AN ACT relating to Medicaid waiver program coverage for community interveners.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to define "community intervener"; require the Michelle P. waiver program to cover community intervener services if approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; require the Department for Medicaid Services to promulgate administrative regulations; require the cabinet or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes in the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1).

Introduced: March 2, 2026

Last action: March 2, 2026

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This bill would add community intervener services as a covered benefit under the Michelle P. waiver, a Medicaid program that supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A community intervener is a trained support person who helps individuals who are both deaf-blind and have other disabilities to access their environment and communicate. The bill directs the state to seek any necessary federal approval and create the rules needed to put this coverage in place. Who it may affect: Kentuckians who are deaf-blind with intellectual or developmental disabilities and are enrolled in or eligible for the Michelle P. waiver program.

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