Revise funding for assisted living services

This bill creates the Senior Care Facility Access and Stabilization Act to revise how Medicaid funds assisted living services in Montana. It establishes new rules for calculating room and board payments, requiring annual adjustments based on recipients' income and Medicaid qualification costs, with specific effective dates starting July 1, 2027. The legislation also directs the Department of Public Health and Human Services to transition certain assisted living services from a waiver program to the Community First Choice Option under Medicaid by January 1, 2028. Additionally, the bill mandates quarterly reporting on program usage, waiting lists, provider participation, and expenditures to the health and human services interim budget committee.