URGING THE MED-QUEST DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO AMEND THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE MEDICAID 1915(C) HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES WAIVER.

SCR 226 is a Senate Concurrent Resolution urging Hawaii's Med-QUEST Division (Department of Human Services) and Developmental Disabilities Division (Department of Health) to amend eligibility rules for the Medicaid 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services Waiver. Currently, individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities who also have conditions like dementia, mental illness, or substance abuse are excluded from the waiver. The resolution specifically requests removing this exclusion for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities *and* a co-occurring mental health condition. It also requires the Developmental Disabilities Division to report on this amendment by early 2026. This is a procedural request to update administrative rules, not a law changing Medicaid eligibility.