HCSHB2727--RESIDENTIALCAREFACILITIES
SPONSOR: Deaton
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonBudgetbyavoteof24to0.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
2727.
Currently,theamountoftotalstatepaymentsforhomecarein
licensedresidentialcarefacilitiescannotexceed$156amonthand
theamountoftotalstatepaymentsforcareinlicensedassisted
livingfacilitiescannotexceed$292.50amonth.Thisbilltakes
outthosedollarlimitsandsubjectspaymentstoappropriation.
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthesecapshavenotbeenchanged
inmanyyears.Thisbilldoesn'tincreasetheamountspentbythe
state,itjustgivestheGeneralAssemblytheauthoritytodoso
whenitfeelsitisappropriate. Thiswouldpotentiallyallowthe
statetoincreasetheamountoffederalfundsitreceivesforthese
purposeswithoutactuallyusingmoregeneralrevenue.
TestifyingforthebillwereRepresentative Deaton;andMissouri
AssistedLivingAssociation.
OPPONENTS: Thosewhoopposethebillsubmittedwrittentestimony.
TestifyingagainstthebillwasArnieC.Dienoff.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon
theHousewebsite.