1st Engrossment - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to human services; clarifying exclusions from 1.3 department of human services licensure, background 1.4 study requirements, due process, training, and license 1.5 delegations; amending fair hearing requirements; 1.6 clarifying a provision related to errors when 1.7 providing therapeutic conduct to a vulnerable adult; 1.8 making technical changes to continuing care programs; 1.9 repealing references to the continuing education 1.10 infectious disease requirement for licensed 1.11 acupuncturists; expanding the definition of project 1.12 construction costs and of eligible nursing home; 1.13 clarifying implementation deadlines for reimbursement 1.14 classifications; clarifying medical assistance covered 1.15 services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 1.16 147B.02, subdivision 9; 245A.02, by adding 1.17 subdivisions; 245A.04, by adding a subdivision; 1.18 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0915, 1.19 subdivisions 4, 6, by adding a subdivision; 256B.431, 1.20 subdivisions 14, 30; 256B.5012, subdivision 2; 1.21 626.557, subdivision 3a; Minnesota Statutes 2001 1.22 Supplement, sections 144A.071, subdivision 1a; 1.23 144A.36, subdivision 1; 245A.03, subdivision 2; 1.24 245A.04, subdivisions 3, 3a, 3b; 245A.07, subdivisions 1.25 2a, 3; 245A.144; 245A.16, subdivision 1; 256.045, 1.26 subdivisions 3b, 4; 256B.0913, subdivisions 4, 5, 8, 1.27 10, 12, 14; 256B.0915, subdivision 5; 256B.431, 1.28 subdivisions 2e, 33; 256B.437, subdivision 3; 1.29 256B.438, subdivision 1; 256B.76; 626.556, subdivision 1.30 10i; 626.557, subdivision 9d; proposing coding for new 1.31 law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245A; repealing 1.32 Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 147B.01, subdivisions 1.33 8, 15; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 1.34 256B.0621, subdivision 1. 1.35 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.36 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 1.37 144A.071, subdivision 1a, is amended to read: 1.38 Subd. 1a. [DEFINITIONS.] For purposes of sections 144A.071 1.39 to 144A.073, the following terms have the meanings given them: 1.40 (a) "Attached fixtures" has the meaning given in Minnesota 2.1 Rules, part 9549.0020, subpart 6. 2.2 (b) "Buildings" has the meaning given in Minnesota Rules, 2.3 part 9549.0020, subpart 7. 2.4 (c) "Capital assets" has the meaning given in section 2.5 256B.421, subdivision 16. 2.6 (d) "Commenced construction" means that all of the 2.7 following conditions were met: the final working drawings and 2.8 specifications were approved by the commissioner of health; the 2.9 construction contracts were let; a timely construction schedule 2.10 was developed, stipulating dates for beginning, achieving 2.11 various stages, and completing construction; and all zoning and 2.12 building permits were applied for. 2.13 (e) "Completion date" means the date on which a certificate 2.14 of occupancy is issued for a construction project, or if a 2.15 certificate of occupancy is not required, the date on which the 2.16 construction project is available for facility use. 2.17 (f) "Construction" means any erection, building, 2.18 alteration, reconstruction, modernization, or improvement 2.19 necessary to comply with the nursing home licensure rules. 2.20 (g) "Construction project" means: 2.21 (1) a capital asset addition to, or replacement of a 2.22 nursing home or certified boarding care home that results in new 2.23 space or the remodeling of or renovations to existing facility 2.24 space; 2.25 (2) the remodeling or renovation of existing facility space 2.26 the use of which is modified as a result of the project 2.27 described in clause (1). This existing space and the project 2.28 described in clause (1) must be used for the functions as 2.29 designated on the construction plans on completion of the 2.30 project described in clause (1) for a period of not less than 24 2.31 months; or 2.32 (3) capital asset additions or replacements that are 2.33 completed within 12 months before or after the completion date 2.34 of the project described in clause (1). 2.35 (h) "New licensed" or "new certified beds" means: 2.36 (1) newly constructed beds in a facility or the 3.1 construction of a new facility that would increase the total 3.2 number of licensed nursing home beds or certified boarding care 3.3 or nursing home beds in the state; or 3.4 (2) newly licensed nursing home beds or newly certified 3.5 boarding care or nursing home beds that result from remodeling 3.6 of the facility that involves relocation of beds but does not 3.7 result in an increase in the total number of beds, except when 3.8 the project involves the upgrade of boarding care beds to 3.9 nursing home beds, as defined in section 144A.073, subdivision 3.10 1. "Remodeling" includes any of the type of conversion, 3.11 renovation, replacement, or upgrading projects as defined in 3.12 section 144A.073, subdivision 1. 3.13 (i) "Project construction costs" means the cost of the 3.14 facility capital asset additions, replacements, renovations, or 3.15 remodeling projects, construction site preparation costs, and 3.16 related soft costs. Project construction costs include the cost 3.17 of any remodeling or renovation of existing facility space which 3.18 is modified as a result of the construction project. Project 3.19 construction costs also includes the cost of new technology 3.20 implemented as part of the construction project. Project 3.21 construction costs also include the cost of new technology 3.22 implemented as part of the construction project and depreciable 3.23 equipment directly identified to the project. Any new 3.24 technology and depreciable equipment included in the project 3.25 construction costs shall, at the written election of the 3.26 facility, be included in the facility's appraised value for 3.27 purposes of Minnesota Rules, part 9549.0020, subpart 5, and debt 3.28 incurred for its purchase shall be included as allowable debt 3.29 for purposes of Minnesota Rules, part 9549.0060, subpart 5, 3.30 items A and C. Any new technology and depreciable equipment 3.31 included in the project construction costs that the facility 3.32 elects not to include in its appraised value and allowable debt 3.33 shall be treated as provided in section 256B.431, subdivision 3.34 17, paragraph (b). Written election under this paragraph must 3.35 be included in the facility's request for the rate change 3.36 related to the project, and this election may not be changed. 4.1 (j) "Technology" means information systems or devices that 4.2 make documentation, charting, and staff time more efficient or 4.3 encourage and allow for care through alternative settings 4.4 including, but not limited to, touch screens, monitors, 4.5 hand-helds, swipe cards, motion detectors, pagers, telemedicine, 4.6 medication dispensers, and equipment to monitor vital signs and 4.7 self-injections, and to observe skin and other conditions. 4.8 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 4.9 144A.36, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 4.10 Subdivision 1. [DEFINITIONS.] "Eligible nursing home" 4.11 means any nursing home licensed under sections 144A.01 to 4.12 144A.155andor any boarding care facility, certified by the 4.13 appropriate authority under United States Code, title 42, 4.14 sections 1396-1396p, to participate as a vendor in the medical 4.15 assistance program established under chapter 256B. 4.16 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 147B.02, 4.17 subdivision 9, is amended to read: 4.18 Subd. 9. [RENEWAL.] (a) To renew a license an applicant 4.19 must: 4.20 (1) annually, or as determined by the board, complete a 4.21 renewal application on a form provided by the board; 4.22 (2) submit the renewal fee; 4.23 (3)provide evidence annually of one hour of continuing4.24education in the subject of infection control, including blood4.25borne pathogen diseases;4.26(4)provide documentation of current and active NCCAOM 4.27 certification; or 4.28(5)(4) if licensed under subdivision 5 or 6, meet the same 4.29 NCCAOM professional development activity requirements as those 4.30 licensed under subdivision 7. 4.31 (b) An applicant shall submit any additional information 4.32 requested by the board to clarify information presented in the 4.33 renewal application. The information must be submitted within 4.34 30 days after the board's request, or the renewal request is 4.35 nullified. 4.36 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 245A.02, is 5.1 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 5.2 Subd. 2a. [ADULT DAY CARE.] "Adult day care" means a 5.3 program operating less than 24 hours per day that provides 5.4 functionally impaired adults with an individualized and 5.5 coordinated set of services including health services, social 5.6 services, and nutritional services that are directed at 5.7 maintaining or improving the participants' capabilities for 5.8 self-care. Adult day care does not include programs where 5.9 adults gather or congregate primarily for purposes of 5.10 socialization, education, supervision, caregiver respite, 5.11 religious expression, exercise, or nutritious meals. 