Developmental Disabilities and Mental Illness Committee
Filed: 2/26/2004
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4022
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4022 on page 1, by | ||||||
3 | replacing lines 16 through 21 with the following: | ||||||
4 | " (b) Moneys in the Community Developmental Disability | ||||||
5 | Services Medicaid Trust Fund shall be used to pay for | ||||||
6 | Medicaid-reimbursed community developmental disability | ||||||
7 | services provided to eligible individuals and chosen by the | ||||||
8 | individual or his or her legal guardian from available | ||||||
9 | community services options. Once the individual or legal | ||||||
10 | guardian chooses the desired services, the services are | ||||||
11 | approved by the Department of Human Services, and the provision | ||||||
12 | of services is initiated, the Department shall make payment to | ||||||
13 | the community developmental disability services provider. | ||||||
14 | Prior to choosing a service or services, an eligible individual | ||||||
15 | or his or her legal guardian shall be fully informed by the | ||||||
16 | independent service coordination agency and the provider of all | ||||||
17 | available community services options. ".
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