H.F. 408 Section 1. MEDICAID HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES 1 WAIVERS —— ELIMINATION OF CURRENT WAITING LISTS. There 2 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 3 department of health and human services for the fiscal year 4 beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, an amount 5 sufficient, as calculated by the Medicaid forecasting group 6 consisting of staff members from the department of health 7 and human services, the department of management, and the 8 fiscal services division of the legislative services agency, 9 to eliminate the waiting lists as of June 30, 2025, for the 10 Medicaid home and community-based services waivers. The 11 forecasting group shall include the amount appropriated and the 12 number of individuals eliminated from the waiting lists in the 13 first forecasting report published in the fiscal year beginning 14 July 1, 2025. 15 EXPLANATION 16 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 17 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 18 This bill appropriates from the general fund of the state to 19 the department of health and human services for 20 FY 2025-2026 an amount sufficient, as calculated by the 21 Medicaid forecasting group, to eliminate the waiting lists as 22 of June 30, 2025, for the Medicaid home and community-based 23 services waivers. The amount appropriated and the number of 24 individuals eliminated from the waiting lists shall be included 25 in the first forecasting report published in the fiscal year 26 beginning July 1, 2025. 27 -1- LSB 2036YH (3) 91 lh/ko 1/ 1