5.12 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 245A.02, is 5.13 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 5.14 Subd. 2b. [ANNUAL OR ANNUALLY.] "Annual" or "annually" 5.15 means prior to or within the same month of the subsequent 5.16 calendar year. 5.17 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 5.18 245A.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 5.19 Subd. 2. [EXCLUSION FROM LICENSURE.] (a) This chapter does 5.20 not apply to: 5.21 (1) residential or nonresidential programs that are 5.22 provided to a person by an individual who is related unless the 5.23 residential program is a child foster care placement made by a 5.24 local social services agency or a licensed child-placing agency, 5.25 except as provided in subdivision 2a; 5.26 (2) nonresidential programs that are provided by an 5.27 unrelated individual to persons from a single related family; 5.28 (3) residential or nonresidential programs that are 5.29 provided to adults who do not abuse chemicals or who do not have 5.30 a chemical dependency, a mental illness, mental retardation or a 5.31 related condition, a functional impairment, or a physical 5.32 handicap; 5.33 (4) sheltered workshops or work activity programs that are 5.34 certified by the commissioner of economic security; 5.35 (5) programs for children enrolled in kindergarten to the 5.36 12th grade and prekindergarten special education in a school as 6.1 defined in section 120A.22, subdivision 4, and programs serving 6.2 children in combined special education and regular 6.3 prekindergarten programs that are operated or assisted by the 6.4 commissioner of children, families, and learning; 6.5 (6) nonresidential programs primarily for children that 6.6 provide care or supervision, without charge for ten or fewer 6.7 days a year, and for periods of less than three hours a day 6.8 while the child's parent or legal guardian is in the same 6.9 building as the nonresidential program or present within another 6.10 building that is directly contiguous to the building in which 6.11 the nonresidential program is located; 6.12 (7) nursing homes or hospitals licensed by the commissioner 6.13 of health except as specified under section 245A.02; 6.14 (8) board and lodge facilities licensed by the commissioner 6.15 of health that provide services for five or more persons whose 6.16 primary diagnosis is mental illness who have refused an 6.17 appropriate residential program offered by a county agency.6.18This exclusion expires on July 1, 1990; 6.19 (9) homes providing programs for persons placed there by a 6.20 licensed agency for legal adoption, unless the adoption is not 6.21 completed within two years; 6.22 (10) programs licensed by the commissioner of corrections; 6.23 (11) recreation programs for children or adults that 6.24 operate for fewer than 40 calendar days in a calendar year or 6.25 programs operated by a park and recreation board of a city of 6.26 the first class whose primary purpose is to provide social and 6.27 recreational activities to school age children, provided the 6.28 program is approved by the park and recreation board; 6.29 (12) programs operated by a school as defined in section 6.30 120A.22, subdivision 4, whose primary purpose is to provide 6.31 child care to school-age children, provided the program is 6.32 approved by the district's school board; 6.33 (13) Head Start nonresidential programs which operate for 6.34 less than 31 days in each calendar year; 6.35 (14) noncertified boarding care homes unless they provide 6.36 services for five or more persons whose primary diagnosis is 7.1 mental illness or mental retardation; 7.2 (15) nonresidential programs for nonhandicapped children 7.3 provided for a cumulative total of less than 30 days in any 7.4 12-month period; 7.5 (16) residential programs for persons with mental illness, 7.6 that are located in hospitals, until the commissioner adopts 7.7 appropriate rules; 7.8 (17) the religious instruction of school-age children; 7.9 Sabbath or Sunday schools; or the congregate care of children by 7.10 a church, congregation, or religious society during the period 7.11 used by the church, congregation, or religious society for its 7.12 regular worship; 7.13 (18) camps licensed by the commissioner of health under 7.14 Minnesota Rules, chapter 4630; 7.15 (19) mental health outpatient services for adults with 7.16 mental illness or children with emotional disturbance; 7.17 (20) residential programs serving school-age children whose 7.18 sole purpose is cultural or educational exchange, until the 7.19 commissioner adopts appropriate rules; 7.20 (21) unrelated individuals who provide out-of-home respite 7.21 care services to persons with mental retardation or related 7.22 conditions from a single related family for no more than 90 days 7.23 in a 12-month period and the respite care services are for the 7.24 temporary relief of the person's family or legal representative; 7.25 (22) respite care services provided as a home and 7.26 community-based service to a person with mental retardation or a 7.27 related condition, in the person's primary residence; 7.28 (23) community support services programs as defined in 7.29 section 245.462, subdivision 6, and family community support 7.30 services as defined in section 245.4871, subdivision 17; 7.31 (24) the placement of a child by a birth parent or legal 7.32 guardian in a preadoptive home for purposes of adoption as 7.33 authorized by section 259.47; 7.34 (25) settings registered under chapter 144D which provide 7.35 home care services licensed by the commissioner of health to 7.36 fewer than seven adults; or 8.1 (26) consumer-directed community support service funded 8.2 under the Medicaid waiver for persons with mental retardation 8.3 and related conditions when the individual who provided the 8.4 service is: 8.5 (i) the same individual who is the direct payee of these 8.6 specific waiver funds or paid by a fiscal agent, fiscal 8.7 intermediary, or employer of record; and 8.8 (ii) not otherwise under the control of a residential or 8.9 nonresidential program that is required to be licensed under 8.10 this chapter when providing the service. 8.11 (b) For purposes of paragraph (a), clause (6), a building 8.12 is directly contiguous to a building in which a nonresidential 8.13 program is located if it shares a common wall with the building 8.14 in which the nonresidential program is located or is attached to 8.15 that building by skyway, tunnel, atrium, or common roof. 8.16 (c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require 8.17 licensure for any services provided and funded according to an 8.18 approved federal waiver plan where licensure is specifically 8.19 identified as not being a condition for the services and funding. 8.20 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 8.21 245A.04, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 8.22 Subd. 3. [BACKGROUND STUDY OF THE APPLICANT; DEFINITIONS.] 8.23 (a) Individuals and organizations that are required in statute 8.24 to initiate background studies under this section shall comply 8.25 with the following requirements: 8.26 (1) Applicants for licensure, license holders, and other 8.27 entities as provided in this section must submit completed 8.28 background study forms to the commissioner before individuals 8.29 specified in paragraph (c), clauses (1) to (4), (6), and (7), 8.30 begin positions allowing direct contact in any licensed program. 8.31 (2) Applicants and license holders under the jurisdiction 8.32 of other state agencies who are required in other statutory 8.33 sections to initiate background studies under this section must 8.34 submit completed background study forms to the commissioner 8.35 prior to the background study subject beginning in a position 8.36 allowing direct contact in the licensed program, or where 9.1 applicable, prior to being employed. 9.2 (3) Organizations required to initiate background studies 9.3 under section 256B.0627 for individuals described in paragraph 9.4 (c), clause (5), must submit a completed background study form 9.5 to the commissioner before those individuals begin a position 9.6 allowing direct contact with persons served by the 9.7 organization. The commissioner shall recover the cost of these 9.8 background studies through a fee of no more than $12 per study 9.9 charged to the organization responsible for submitting the 9.10 background study form. The fees collected under this paragraph 9.11 are appropriated to the commissioner for the purpose of 9.12 conducting background studies. 9.13 Upon receipt of the background study forms from the 9.14 entities in clauses (1) to (3), the commissioner shall complete 9.15 the background study as specified under this section and provide 9.16 notices required in subdivision 3a. Unless otherwise specified, 9.17 the subject of a background study may have direct contact with 9.18 persons served by a program after the background study form is 9.19 mailed or submitted to the commissioner pending notification of 9.20 the study results under subdivision 3a. A county agency may 9.21 accept a background study completed by the commissioner under 9.22 this section in place of the background study required under 9.23 section 245A.16, subdivision 3, in programs with joint licensure 9.24 as home and community-based services and adult foster care for 9.25 people with developmental disabilities when the license holder 9.26 does not reside in the foster care residence and the subject of 9.27 the study has been continuously affiliated with the license 9.28 holder since the date of the commissioner's study. 