care Policy and Finance does not currently maintain a consolidated database and that this bill would bring provider information together to help protect residents from abuse and neglect. A committee member said the department’s failure to provide accurate, consolidated data during budget reviews motivated an interim study and underscored the need for clearer reporting.
A member asked whether the state’s $20,000 investment would draw down $60,000 in federal funds, and the sponsor confirmed the leverage. The committee then moved and approved the bill on a recorded 6–1 vote. Members discussed follow-up oversight and the possibility of broader interim review of the department’s data practices.
