Increases Medicaid waiver slots for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to create jobs and reduce waiting lists.

This bill increases the number of Medicaid waiver slots for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in North Carolina. It adds 5,000 slots for the 2025-2026 fiscal year and another 5,000 for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. These slots will be distributed based on the length of time individuals have been on the waiting list. The bill also allocates state and federal funds to support these additional slots, aiming to create jobs and reduce the waiting list, which has doubled over the past decade.

Increases Medicaid waiver slots for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to create jobs and reduce waiting lists.

This bill increases the number of Medicaid waiver slots for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in North Carolina. It adds 5,000 slots for the 2025-2026 fiscal year and another 5,000 for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. These slots will be distributed based on the length of time individuals have been on the waiting list. The bill also allocates state and federal funds to support these additional slots, aiming to create jobs and reduce the waiting list, which has doubled over the past decade.