9.29 (b) The definitions in this paragraph apply only to 9.30 subdivisions 3 to 3e. 9.31 (1) "Background study" means the review of records 9.32 conducted by the commissioner to determine whether a subject is 9.33 disqualified from direct contact with persons served by a 9.34 program, and where specifically provided in statutes, whether a 9.35 subject is disqualified from having access to persons served by 9.36 a program. 10.1 (2) "Continuous, direct supervision" means an individual is 10.2 within sight or hearing of the supervising person to the extent 10.3 that supervising person is capable at all times of intervening 10.4 to protect the health and safety of the persons served by the 10.5 program. 10.6 (3) "Contractor" means any person, regardless of employer, 10.7 who is providing program services for hire under the control of 10.8 the provider. 10.9 (4) "Direct contact" means providing face-to-face care, 10.10 training, supervision, counseling, consultation, or medication 10.11 assistance to persons served by the program. 10.12 (5) "Reasonable cause" means information or circumstances 10.13 exist which provide the commissioner with articulable suspicion 10.14 that further pertinent information may exist concerning a 10.15 subject. The commissioner has reasonable cause when, but not 10.16 limited to, the commissioner has received a report from the 10.17 subject, the license holder, or a third party indicating that 10.18 the subject has a history that would disqualify the person or 10.19 that may pose a risk to the health or safety of persons 10.20 receiving services. 10.21 (6) "Subject of a background study" means an individual on 10.22 whom a background study is required or completed. 10.23 (c) The applicant, license holder, registrant under section 10.24 144A.71, subdivision 1, bureau of criminal apprehension, 10.25 commissioner of health, and county agencies, after written 10.26 notice to the individual who is the subject of the study, shall 10.27 help with the study by giving the commissioner criminal 10.28 conviction data and reports about the maltreatment of adults 10.29 substantiated under section 626.557 and the maltreatment of 10.30 minors in licensed programs substantiated under section 10.31 626.556. If a background study is initiated by an applicant or 10.32 license holder and the applicant or license holder receives 10.33 information about the possible criminal or maltreatment history 10.34 of an individual who is the subject of the background study, the 10.35 applicant or license holder must immediately provide the 10.36 information to the commissioner. The individuals to be studied 11.1 shall include: 11.2 (1) the applicant; 11.3 (2) persons age 13 and over living in the household where 11.4 the licensed program will be provided; 11.5 (3) current employees or contractors of the applicant who 11.6 will have direct contact with persons served by the facility, 11.7 agency, or program; 11.8 (4) volunteers or student volunteers who have direct 11.9 contact with persons served by the program to provide program 11.10 services, if the contact is notdirectly supervised by the11.11individualsunder the continuous, direct supervision by an 11.12 individual listed in clause (1) or (3); 11.13 (5) any person required under section 256B.0627 to have a 11.14 background study completed under this section; 11.15 (6) persons ages 10 to 12 living in the household where the 11.16 licensed services will be provided when the commissioner has 11.17 reasonable cause; and 11.18 (7) persons who, without providing direct contact services 11.19 at a licensed program, may have unsupervised access to children 11.20 or vulnerable adults receiving services from the program 11.21 licensed to provide family child care for children, foster care 11.22 for children in the provider's own home, or foster care or day 11.23 care services for adults in the provider's own home when the 11.24 commissioner has reasonable cause. 11.25 (d) According to paragraph (c), clauses (2) and (6), the 11.26 commissioner shall review records from the juvenile courts. For 11.27 persons under paragraph (c), clauses (1), (3), (4), (5), and 11.28 (7), who are ages 13 to 17, the commissioner shall review 11.29 records from the juvenile courts when the commissioner has 11.30 reasonable cause. The juvenile courts shall help with the study 11.31 by giving the commissioner existing juvenile court records on 11.32 individuals described in paragraph (c), clauses (2), (6), and 11.33 (7), relating to delinquency proceedings held within either the 11.34 five years immediately preceding the background study or the 11.35 five years immediately preceding the individual's 18th birthday, 11.36 whichever time period is longer. The commissioner shall destroy 12.1 juvenile records obtained pursuant to this subdivision when the 12.2 subject of the records reaches age 23. 12.3 (e) Beginning August 1, 2001, the commissioner shall 12.4 conduct all background studies required under this chapter and 12.5 initiated by supplemental nursing services agencies registered 12.6 under section 144A.71, subdivision 1. Studies for the agencies 12.7 must be initiated annually by each agency. The commissioner 12.8 shall conduct the background studies according to this chapter. 12.9 The commissioner shall recover the cost of the background 12.10 studies through a fee of no more than $8 per study, charged to 12.11 the supplemental nursing services agency. The fees collected 12.12 under this paragraph are appropriated to the commissioner for 12.13 the purpose of conducting background studies. 12.14 (f) For purposes of this section, a finding that a 12.15 delinquency petition is proven in juvenile court shall be 12.16 considered a conviction in state district court. 12.17 (g) A study of an individual in paragraph (c), clauses (1) 12.18 to (7), shall be conducted at least upon application for initial 12.19 license for all license types or registration under section 12.20 144A.71, subdivision 1, and at reapplication for a licenseor12.21registrationfor family child care, child foster care, and adult 12.22 foster care. The commissioner is not required to conduct a 12.23 study of an individual at the time of reapplication for a 12.24 license or if the individual has been continuously affiliated 12.25 with a foster care provider licensed by the commissioner of 12.26 human services and registered under chapter 144D, other than a 12.27 family day care or foster care license, if: (i) a study of the 12.28 individual was conducted either at the time of initial licensure 12.29 or when the individual became affiliated with the license 12.30 holder; (ii) the individual has been continuously affiliated 12.31 with the license holder since the last study was conducted; and 12.32 (iii) the procedure described in paragraph (j) has been 12.33 implemented and was in effect continuously since the last study 12.34 was conducted. For the purposes of this section, a physician 12.35 licensed under chapter 147 is considered to be continuously 12.36 affiliated upon the license holder's receipt from the 13.1 commissioner of health or human services of the physician's 13.2 background study results. For individuals who are required to 13.3 have background studies under paragraph (c) and who have been 13.4 continuously affiliated with a foster care provider that is 13.5 licensed in more than one county, criminal conviction data may 13.6 be shared among those counties in which the foster care programs 13.7 are licensed. A county agency's receipt of criminal conviction 13.8 data from another county agency shall meet the criminal data 13.9 background study requirements of this section. 13.10 (h) The commissioner may also conduct studies on 13.11 individuals specified in paragraph (c), clauses (3) and (4), 13.12 when the studies are initiated by: 13.13 (i) personnel pool agencies; 13.14 (ii) temporary personnel agencies; 13.15 (iii) educational programs that train persons by providing 13.16 direct contact services in licensed programs; and 13.17 (iv) professional services agencies that are not licensed 13.18 and which contract with licensed programs to provide direct 13.19 contact services or individuals who provide direct contact 13.20 services. 13.21 (i) Studies on individuals in paragraph (h), items (i) to 13.22 (iv), must be initiated annually by these agencies, programs, 13.23 and individuals. Except as provided in paragraph (a), clause 13.24 (3), no applicant, license holder, or individual who is the 13.25 subject of the study shall pay any fees required to conduct the 13.26 study. 