WEEK 2 LEGISLATIVE REPORTS

Week two of the 101st Legislative Session and the Joint Committee on Appropriations continues with budget hearings. We talked about the growing funding gap that persists in the Community Support Provider (CSP) world. The State has a constitutional obligation to care for those with intellectual and behavioral disabilities, and one way we do that best is through CSPs. They were funded at 100% methodology in 2023, but funding gaps have grown since. With no change from last year there will be a 9.3% delta, which comes to $21.9 million in unreimbursed services- roughly $10.8 million of that being state share.