Delegate Tran attempted to add a budget amendment to exempt live ins. During that process DMAS reportedly gave her office inaccurate information that live in providers aren’t already identified. They are identified in each clients service plan. They are identified by the fiscal agents as well. Live ins can work past 40 hours a week and because they are helping out the government are exempt from certain taxes due to Difficulty of care exemption; because it would cost the government 1 1/2 to 3 times or more to house these clients any other way. Dmas itself and other organizations acknowledges care in group settings is very poor. If a setting has more then 5 clients dbhds requires the csb workers to see the client at least every months to see they aren’t being egregiously neglected; numerous groups tell you if your loved on is in a nursing home go see them everyday to make sure they are at least being fed and washed.  Dmas is taking this community living option away by their interpretations of the federal reg. Please government of Virginia exempt live ins from this human rights violation.