13.27 (1) At the option of the licensed facility, rather than 13.28 initiating another background study on an individual required to 13.29 be studied who has indicated to the licensed facility that a 13.30 background study by the commissioner was previously completed, 13.31 the facility may make a request to the commissioner for 13.32 documentation of the individual's background study status, 13.33 provided that: 13.34 (i) the facility makes this request using a form provided 13.35 by the commissioner; 13.36 (ii) in making the request the facility informs the 14.1 commissioner that either: 14.2 (A) the individual has been continuously affiliated with a 14.3 licensed facility since the individual's previous background 14.4 study was completed, or since October 1, 1995, whichever is 14.5 shorter; or 14.6 (B) the individual is affiliated only with a personnel pool 14.7 agency, a temporary personnel agency, an educational program 14.8 that trains persons by providing direct contact services in 14.9 licensed programs, or a professional services agency that is not 14.10 licensed and which contracts with licensed programs to provide 14.11 direct contact services or individuals who provide direct 14.12 contact services; and 14.13 (iii) the facility provides notices to the individual as 14.14 required in paragraphs (a) to (j), and that the facility is 14.15 requesting written notification of the individual's background 14.16 study status from the commissioner. 14.17 (2) The commissioner shall respond to each request under 14.18 paragraph (1) with a written or electronic notice to the 14.19 facility and the study subject. If the commissioner determines 14.20 that a background study is necessary, the study shall be 14.21 completed without further request from a licensed agency or 14.22 notifications to the study subject. 14.23 (3) When a background study is being initiated by a 14.24 licensed facility or a foster care provider that is also 14.25 registered under chapter 144D, a study subject affiliated with 14.26 multiple licensed facilities may attach to the background study 14.27 form a cover letter indicating the additional facilities' names, 14.28 addresses, and background study identification numbers. When 14.29 the commissioner receives such notices, each facility identified 14.30 by the background study subject shall be notified of the study 14.31 results. The background study notice sent to the subsequent 14.32 agencies shall satisfy those facilities' responsibilities for 14.33 initiating a background study on that individual. 14.34 (j) If an individual who is affiliated with a program or 14.35 facility regulated by the department of human services or 14.36 department of health or who is affiliated with any type of home 15.1 care agency or provider of personal care assistance services, is 15.2 convicted of a crime constituting a disqualification under 15.3 subdivision 3d, the probation officer or corrections agent shall 15.4 notify the commissioner of the conviction. For the purpose of 15.5 this paragraph, "conviction" has the meaning given it in section 15.6 609.02, subdivision 5. The commissioner, in consultation with 15.7 the commissioner of corrections, shall develop forms and 15.8 information necessary to implement this paragraph and shall 15.9 provide the forms and information to the commissioner of 15.10 corrections for distribution to local probation officers and 15.11 corrections agents. The commissioner shall inform individuals 15.12 subject to a background study that criminal convictions for 15.13 disqualifying crimes will be reported to the commissioner by the 15.14 corrections system. A probation officer, corrections agent, or 15.15 corrections agency is not civilly or criminally liable for 15.16 disclosing or failing to disclose the information required by 15.17 this paragraph. Upon receipt of disqualifying information, the 15.18 commissioner shall provide the notifications required in 15.19 subdivision 3a, as appropriate to agencies on record as having 15.20 initiated a background study or making a request for 15.21 documentation of the background study status of the individual. 15.22 This paragraph does not apply to family day care and child 15.23 foster care programs. 15.24 (k) The individual who is the subject of the study must 15.25 provide the applicant or license holder with sufficient 15.26 information to ensure an accurate study including the 15.27 individual's first, middle, and last name and all other names by 15.28 which the individual has been known; home address, city, county, 15.29 and state of residence for the past five years; zip code; sex; 15.30 date of birth; and driver's license number or state 15.31 identification number. The applicant or license holder shall 15.32 provide this information about an individual in paragraph (c), 15.33 clauses (1) to (7), on forms prescribed by the commissioner. By 15.34 January 1, 2000, for background studies conducted by the 15.35 department of human services, the commissioner shall implement a 15.36 system for the electronic transmission of: (1) background study 16.1 information to the commissioner; and (2) background study 16.2 results to the license holder. The commissioner may request 16.3 additional information of the individual, which shall be 16.4 optional for the individual to provide, such as the individual's 16.5 social security number or race. 16.6 (l) For programs directly licensed by the commissioner, a 16.7 study must include information related to names of substantiated 16.8 perpetrators of maltreatment of vulnerable adults that has been 16.9 received by the commissioner as required under section 626.557, 16.10 subdivision 9c, paragraph (i), and the commissioner's records 16.11 relating to the maltreatment of minors in licensed programs, 16.12 information from juvenile courts as required in paragraph (c) 16.13 for persons listed in paragraph (c), clauses (2), (6), and (7), 16.14 and information from the bureau of criminal apprehension. For 16.15 child foster care, adult foster care, and family day care homes, 16.16 the study must include information from the county agency's 16.17 record of substantiated maltreatment of adults, and the 16.18 maltreatment of minors, information from juvenile courts as 16.19 required in paragraph (c) for persons listed in paragraph (c), 16.20 clauses (2), (6), and (7), and information from the bureau of 16.21 criminal apprehension. The commissioner may also review arrest 16.22 and investigative information from the bureau of criminal 16.23 apprehension, the commissioner of health, a county attorney, 16.24 county sheriff, county agency, local chief of police, other 16.25 states, the courts, or the Federal Bureau of Investigation if 16.26 the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe the information 16.27 is pertinent to the disqualification of an individual listed in 16.28 paragraph (c), clauses (1) to (7). The commissioner is not 16.29 required to conduct more than one review of a subject's records 16.30 from the Federal Bureau of Investigation if a review of the 16.31 subject's criminal history with the Federal Bureau of 16.32 Investigation has already been completed by the commissioner and 16.33 there has been no break in the subject's affiliation with the 16.34 license holder who initiated the background study. 16.35 (m) When the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe 16.36 that further pertinent information may exist on the subject, the 17.1 subject shall provide a set of classifiable fingerprints 17.2 obtained from an authorized law enforcement agency. For 17.3 purposes of requiring fingerprints, the commissioner shall be 17.4 considered to have reasonable cause under, but not limited to, 17.5 the following circumstances: 17.6 (1) information from the bureau of criminal apprehension 17.7 indicates that the subject is a multistate offender; 17.8 (2) information from the bureau of criminal apprehension 17.9 indicates that multistate offender status is undetermined; or 17.10 (3) the commissioner has received a report from the subject 17.11 or a third party indicating that the subject has a criminal 17.12 history in a jurisdiction other than Minnesota. 17.13 (n) The failure or refusal of an applicant, license holder, 17.14 or registrant under section 144A.71, subdivision 1, to cooperate 17.15 with the commissioner is reasonable cause to disqualify a 17.16 subject, deny a license application or immediately suspend, 17.17 suspend, or revoke a license or registration. Failure or 17.18 refusal of an individual to cooperate with the study is just 17.19 cause for denying or terminating employment of the individual if 17.20 the individual's failure or refusal to cooperate could cause the 17.21 applicant's application to be denied or the license holder's 17.22 license to be immediately suspended, suspended, or revoked. 17.23 (o) The commissioner shall not consider an application to 17.24 be complete until all of the information required to be provided 17.25 under this subdivision has been received. 17.26 (p) No person in paragraph (c), clauses (1) to (7), who is 17.27 disqualified as a result of this section may be retained by the 17.28 agency in a position involving direct contact with persons 17.29 served by the programor in a position allowingand no person in 17.30 paragraph (c), clauses (2), (6), and (7), or as provided 17.31 elsewhere in statute who is disqualified as a result of this 17.32 section may be allowed access to persons served by the 17.33 programas provided for in statutes, unless the commissioner has 17.34 provided written notice to the agency stating that: 17.35 (1) the individual may remain in direct contact during the 17.36 period in which the individual may request reconsideration as 18.1 provided in subdivision 3a, paragraph (b), clause (2) or (3); 18.2 (2) the individual's disqualification has been set aside 18.3 for that agency as provided in subdivision 3b, paragraph (b); or 18.4 (3) the license holder has been granted a variance for the 18.5 disqualified individual under subdivision 3e. 18.6 (q) Termination of affiliation with persons in paragraph 18.7 (c), clauses (1) to (7), made in good faith reliance on a notice 18.8 of disqualification provided by the commissioner shall not 18.9 subject the applicant or license holder to civil liability. 