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Budget Amendments - SB800 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: McDougle
Transfer Budget and Operational Authority of ID and DD Services to DBHDS (language only)

Item 301 #1s

Item 301 #1s

Health and Human Resources
Medical Assistance Services, Department of

Language
Page 281, after line 10, insert:
"OOOO.  The Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) shall transfer the administration of specialized intellectual disability (ID) and developmental disability (DD) services to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services effective July 1, 2016.  The Director of DMAS, in consultation with the Commissioner of DBHDS,  shall identify the specific ID and DD services that shall be transferred to DBHDS as well as appropriate administrative costs.  The Director of DMAS shall report on the planned transfer of specialized ID and DD services as well as the plan to administer these services to the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committee by October 1, 2015.  DMAS shall continue to oversee the administration of Medicaid as required by federal law."


Explanation
(This amendment requires the Department of Medical Assistance Services to transfer budget and operational authority of specialized intellectual disability and developmental disability services to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services by July 1, 2016. Budget language requires DMAS to identify the services that will be transferred and report to the money committees by October 1, 2015.)