Preserve Access to the NHTD Waiver!
In January, a cap was placed on the number of enrollees in the Nursing Home Transition Diversion (NHTD) Waiver. The waiver immediately hit capacity, and they have stopped accepting any new referrals.
The NHTD Waiver was developed by the disability community to provide a unique and necessary set of community-based services. There is no process in place for someone seeking these services to get them once a spot opens up. Right now, someone who needs these waiver services would have to call the Regional Resource Development Center (RRDC) in their region every single day to see if there is a spot open and start the enrollment process.
A.10403 (Paulin)/S.9573 (Rivera) creates a region-specific waitlist for the waiver. If this bill is not passed this week, people with disabilities and their families will spend the rest of the year wondering if they will ever be able to access these services, with no answers or path forward. Disabled people have fought decades for our right to live in the community. Don’t let session end without a way for us to get out and stay out of institutions.
Tell the Legislature it is time to take action and pass A.10403 (Paulin)/A.9573 (Rivera).