HB 2581 - DIGEST

Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Within sixty days of admission to a residential habilitation center, ensure that each resident's individual habilitation plan includes a plan for discharge to the community;

(2) Use a person-centered approach in developing the discharge plan;

(3) Assure that, before discharge, clients continue to be eligible for certain services;

(4) Maximize federal funding;

(5) Limit the ability to reject clients;

(6) Use savings to extend services;

(7) Employ the quality assurance process currently in use by the department to monitor the adjustment of each resident; and

(8) Convene a work group to review findings from the quality assurance for people moving process and provide feedback on the transition process.