HB 18-1326

House Bill 18-1326, titled "Support for Transition from Institutional Settings," aims to help people who are eligible for Medicaid and want to move out of institutions like nursing homes or hospitals into their own communities. The bill requires the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to provide support services for up to a year after these individuals transition to home-based settings. It also mandates that the department report annually on how well this program is working. Since the bill has been signed, it is now law and its provisions are being implemented to assist those transitioning from institutional care to community living.

Official Summary

Joint Budget Committee. The bill directs the department of health care policy and financing (department) to provide community transition services and supports to persons who are in an institutional setting, who are eligible for medicaid, and who desire to transition to a home- or community-based setting (eligible persons). The services and supports must be available to eligible persons who transitioned from an institutional setting for up to one year. The bill requires the department to submit an annual report to specified committees of the general assembly on the effectiveness of providing the services and supports. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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