HB0324S06 | Disability Services Amendments

Description
General Description: 

This bill creates the Coordinated Care Services for Children with Disabilities Grant Program and instructs the Department of Health and Human Services to apply for a Medicaid waiver.

Highlighted Provisions: 

This bill creates the Coordinated Care Services for Children with Disabilities Grant Program within the Department of Health and Human Services; and appropriates $1,200,000 in one-time money from the General Fund.

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
HB0324S06
Year: 
2024
Status: 
House/ filed
Last Action: 
Mar 01, 2024
Sponsor
Representative
Steven J. Lund
Republican - District 66
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$1,200,000
This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2025: to Department of Health and Human Services - Integrated Health Care Services - Medicaid Other Services as a one-time appropriation: from the General Fund Restricted - Medicaid Restricted Account, One-time, $1,200,000
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Support
Utah PTA Resolution: 
FAM 2014-1 | Intergenerational Poverty
Impact on Children: 

This creates the Coordinated Care Services for Children with Disabilities Grant which will help enable individuals with disabilities to live at home and not be placed in an institutional setting. This program will be evaluated to see if it helps families by reducing the need for hospitalizations and ER visits and helping families overcome financial barriers and access appropriate healthcare for their child with disabilities.

Commission: 
Special Needs Specialist
Utah PTA Public Policy Program
National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: 

Resolved, That Utah PTA support programs that help mentoring families, including those that focus on the individual or family for a significant amount of time, teaching parenting skills, promoting continuing education, encouraging good health care for themselves and their children, and helping children succeed in school.