Waitlist for waiver services

Thursday, September 19, 2019

(JEFFERSON CITY, MO, September 17) The Department of Mental Health announced that effective July 1, 2019, the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DD) would implement a waitlist for in-home and residential Medicaid waiver services for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities because the Missouri State Legislature did not approve adequate funding. The Fiscal Year 2020 budget that was approved by the Missouri General Assembly only includes enough funds to serve approximately 444 new individuals annually, which is expected to leave more than 800 individuals waiting for services.

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