Requesting the Department of Human Services and Department of Health to create a program to encourage foster family homes to accept individuals.

The bill requests the Department of Human Services and Department of Health to establish a program to incentivize Community Care Foster Family Homes in Hawaii to accept individuals eligible for assistance under the State's Medicaid I/DD waiver program. This program aims to address the insufficient number of such homes that currently accept these individuals. Community Care Foster Family Homes provide regulated, twenty-four-hour living accommodations and personal care services, offering a more affordable alternative to institutionalized care.

Requesting the Department of Human Services and Department of Health to create a program to encourage foster family homes to accept individuals.

The bill requests the Department of Human Services and Department of Health to establish a program to incentivize Community Care Foster Family Homes in Hawaii to accept individuals eligible for assistance under the State's Medicaid I/DD waiver program. This program aims to address the insufficient number of such homes that currently accept these individuals. Community Care Foster Family Homes provide regulated, twenty-four-hour living accommodations and personal care services, offering a more affordable alternative to institutionalized care.