18.10 (r) The commissioner may establish records to fulfill the 18.11 requirements of this section. 18.12 (s) The commissioner may not disqualify an individual 18.13 subject to a study under this section because that person has, 18.14 or has had, a mental illness as defined in section 245.462, 18.15 subdivision 20. 18.16 (t) An individual subject to disqualification under this 18.17 subdivision has the applicable rights in subdivision 3a, 3b, or 18.18 3c. 18.19 (u) For the purposes of background studies completed by 18.20 tribal organizations performing licensing activities otherwise 18.21 required of the commissioner under this chapter, after obtaining 18.22 consent from the background study subject, tribal licensing 18.23 agencies shall have access to criminal history data in the same 18.24 manner as county licensing agencies and private licensing 18.25 agencies under this chapter. 18.26 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 18.27 245A.04, subdivision 3a, is amended to read: 18.28 Subd. 3a. [NOTIFICATION TO SUBJECT AND LICENSE HOLDER OF 18.29 STUDY RESULTS; DETERMINATION OF RISK OF HARM.] (a) Within 15 18.30 working days, the commissioner shall notify the applicant, 18.31 license holder, or registrant under section 144A.71, subdivision 18.32 1, and the individual who is the subject of the study, in 18.33 writing or by electronic transmission, of the results of the 18.34 study or that more time is needed to complete the study. When 18.35 the study is completed, a notice that the study was undertaken 18.36 and completed shall be maintained in the personnel files of the 19.1 program. For studies on individuals pertaining to a license to 19.2 provide family day care or group family day care, foster care 19.3 for children in the provider's own home, or foster care or day 19.4 care services for adults in the provider's own home, the 19.5 commissioner is not required to provide a separate notice of the 19.6 background study results to the individual who is the subject of 19.7 the study unless the study results in a disqualification of the 19.8 individual. 19.9 The commissioner shall notify the individual studied if the 19.10 information in the study indicates the individual is 19.11 disqualified from direct contact with persons served by the 19.12 program. The commissioner shall disclose the information 19.13 causing disqualification and instructions on how to request a 19.14 reconsideration of the disqualification to the individual 19.15 studied. An applicant or license holder who is not the subject 19.16 of the study shall be informed that the commissioner has found 19.17 information that disqualifies the subject from direct contact 19.18 with persons served by the program. However, only the 19.19 individual studied must be informed of the information contained 19.20 in the subject's background study unless the basis for the 19.21 disqualification is failure to cooperate, substantiated 19.22 maltreatment under section 626.556 or 626.557, the Data 19.23 Practices Act provides for release of the information, or the 19.24 individual studied authorizes the release of the information. 19.25 When a disqualification is based on the subject's failure to 19.26 cooperate with the background study or substantiated 19.27 maltreatment under section 626.556 or 626.557, the agency that 19.28 initiated the study shall be informed by the commissioner of the 19.29 reason for the disqualification. 19.30 (b) Except as provided in subdivision 3d, paragraph (b), if 19.31 the commissioner determines that the individual studied has a 19.32 disqualifying characteristic, the commissioner shall review the 19.33 information immediately available and make a determination as to 19.34 the subject's immediate risk of harm to persons served by the 19.35 program where the individual studied will have direct contact. 19.36 The commissioner shall consider all relevant information 20.1 available, including the following factors in determining the 20.2 immediate risk of harm: the recency of the disqualifying 20.3 characteristic; the recency of discharge from probation for the 20.4 crimes; the number of disqualifying characteristics; the 20.5 intrusiveness or violence of the disqualifying characteristic; 20.6 the vulnerability of the victim involved in the disqualifying 20.7 characteristic; and the similarity of the victim to the persons 20.8 served by the program where the individual studied will have 20.9 direct contact. The commissioner may determine that the 20.10 evaluation of the information immediately available gives the 20.11 commissioner reason to believe one of the following: 20.12 (1) The individual poses an imminent risk of harm to 20.13 persons served by the program where the individual studied will 20.14 have direct contact. If the commissioner determines that an 20.15 individual studied poses an imminent risk of harm to persons 20.16 served by the program where the individual studied will have 20.17 direct contact, the individual and the license holder must be 20.18 sent a notice of disqualification. The commissioner shall order 20.19 the license holder to immediately remove the individual studied 20.20 from direct contact. The notice to the individual studied must 20.21 include an explanation of the basis of this determination. 20.22 (2) The individual poses a risk of harm requiring 20.23 continuous, direct supervision while providing direct contact 20.24 services during the period in which the subject may request a 20.25 reconsideration. If the commissioner determines that an 20.26 individual studied poses a risk of harm that requires 20.27 continuous, direct supervision, the individual and the license 20.28 holder must be sent a notice of disqualification. The 20.29 commissioner shall order the license holder to immediately 20.30 remove the individual studied from direct contact services or 20.31 assure that the individual studied iswithin sight or hearing20.32 under the continuous, direct supervision of another staff person 20.33 when providing direct contact services during the period in 20.34 which the individual may request a reconsideration of the 20.35 disqualification. If the individual studied does not submit a 20.36 timely request for reconsideration, or the individual submits a 21.1 timely request for reconsideration, but the disqualification is 21.2 not set aside for that license holder, the license holder will 21.3 be notified of the disqualification and ordered to immediately 21.4 remove the individual from any position allowing direct contact 21.5 with persons receiving services from the license holder. 21.6 (3) The individual does not pose an imminent risk of harm 21.7 or a risk of harm requiring continuous, direct supervision while 21.8 providing direct contact services during the period in which the 21.9 subject may request a reconsideration. If the commissioner 21.10 determines that an individual studied does not pose a risk of 21.11 harm that requires continuous, direct supervision, only the 21.12 individual must be sent a notice of disqualification. The 21.13 license holder must be sent a notice that more time is needed to 21.14 complete the individual's background study. If the individual 21.15 studied submits a timely request for reconsideration, and if the 21.16 disqualification is set aside for that license holder, the 21.17 license holder will receive the same notification received by 21.18 license holders in cases where the individual studied has no 21.19 disqualifying characteristic. If the individual studied does 21.20 not submit a timely request for reconsideration, or the 21.21 individual submits a timely request for reconsideration, but the 21.22 disqualification is not set aside for that license holder, the 21.23 license holder will be notified of the disqualification and 21.24 ordered to immediately remove the individual from any position 21.25 allowing direct contact with persons receiving services from the 21.26 license holder. 21.27 (c) County licensing agencies performing duties under this 21.28 subdivision may develop an alternative system for determining 21.29 the subject's immediate risk of harm to persons served by the 21.30 program, providing the notices under paragraph (b), and 21.31 documenting the action taken by the county licensing agency. 21.32 Each county licensing agency's implementation of the alternative 21.33 system is subject to approval by the commissioner. 21.34 Notwithstanding this alternative system, county licensing 21.35 agencies shall complete the requirements of paragraph (a). 21.36 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 22.1 245A.04, subdivision 3b, is amended to read: 22.2 Subd. 3b. [RECONSIDERATION OF DISQUALIFICATION.] (a) The 22.3 individual who is the subject of the disqualification may 22.4 request a reconsideration of the disqualification. 