#1. On December 9, 2024, the MDH-DDA reported on Self-Directed Services and IFDGS spending to the Joint Chairs of the Senate Budget and Taxation and the House Appropriation Committees:
* DOWNLOAD the MDH-DDA report: Department of Health-Developmental Disabilities Administration (MDH-DDA) December 9, 2024: Joint Chairman’s Report on self-directed services and IFDGS spending
* DOWNLOAD SDAN’s response: SDAN January 13, 2025, response to MDH-DDA December 9, 2024, report on self-directed services and IFDGS spending
#2. On January 16, 2025, MDH-DDA presented an overview on Self-Directed Services to the Senate Finance Committee on Self-Directed Services.
* VIEW the video HERE
* DOWNLOAD the slide deck HERE
* DOWNLOAD SDAN’s response HERE
#3. On January 23, 2025, the MDH-DDA presented a fiscal briefing on DDA services to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee:
From left, Laura Howell, CEO of Maryland Association of Community Services; Ande Kolp, executive director for The Arc of Maryland; and Mat Rice, executive director for People on the Go of Maryland, testify Thursday at a Senate Budget and Taxation Committee hearing. (Photo by Danielle J. Brown/Maryland Matters
* VIEW the committee meeting HERE
* DOWNLOAD the slide deck HERE