The Ohio Senate鈥檚 budget plan adds more money to the fund that helps children who are dealing with severe mental and developmental issues while shifting policy to help parents maintain custody of their children in the process.
The Senate of several parents who were to get state-paid treatment.
Sen. Matt Dolan (R-Chagrin Falls), Senate Finance Committee chair, says their budget will change the rules to avoid child custody relinquishment.
鈥淲e鈥檙e trying to make sure the stories we heard in committee just don鈥檛 happen anymore that all of the sudden they can鈥檛 even be present when the doctor is talking to their child, when health care decisions are being made,鈥� says Dolan.
The Senate鈥檚 budget adds another $10 million to the fund for what鈥檚 known as multi-system youth.
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