REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO INCENTIVIZE COMMUNITY CARE FOSTER FAMILY HOMES IN THE STATE TO ACCEPT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THE STATE'S MEDICAID I/DD WAIVER PROGRAM.

SCR 74 is a concurrent resolution requesting Hawaii's Departments of Human Services and Health to create an incentive program for Community Care Foster Family Homes (CCFFHs). It aims to encourage existing CCFFHs - licensed homes providing 24-hour care for individuals needing nursing-level support - to accept more residents eligible for the state's Medicaid program for intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD waiver). The resolution does not create new law but asks the departments to design financial or other incentives to increase CCFFH capacity for these specific Medicaid waiver participants. This directly affects CCFFH providers and individuals seeking community-based care instead of institutional settings.