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HCR015................................................by HEALTH AND WELFARE
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES - SERVICES - Stating findings of the Legislature
and encouraging the Department of Health and Welfare to collaborate with
the Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities and other stakeholders to
convene a task force for the purpose of developing a family-directed
service delivery system.
02/09 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/12 Rpt prt - to Health/Wel
02/21 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/22 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/26 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 67-0-3
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Black, Block,
Bock, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Clark,
Collins, Crane, Durst, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood,
Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake,
Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle,
Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ring,
Ringo, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8),
Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn,
Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Bilbao, LeFavour, Schaefer
Floor Sponsor - Henbest
Title apvd - To Senate
02/27 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel
03/13 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
03/14 10th Ord - ADOPTED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes,
Goedde, Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst,
Little, Lodge, Malepeai, McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce,
Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Werk
Title apvd - to House
03/14 To enrol
03/15 Rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed
03/16 To Secretary of State
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 15
BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
3 AND WELFARE TO COLLABORATE WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE FOR
4 THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING A FAMILY-DIRECTED SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM.
5 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 WHEREAS, many Idaho families rely on Medicaid for long-term services to
7 meet the needs of their children with developmental disabilities; and
8 WHEREAS, growth in the Medicaid budget requires all opportunities for sav-
9 ings to be explored, including strategies for families to make the most effi-
10 cient and effective use of supports and services for their children with
11 developmental disabilities; and
12 WHEREAS, many families who have children with developmental disabilities
13 want to have authority over service decisions that enable them to provide sup-
14 port for their children at home; and
15 WHEREAS, families who have children with developmental disabilities should
16 control a limited amount of dollars that can be used flexibly to acquire nec-
17 essary supports; and
18 WHEREAS, the state of Idaho has made progress in designing a service
19 delivery system for adults with developmental disabilities that permits con-
20 sumer choice and control; and
21 WHEREAS, Idaho can utilize the lessons learned in the development of a
22 self-directed system for adults to build a similar system for families with
23 minor age children; and
24 WHEREAS, all families who have children with developmental disabilities
25 are valued partners in policymaking pertaining to their children's services
26 and supports.
27 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
28 of the Fifty-ninth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the
29 Senate concurring therein, that the Legislature encourages the Department of
30 Health and Welfare to collaborate with the Idaho Council on Developmental Dis-
31 abilities and other stakeholders to convene a task force for the purpose of
32 developing a family-directed service delivery system.
33 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Legislature supports including the par-
34 ticipation of families who have children with developmental disabilities,
35 appropriate public agencies, service providers and advocates in the develop-
36 ment of this service delivery system.
37 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Legislature encourages the Department of
38 Health and Welfare to submit a request to the federal Centers for Medicare and
39 Medicaid Services for approval to allow families to direct state plan ser-
40 vices.
41 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Legislature recommends that this service
42 delivery system would be available to families of eligible children with
43 developmental disabilities, would cost no more on average than services cur-
44 rently available through the Medicaid state plan for children with developmen-
2
1 tal disabilities, would include an individual budget driven by a child-
2 centered, family-directed plan, and would allow families to negotiate for ser-
3 vices and supports from traditional and nontraditional providers with the
4 assistance of a support broker and a fiscal agent.
5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Legislature requests that the Department
6 of Health and Welfare report its progress on this effort, including a cost
7 analysis, to the Legislature by March 1, 2008.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 16870
This resolution encourages the Department of Health and Welfare,
in collaboration with the Council on Developmental Disabilities,
to convene a task force to design and develop a Medicaid model
that would permit families of minor children with developmental
disabilities a different way of receiving services. The services
would be based on need as determined by a child-centered,
family-directed plan and would cost no more, on average, than the
present costs for these services for the same number of children.
The work of this task force would build on preliminary study done
of this issue as the result of direction from 2006 legislative
intent language affixed to the Medicaid appropriation.
Implementation of this model will require the Department of
Health and Welfare to submit a request to the federal Centers on
Medicaid and Medicare for approval.
FISCAL NOTE
This model will be developed by a group of individuals convened
by the Department of Health and Welfare in collaboration with the
Council on Developmental Disabilities. Costs for meetings and
other work associated with the planning outlined in this
resolution are estimated to be $49,500.00 and will be covered
with operating funds of the Department of Health and Welfare, the
Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities and other supporting
stakeholder organizations.
Contact
Name: Rep. Henbest
Phone: 208 332-1000
Name: Marilyn Sword
Agency: Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities
Phone: 334-2178
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