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2011 SESSION
HJ 639 Community-based services for intellectual & developmental disabilities; JLARC to study system.
Introduced by: David L. Englin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Study; transitioning to community-based services system for intellectual and developmental disabilities; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the costs of transitioning to 100 percent community-based services for intellectual and developmental disabilities. In conducting its study, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission shall (i) review federal and state law, regulations, and requirements governing the provision of care and services to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities; (ii) determine the number of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the Commonwealth desiring community-based services and the number on the waiting list for Medicaid waivers; (iii) determine the costs of institutional care of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and assess whether a community-based services system would be cost effective; (iv) determine the cause of the Medicaid waiver backload and the costs of Medicaid waivers granted annually; (v) estimate the initial and ongoing costs of converting from care in institutional settings to community-based care and identify the potential revenue streams to support a 100 percent community-based care system in Virginia; and (vi) consider other public policy implications and necessary changes relative to transitioning to community-based services.
The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission must report its findings and recommendations to the 2012 Session of the General Assembly.
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HISTORY
- 01/12/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101534D
- 01/12/11 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 01/18/11 House: Assigned Rules sub: #3 Studies
- 01/27/11 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
- 02/08/11 House: Left in Rules