Bill > H76

This bill establishes a system to track the unmet service needs of individuals with developmental disabilities in Massachusetts, creating a central electronic database managed by the Office of Disabilities and Community Services within the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. This database will utilize open-source software and collect annual data from agencies like the Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation, the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, and the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. These agencies will report on the number of individuals with developmental disabilities who apply for services, those currently receiving services, and those who applied but were unable to receive services, with the collected information to be entered into the database and published in annual online reports accessible to the public.