22.5 The individual must submit the request for reconsideration 22.6 to the commissioner in writing. A request for reconsideration 22.7 for an individual who has been sent a notice of disqualification 22.8 under subdivision 3a, paragraph (b), clause (1) or (2), must be 22.9 submitted within 30 calendar days of the disqualified 22.10 individual's receipt of the notice of disqualification. Upon 22.11 showing that the information in clause (1) or (2) cannot be 22.12 obtained within 30 days, the disqualified individual may request 22.13 additional time, not to exceed 30 days, to obtain that 22.14 information. A request for reconsideration for an individual 22.15 who has been sent a notice of disqualification under subdivision 22.16 3a, paragraph (b), clause (3), must be submitted within 15 22.17 calendar days of the disqualified individual's receipt of the 22.18 notice of disqualification. An individual who was determined to 22.19 have maltreated a child under section 626.556 or a vulnerable 22.20 adult under section 626.557, and who was disqualified under this 22.21 section on the basis of serious or recurring maltreatment, may 22.22 request reconsideration of both the maltreatment and the 22.23 disqualification determinations. The request for 22.24 reconsideration of the maltreatment determination and the 22.25 disqualification must be submitted within 30 calendar days of 22.26 the individual's receipt of the notice of disqualification. 22.27 Removal of a disqualified individual from direct contact shall 22.28 be ordered if the individual does not request reconsideration 22.29 within the prescribed time, and for an individual who submits a 22.30 timely request for reconsideration, if the disqualification is 22.31 not set aside. The individual must present information showing 22.32 that: 22.33 (1) the information the commissioner relied upon in 22.34 determining that the underlying conduct giving rise to the 22.35 disqualification occurred, and for maltreatment, that the 22.36 maltreatment was serious or recurring, is incorrector23.1inaccurate. If the basis of a reconsideration request is that a23.2maltreatment determination or disposition under section 626.55623.3or 626.557 is incorrect, and the commissioner has issued a final23.4order in an appeal of that determination or disposition under23.5section 256.045 or 245A.08, subdivision 5, the commissioner's23.6order is conclusive on the issue of maltreatment. If the23.7individual did not request reconsideration of the maltreatment23.8determination, the maltreatment determination is deemed23.9conclusive; or 23.10 (2) the subject of the study does not pose a risk of harm 23.11 to any person served by the applicant, license holder, or 23.12 registrant under section 144A.71, subdivision 1. 23.13 (b) The commissioner shall rescind the disqualification if 23.14 the commissioner finds that the information relied on to 23.15 disqualify the subject is incorrect. The commissioner may set 23.16 aside the disqualification under this section if the 23.17 commissioner finds that the individual does not pose a risk of 23.18 harm to any person served by the applicant, license holder, or 23.19 registrant under section 144A.71, subdivision 1. In determining 23.20 that an individual does not pose a risk of harm, the 23.21 commissioner shall consider the nature, severity, and 23.22 consequences of the event or events that lead to 23.23 disqualification, whether there is more than one disqualifying 23.24 event, the age and vulnerability of the victim at the time of 23.25 the event, the harm suffered by the victim, the similarity 23.26 between the victim and persons served by the program, the time 23.27 elapsed without a repeat of the same or similar event, 23.28 documentation of successful completion by the individual studied 23.29 of training or rehabilitation pertinent to the event, and any 23.30 other information relevant to reconsideration. In reviewing a 23.31 disqualification under this section, the commissioner shall give 23.32 preeminent weight to the safety of each person to be served by 23.33 the license holder, applicant, or registrant under section 23.34 144A.71, subdivision 1, over the interests of the license 23.35 holder, applicant, or registrant under section 144A.71, 23.36 subdivision 1. 24.1 (c) Unless the information the commissioner relied on in 24.2 disqualifying an individual is incorrect, the commissioner may 24.3 not set aside the disqualification of an individual in 24.4 connection with a license to provide family day care for 24.5 children, foster care for children in the provider's own home, 24.6 or foster care or day care services for adults in the provider's 24.7 own home if: 24.8 (1) less than ten years have passed since the discharge of 24.9 the sentence imposed for the offense; and the individual has 24.10 been convicted of a violation of any offense listed in sections 24.11 609.20 (manslaughter in the first degree), 609.205 (manslaughter 24.12 in the second degree), criminal vehicular homicide under 609.21 24.13 (criminal vehicular homicide and injury), 609.215 (aiding 24.14 suicide or aiding attempted suicide), felony violations under 24.15 609.221 to 609.2231 (assault in the first, second, third, or 24.16 fourth degree), 609.713 (terroristic threats), 609.235 (use of 24.17 drugs to injure or to facilitate crime), 609.24 (simple 24.18 robbery), 609.245 (aggravated robbery), 609.25 (kidnapping), 24.19 609.255 (false imprisonment), 609.561 or 609.562 (arson in the 24.20 first or second degree), 609.71 (riot), burglary in the first or 24.21 second degree under 609.582 (burglary), 609.66 (dangerous 24.22 weapon), 609.665 (spring guns), 609.67 (machine guns and 24.23 short-barreled shotguns), 609.749 (harassment; stalking), 24.24 152.021 or 152.022 (controlled substance crime in the first or 24.25 second degree), 152.023, subdivision 1, clause (3) or (4), or 24.26 subdivision 2, clause (4) (controlled substance crime in the 24.27 third degree), 152.024, subdivision 1, clause (2), (3), or (4) 24.28 (controlled substance crime in the fourth degree), 609.224, 24.29 subdivision 2, paragraph (c) (fifth-degree assault by a 24.30 caregiver against a vulnerable adult), 609.228 (great bodily 24.31 harm caused by distribution of drugs), 609.23 (mistreatment of 24.32 persons confined), 609.231 (mistreatment of residents or 24.33 patients), 609.2325 (criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult), 24.34 609.233 (criminal neglect of a vulnerable adult), 609.2335 24.35 (financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult), 609.234 (failure 24.36 to report), 609.265 (abduction), 609.2664 to 609.2665 25.1 (manslaughter of an unborn child in the first or second degree), 25.2 609.267 to 609.2672 (assault of an unborn child in the first, 25.3 second, or third degree), 609.268 (injury or death of an unborn 25.4 child in the commission of a crime), 617.293 (disseminating or 25.5 displaying harmful material to minors), a felony level 25.6 conviction involving alcohol or drug use, a gross misdemeanor 25.7 offense under 609.324, subdivision 1 (other prohibited acts), a 25.8 gross misdemeanor offense under 609.378 (neglect or endangerment 25.9 of a child), a gross misdemeanor offense under 609.377 25.10 (malicious punishment of a child), 609.72, subdivision 3 25.11 (disorderly conduct against a vulnerable adult); or an attempt 25.12 or conspiracy to commit any of these offenses, as each of these 25.13 offenses is defined in Minnesota Statutes; or an offense in any 25.14 other state, the elements of which are substantially similar to 25.15 the elements of any of the foregoing offenses; 25.16 (2) regardless of how much time has passed since the 25.17 involuntary termination of parental rights under section 25.18 260C.301 or the discharge of the sentence imposed for the 25.19 offense, the individual was convicted of a violation of any 25.20 offense listed in sections 609.185 to 609.195 (murder in the 25.21 first, second, or third degree), 609.2661 to 609.2663 (murder of 25.22 an unborn child in the first, second, or third degree), a felony 25.23 offense under 609.377 (malicious punishment of a child), a 25.24 felony offense under 609.324, subdivision 1 (other prohibited 25.25 acts), a felony offense under 609.378 (neglect or endangerment 25.26 of a child), 609.322 (solicitation, inducement, and promotion of 25.27 prostitution), 609.342 to 609.345 (criminal sexual conduct in 25.28 the first, second, third, or fourth degree), 609.352 25.29 (solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct), 617.246 25.30 (use of minors in a sexual performance), 617.247 (possession of 25.31 pictorial representations of a minor), 609.365 (incest), a 25.32 felony offense under sections 609.2242 and 609.2243 (domestic 25.33 assault), a felony offense of spousal abuse, a felony offense of 25.34 child abuse or neglect, a felony offense of a crime against 25.35 children, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit any of these 25.36 offenses as defined in Minnesota Statutes, or an offense in any 26.1 other state, the elements of which are substantially similar to 26.2 any of the foregoing offenses; 26.3 (3) within the seven years preceding the study, the 26.4 individual committed an act that constitutes maltreatment of a 26.5 child under section 626.556, subdivision 10e, and that resulted 26.6 in substantial bodily harm as defined in section 609.02, 26.7 subdivision 7a, or substantial mental or emotional harm as 26.8 supported by competent psychological or psychiatric evidence; or 26.9 (4) within the seven years preceding the study, the 26.10 individual was determined under section 626.557 to be the 26.11 perpetrator of a substantiated incident of maltreatment of a 26.12 vulnerable adult that resulted in substantial bodily harm as 26.13 defined in section 609.02, subdivision 7a, or substantial mental 26.14 or emotional harm as supported by competent psychological or 26.15 psychiatric evidence. 