Comparison Of Ohio HB 64 Sub Bill Changes To DODD Executive Budget Proposal For FY 2016 & 2017

On April 14, 2015, the Ohio House of Representatives made changes to the state biennial budget bill provisions affecting the Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) budget proposal. Key changes include requiring a study of state plans to close Developmental Centers (DCs) and removing a provision to move DODD to an agency-only approach for Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) waiver services. The DODD plans were included in the budget legislation, Ohio House Bill (HB) 64, for fiscal years 2016 and 2017. This document was prepared by the state's Legislative Service Commission; it compares the DODD budget proposal . . .