Sec. CCC-1. Medicaid waiver. The Department of Human Services and the Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services shall seek federal approval for a Medicaid waiver to make respite services a Medicaid reimbursable service. Any General Fund savings generated in the Mental Health Services - Children program as a result of increased federal Medicaid funding for respite services must be distributed proportionately across the categories of services funded by the Mental Health Services - Children program and may not be used solely for increased respite services.
Sec. CCC-2. Report. The Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services shall provide a status report to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services and the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs not later than July 1, 2004. The report must include estimates of the amount of increased federal funding and the amounts, by category of service, to be proportionately distributed pursuant to section 1 of this Part.
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