26.16 In the case of any ground for disqualification under 26.17 clauses (1) to (4), if the act was committed by an individual 26.18 other than the applicant, license holder, or registrant under 26.19 section 144A.71, subdivision 1, residing in the applicant's or 26.20 license holder's home, or the home of a registrant under section 26.21 144A.71, subdivision 1, the applicant, license holder, or 26.22 registrant under section 144A.71, subdivision 1, may seek 26.23 reconsideration when the individual who committed the act no 26.24 longer resides in the home. 26.25 The disqualification periods provided under clauses (1), 26.26 (3), and (4) are the minimum applicable disqualification 26.27 periods. The commissioner may determine that an individual 26.28 should continue to be disqualified from licensure or 26.29 registration under section 144A.71, subdivision 1, because the 26.30 license holder, applicant, or registrant under section 144A.71, 26.31 subdivision 1, poses a risk of harm to a person served by that 26.32 individual after the minimum disqualification period has passed. 26.33 (d) The commissioner shall respond in writing or by 26.34 electronic transmission to all reconsideration requests for 26.35 which the basis for the request is that the information relied 26.36 upon by the commissioner to disqualify is incorrect or 27.1 inaccurate within 30 working days of receipt of a request and 27.2 all relevant information. If the basis for the request is that 27.3 the individual does not pose a risk of harm, the commissioner 27.4 shall respond to the request within 15 working days after 27.5 receiving the request for reconsideration and all relevant 27.6 information. If the request is based on both the correctness or 27.7 accuracy of the information relied on to disqualify the 27.8 individual and the risk of harm, the commissioner shall respond 27.9 to the request within 45 working days after receiving the 27.10 request for reconsideration and all relevant information. If 27.11 the disqualification is set aside, the commissioner shall notify 27.12 the applicant or license holder in writing or by electronic 27.13 transmission of the decision. 27.14 (e) Except as provided in subdivision 3c, if a 27.15 disqualification for which reconsideration was requested is not 27.16 set aside or is not rescinded, an individual who was 27.17 disqualified on the basis of a preponderance of evidence that 27.18 the individual committed an act or acts that meet the definition 27.19 of any of the crimeslistslisted in subdivision 3d, paragraph 27.20 (a), clauses (1) to (4); or for failure to make required reports 27.21 under section 626.556, subdivision 3, or 626.557, subdivision 3, 27.22 pursuant to subdivision 3d, paragraph (a), clause (4), may 27.23 request a fair hearing under section 256.045. Except as 27.24 provided under subdivision 3c, thecommissioner's final order27.25for an individual under this paragraph is conclusive on the27.26issue of maltreatment and disqualification, including for27.27purposes of subsequent studies conducted under subdivision 3,27.28andfair hearing is the only administrative appeal of the final 27.29 agency determination, specifically, including a challenge to the 27.30 accuracy and completeness of data under section 13.04. 27.31 (f) Except as provided under subdivision 3c, if an 27.32 individual was disqualified on the basis of a determination of 27.33 maltreatment under section 626.556 or 626.557, which was serious 27.34 or recurring, and the individual has requested reconsideration 27.35 of the maltreatment determination under section 626.556, 27.36 subdivision 10i, or 626.557, subdivision 9d, and also requested 28.1 reconsideration of the disqualification under this subdivision, 28.2 reconsideration of the maltreatment determination and 28.3 reconsideration of the disqualification shall be consolidated 28.4 into a single reconsideration. For maltreatment and 28.5 disqualification determinations made by county agencies, the 28.6 consolidated reconsideration shall be conducted by the county 28.7 agency. If the county agency has disqualified an individual on 28.8 multiple bases, one of which is a county maltreatment 28.9 determination for which the individual has a right to request 28.10 reconsideration, the county shall conduct the reconsideration of 28.11 all disqualifications. Except as provided under subdivision 3c, 28.12 if an individual who was disqualified on the basis of serious or 28.13 recurring maltreatment requests a fair hearing on the 28.14 maltreatment determination under section 626.556, subdivision 28.15 10i, or 626.557, subdivision 9d, and requests a fair hearing on 28.16 the disqualification, which has not been set aside or rescinded 28.17 under this subdivision, the scope of the fair hearing under 28.18 section 256.045 shall include the maltreatment determination and 28.19 the disqualification. Except as provided under subdivision 28.20 3c,the commissioner's final order for an individual under this28.21paragraph is conclusive on the issue of maltreatment and28.22disqualification, including for purposes of subsequent studies28.23conducted under subdivision 3, anda fair hearing is the only 28.24 administrative appeal of the final agency determination, 28.25 specifically, including a challenge to the accuracy and 28.26 completeness of data under section 13.04. 28.27 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 245A.04, is 28.28 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 28.29 Subd. 3f. [CONCLUSIVE DETERMINATIONS OR 28.30 DISPOSITIONS.] Unless otherwise specified in statute, the 28.31 following determinations or dispositions are deemed conclusive: 28.32 (1) a maltreatment determination or disposition under 28.33 section 626.556 or 626.557, if: 28.34 (i) the commissioner has issued a final order in an appeal 28.35 of that determination or disposition under section 256.045 or 28.36 245A.08, subdivision 5; 29.1 (ii) the individual did not request reconsideration on the 29.2 maltreatment determination or disposition under section 626.556 29.3 or 626.557; or 29.4 (iii) the individual did not request a hearing of the 29.5 maltreatment determination or disposition under section 256.045; 29.6 and 29.7 (2) a determination that the information relied upon to 29.8 disqualify an individual under subdivision 3d, was correct based 29.9 on serious or recurring maltreatment; 29.10 (3) a preponderance of evidence shows that the individual 29.11 committed an act or acts that meet the definition of any of the 29.12 crimes listed in subdivision 3d, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to 29.13 (4); or 29.14 (4) the individual's failure to make required reports under 29.15 section 626.556, subdivision 3, or 626.557, subdivision 3, if: 29.16 (i) the commissioner has issued a final order in an appeal 29.17 of that determination under section 256.045 or 245A.08, 29.18 subdivision 5, or a court has issued a final decision; 29.19 (ii) the individual did not request reconsideration of the 29.20 disqualification under this subdivision; or 29.21 (iii) the individual did not request a hearing on the 29.22 disqualification under section 256.045. 29.23 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 29.24 245A.07, subdivision 2a, is amended to read: 29.25 Subd. 2a. [IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION EXPEDITED HEARING.] (a) 29.26 Within five working days of receipt of the license holder's 29.27 timely appeal, the commissioner shall request assignment of an 29.28 administrative law judge. The request must include a proposed 29.29 date, time, and place of a hearing. A hearing must be conducted 29.30 by an administrative law judge within 30 calendar days of the 29.31 request for assignment, unless an extension is requested by 29.32 either party and granted by the administrative law judge for 29.33 good cause. The commissioner shall issue a notice of hearing by 29.34 certified mail at least ten working days before the hearing. 29.35 The scope of the hearing shall be limited solely to the issue of 29.36 whether the temporary immediate suspension should remain in 30.1 effect pending the commissioner's final order under section 30.2 245A.08, regarding a licensing sanction issued under subdivision 30.3 3 following the immediate suspension. The burden of proof in 30.4 expedited hearings under this subdivision shall be limited to 30.5 the commissioner's demonstration that reasonable cause exists to 30.6 believe that the license holder's actions or failure to comply 30.7 with applicable law or rule poses an imminent risk of harm to 30.8 the health, safety, or rights of persons served by the program. 30.9 (b) The administrative law judge shall issue findings of 30.10 fact, conclusions, and a recommendation within ten working days 30.11 from the date of hearing. The commissioner's final order shall 30.12 be issued within ten working days from receipt of the 30.13 recommendation of the administrative law judge. Within 90 30.14 calendar days after a final order affirming an immediate 30.15 suspension, the commissioner shall make a determination 30.16 regarding whether a final licensing sanction shall be issued 30.17 under subdivision 3. The license holder shall continue to be 30.18 prohibited from operation of the program during this 90-day 30.19 period. 