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Disabilities agency facing almost $40M deficiency as lawmakers tie up budget
Maryland lawmakers are planning to plug a nearly $40 million funding deficiency for the Developmental Disabilities Administration for the current fiscal year.
Moore proposes $70.8B budget, $1.8B in spending reductions
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore proposed a $70.8 billion budget that closes a $1.4 billion deficit through cuts, fund transfers and cost controls.
‘A more collaborative effort’: Baltimore’s mental health court celebrates graduation
Baltimore’s mental health court helps participants overcome challenges with treatment and support, reducing recidivism.
Session of uncertainty prolonged for MD developmental disabilities community
After months of beating back spending cuts, Maryland’s developmental disabilities community found itself back in the crosshairs.
Moore, legislators delay deep cuts to developmental disabilities services
Maryland legislators and state officials said they plan to delay cuts to programs and services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Advocates, service providers challenge Moore’s developmental disabilities cuts
Advocates for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities say that proposed cuts from Gov. Wes Moore would devastate nonprofit providers and their services.
MDH faces backlash for new caregiving documentation requirements
There is confusion about new reporting requirements for those caring for someone with a developmental disability.
State audit: Disabilities group still must verify
(AP) Maryland auditors have found the state’s Developmental Disabilities Administration has not substantially addressed a previous finding that it does not have procedures to verify consumers received services from providers […]
Md. auditors: flaws in DDA verification process
Maryland auditors have found the state's Developmental Disabilities Administration has not substantially addressed a previous finding that it does not have procedures to verify consumers received services from providers as stipulated.
Disabilities agency says problem of unspent funds is history
Maryland Health Secretary Joshua Sharfstein told a town hall meeting in Columbia Tuesday night that the troubled Developmental Disabilities Administration has made significant progress since discovering $34 million in unspent […]
O’Malley increases DDA funding
After a rocky six months for the Developmental Disabilities Administration, Gov. Martin O’Malley’s fiscal year 2013 budget proposal increases funding by about $31 million and creates a new fund so […]
Sharfstein commits to fixing DDA problems
ANNAPOLIS — A flawed, outdated and ineffective method of accounting is why the state Developmental Disabilities Administration discovered $33 million in unspent funds, and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene […]
