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HB 1579: Developmental Disability Treatment Services

GENERAL BILL by Stevenson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Lopez, V.

Developmental Disability Treatment Services; Requires APD to make certain eligibility determinations within specified time periods; provides eligibility requirements for applicants; requires agency to authorize admission into intermediate care facility; provides requirements for such authorization; deletes provision requiring agency to perform specified assessments to determine level of need & medical necessity for intermediate care facilities; revises requirements for client waiting for waiver services; provides requirements for home & community-based services Medicaid waiver program.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/5/2023 House - Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1517 (Ch. 2023-273)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/6/2023 House • Filed
3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/9/2023 House • Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
• Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
5/5/2023 House • Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1517 (Ch. 2023-273)