H1579: Developmental Disability Treatment Services

Legislative Summary

Requires APD to make certain eligibility determinations within specified time periods; provides eligibility requirements for applicants; requires agency to authorize admission into intermediate care facility; provides requirements for such authorization; deletes provision requiring agency to perform specified assessments to determine level of need & medical necessity for intermediate care facilities; revises requirements for client waiting for waiver services; provides requirements for home & community-based services Medicaid waiver program.