SB 6409-S - DIGEST

(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 2/12/98)

     Recognizes that, in some instances, intense support is required to care for a child with developmental disabilities, and the assistance of preventive home-based or out-of-home care might be needed.

     Declares an intent to consolidate all preventive home-based and out-of-home care provided to children with developmental disabilities, where those services are necessitated by issues dependent on the child's developmental disability and not on issues related to either or both abuse and neglect, and excluding those children whose permanency plan recommends adoption, through the department of social and health services in the division of developmental disabilities.

     Provides that the transfer and consolidation of services for children with developmental disabilities within the department of social and health services required by this act must be accomplished within appropriated funds.