Establish the Senior and Long-Term Care Home and Community-Based Services Access and Stabilization Act

HB 934 establishes the Senior and Long-Term Care Home and Community-Based Services Access and Stabilization Act to address waiting lists for aged and disabled Montanans. It requires the Department of Public Health and Human Services to shift assisted living services from the Big Sky Waiver program to the lower-cost Community First Choice Option program by 2026, using resulting savings to serve over 300 people currently waiting for services. The bill mandates specific annual adjustments to room and board costs (e.g., tying payments to Supplemental Security Income minus $200 personal needs funds) and requires quarterly reports on program waitlists, costs, and service numbers. It appropriates $56,000 for implementation staff and includes a contingent voidness clause if federal approval is denied. The law takes effect July 1, 2025.