SB 22-102

Senate Bill 22-102 aims to improve transparency and accountability for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are placed outside their homes. It requires the state department of human services to create new rules that allow these children access to an appeals process if they're deemed ineligible for certain support programs. The bill also mandates regular reports from the department to legislative committees, detailing how the program is functioning. Since it has been signed into law, this means the changes are now in effect and being implemented by the relevant agencies.

Official Summary

The act requires the state department of human services (department) to promulgate additional rules relating to children and youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (children and youth) who are in out-of-home placements. The additional rules include access to the interdisciplinary appeals review panel (review panel) for the appeals process for children and youth who have been determined to be ineligible for the program of services (program) for children and youth who have been placed out of the home. The act allows for the addition of additional members to the review panel. To promote transparency and accountability, the act requires the department to submit a report on details of the program to the health and human services committee of the senate and the public and behavioral health and human services committee of the house of representatives, or any successor committees, and details the information required on the report. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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