Relating to the enrollment process for Medicaid home and community-based services waivers

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedFebruary 6, 2019
Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 7, 2019
Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: Passes the House
Next: Senate committee
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill requires the department of human services (DHS) to modify the enrollment process for Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) waivers. Currently, the enrollment process allows an applicant, based only on the positive results of a prescreening for eligibility for Medicaid, to request a waiver slot and, if a slot is not available, to be placed on an HCBS waiver waiting list. Once a waiver slot is available, the individual then undergoes a level of care (LOC) assessment and a financial review, at which point the applicant may be approved for or denied the waiver services based on the results of either the LOC assessment or financial review.

Read the full explanation

Under the bill, the enrollment process is modified to require that a new applicant for HCBS waiver services shall complete the eligibility prescreening, level of care assessment, and financial review, all prior to requesting a waiver slot or being placed on a waiver waiting list, to more definitively determine if the applicant is eligible for Medicaid and the type of waiver that will most appropriately address the individual’s needs. The bill requires DHS to evaluate the modified enrollment process to determine if it results in reduced numbers of individuals on HCBS waiver waiting lists and more appropriate provision of waiver services.

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House subcommittee

Named February 7, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Lobbying

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