A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the legislative council to
establish a joint committee on the reform of Medicaid long-term care
and to refer the study of long-term care and community based
alternatives to the said committee for review and approval.
, read first time and referred to Committee on
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the legislative council
to establish a joint committee on the reform of Medicaid long-term care
and to refer the study of long-term care and community based
alternatives to the said committee for review and approval.
Whereas, it should be a priority of the State to ensure that people
can stay in their homes and under the care of their families until that is
no longer a feasible option; and
Whereas, the State should consider a cost-effective Medicaid
system that offers a wide array of long-term care choices; and
Whereas, barriers to home-care exist in state law and
administrative rule; and
Whereas, family care-givers need the assistance of government for
their medical, financial, and emotional support; and
Whereas, the nursing home industry may need incentives to
develop alternatives to our current institutional care system; therefore
SECTION 1. That the legislative council is urged to establish a joint committee on the reform of long-term care and to direct the said committee to review and determine whether to approve the reformation of long-term care proposals created by the division of disability, aging,
and rehabilitative services; the division of family and children; and the
division of mental health and addiction.
SECTION 2. That the committee if established, shall operate
under the direction of the legislative council.
SECTION 3. That the committee, if established, shall analyze and examine the proposals set forth by the division of disability, aging, and rehabilitative services; the division of family and children; and the division of mental health and addiction.