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April 19, 2007
 OACBMRDD Testimony on HB 119 (State Budget)
Six years ago Ohio's county boards of mental retardation and
developmental disabilities were granted legislative permission to
contract with service providers. However, this degree of local
control was not compatible with regulations at the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). As a result, CMS said that the
state would not be eligible to receive federal funding due to the
variability in contract terms from county to county. The state
sought to repeal the law, but the county boards challenged the
action with a lawsuit. The county boards said rescinding the law
would limit their abilities to request levy funding from local
voters.
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