AUGUSTA (AP) — People with intellectual disabilities and their families are raising concerns about a bill that would adjust the way the state makes changes to services.
Under a bill that Republican Sen. Eric Brakey presented on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services, the department would no longer have to get legislative approval to make changes to the rates of services for people with intellectual disabilities and autism.
Advocates and family members of people with intellectual disabilities told a legislative committee Wednesday that they’d have fewer opportunities to provide input on changes that impact the services they receive.
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