MEDICAID: Directs the office for citizens with developmental disabilities (OCDD) to extend its Flexible Family Funds and waiver provisions in cases of emergency
This bill directs the Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities to create faster approval processes for emergency funding and waiver programs for families with developmental disabilities. It requires the agency to establish these expedited procedures through administrative or rulemaking authority by April 1, 2025, specifically for cases involving extraordinary circumstances. The legislation aims to ensure that eligible families can receive necessary financial support and service waivers more quickly during urgent situations.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 8, 2024
Last action May 31, 2024
Floor votes · House May 28, 2024
How they voted
96–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 105
May 28, 2024
D
Democratic32
81% Yea
R
Republican73
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
May 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, amended, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0. The resolution was adopted.
lower
May 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (15-0).
lower
May 9, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rhonda Butler
RRepublican
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