30.20 (c) When the final order under paragraph (b) affirms an 30.21 immediate suspension, and a final licensing sanction is issued 30.22 under subdivision 3, and the license holder appeals that 30.23 sanction, the license holder continues to be prohibited from 30.24 operation of the program pending a final commissioner's order 30.25 under section 245A.08, subdivision 5, regarding the final 30.26 licensing sanction. 30.27 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 30.28 245A.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 30.29 Subd. 3. [LICENSE SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, OR FINE.] The 30.30 commissioner may suspend or revoke a license, or impose a fine 30.31 if a license holder fails to comply fully with applicable laws 30.32 or rules, or knowingly withholds relevant information from or 30.33 gives false or misleading information to the commissioner in 30.34 connection with an application for a license, in connection with 30.35 the background study status of an individual, or during an 30.36 investigation. A license holder who has had a license 31.1 suspended, revoked, or has been ordered to pay a fine must be 31.2 given notice of the action by certified mail. The notice must 31.3 be mailed to the address shown on the application or the last 31.4 known address of the license holder. The notice must state the 31.5 reasons the license was suspended, revoked, or a fine was 31.6 ordered. 31.7 (a) If the license was suspended or revoked, the notice 31.8 must inform the license holder of the right to a contested case 31.9 hearing under chapter 14 and Minnesota Rules, parts 1400.8510 to 31.10 1400.8612 and successor rules. The license holder may appeal an 31.11 order suspending or revoking a license. The appeal of an order 31.12 suspending or revoking a license must be made in writing by 31.13 certified mail and must be received by the commissioner within 31.14 ten calendar days after the license holder receives notice that 31.15 the license has been suspended or revoked. Except as provided 31.16 in subdivision 2a, paragraph (c), a timely appeal of an order 31.17 suspending or revoking a license shall stay the suspension or 31.18 revocation until the commissioner issues a final order. 31.19 (b)(1) If the license holder was ordered to pay a fine, the 31.20 notice must inform the license holder of the responsibility for 31.21 payment of fines and the right to a contested case hearing under 31.22 chapter 14 and Minnesota Rules, parts 1400.8510 to 1400.8612 and 31.23 successor rules. The appeal of an order to pay a fine must be 31.24 made in writing by certified mail and must be received by the 31.25 commissioner within ten calendar days after the license holder 31.26 receives notice that the fine has been ordered. 31.27 (2) The license holder shall pay the fines assessed on or 31.28 before the payment date specified. If the license holder fails 31.29 to fully comply with the order, the commissioner may issue a 31.30 second fine or suspend the license until the license holder 31.31 complies. If the license holder receives state funds, the 31.32 state, county, or municipal agencies or departments responsible 31.33 for administering the funds shall withhold payments and recover 31.34 any payments made while the license is suspended for failure to 31.35 pay a fine. A timely appeal shall stay payment of the fine 31.36 until the commissioner issues a final order. 32.1 (3) A license holder shall promptly notify the commissioner 32.2 of human services, in writing, when a violation specified in the 32.3 order to forfeit a fine is corrected. If upon reinspection the 32.4 commissioner determines that a violation has not been corrected 32.5 as indicated by the order to forfeit a fine, the commissioner 32.6 may issue a second fine. The commissioner shall notify the 32.7 license holder by certified mail that a second fine has been 32.8 assessed. The license holder may appeal the second fine as 32.9 provided under this subdivision. 32.10 (4) Fines shall be assessed as follows: the license holder 32.11 shall forfeit $1,000 for each determination of maltreatment of a 32.12 child under section 626.556 or the maltreatment of a vulnerable 32.13 adult under section 626.557; the license holder shall forfeit 32.14 $200 for each occurrence of a violation of law or rule governing 32.15 matters of health, safety, or supervision, including but not 32.16 limited to the provision of adequate staff-to-child or adult 32.17 ratios, and failure to submit a background study; and the 32.18 license holder shall forfeit $100 for each occurrence of a 32.19 violation of law or rule other than those subject to a $1,000 or 32.20 $200 fine above. For purposes of this section, "occurrence" 32.21 means each violation identified in the commissioner's fine order. 32.22 (5) When a fine has been assessed, the license holder may 32.23 not avoid payment by closing, selling, or otherwise transferring 32.24 the licensed program to a third party. In such an event, the 32.25 license holder will be personally liable for payment. In the 32.26 case of a corporation, each controlling individual is personally 32.27 and jointly liable for payment. 32.28 Sec. 13. [245A.085] [CONSOLIDATION OF HEARINGS; 32.29 RECONSIDERATION.] 32.30 Hearings authorized under this chapter and sections 32.31 256.045, 626.556, and 626.557, shall be consolidated if feasible 32.32 and in accordance with other applicable statutes and rules. 32.33 Reconsideration under sections 245A.04, subdivision 3c; 626.556, 32.34 subdivision 10i; and 626.557, subdivision 9d, shall also be 32.35 consolidated if feasible. 32.36 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 33.1 245A.144, is amended to read: 33.2 245A.144 [REDUCTION OF RISK OF SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME 33.3 IN CHILD CARE PROGRAMS.] 33.4 License holders must ensure that before staff persons, 33.5 caregivers, and helpers assist in the care of infants, they 33.6 receive training on reducing the risk of sudden infant death 33.7 syndrome. The training on reducing the risk of sudden infant 33.8 death syndrome may be provided as orientation training under 33.9 Minnesota Rules, part 9503.0035, subpart 1, as initial training 33.10 under Minnesota Rules, part 9502.0385, subpart 2, as in-service 33.11 training under Minnesota Rules, part 9503.0035, subpart 4, or as 33.12 ongoing training under Minnesota Rules, part 9502.0385, subpart 33.13 3. Training required under this section must be at least one 33.14 hour in length and must be completed at least once every five 33.15 years. At a minimum, the training must address the risk factors 33.16 related to sudden infant death syndrome, means of reducing the 33.17 risk of sudden infant death syndrome in child care, and license 33.18 holder communication with parents regarding reducing the risk of 33.19 sudden infant death syndrome. Training for family and group 33.20 family child care providers must be approved by the county 33.21 licensing agency according to Minnesota Rules, part 9502.0385. 33.22 Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 33.23 245A.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 33.24 Subdivision 1. [DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO AGENCIES.] (a) 33.25 County agencies and private agencies that have been designated 33.26 or licensed by the commissioner to perform licensing functions 33.27 and activities under section 245A.04, to recommend denial of 33.28 applicants under section 245A.05, to issue correction orders, to 33.29 issue variances, and recommend a conditional license under 33.30 section 245A.06, or to recommend suspending or revoking a 33.31 license or issuing a fine under section 245A.07, shall comply 33.32 with rules and directives of the commissioner governing those 33.33 functions and with this section. The following variances are 33.34 excluded from the delegation of variance authority and may be 33.35 issued only by the commissioner: 33.36 (1) dual licensure of family child care and child foster 34.1 care, dual licensure of child and adult foster care, and adult 34.2 foster care and family child care; 34.3 (2) adult foster care maximum capacity; 34.4 (3) adult foster care minimum age requirement; 34.5 (4) child foster care maximum age requirement; 34.6 (5) variances regarding disqualified individuals except 34.7 that county agencies may issue variances under section 245A.04, 34.8 subdivision 3e, regarding disqualified individuals when the 34.9 county is responsible for conducting a consolidated 34.10 reconsideration according to section 245A.04, subdivision 3b, 34.11 paragraph (f), of a county maltreatment determination and a 34.12 disqualification based on serious or recurring maltreatment; and 34.13 (6) the required presence of a caregiver in the adult 34.14 foster care residence during normal sleeping hours. 34.15 (b) County agencies must report information about 34.16 disqualification reconsiderations under section 245A.04, 34.17 subdivision 3b, paragraph (f), and variances granted under 34.18 paragraph (a), clause (5), to the commissioner at least monthly 34.19 in a format prescribed by the commissioner. 34.20 (c) For family day care programs, the commissioner may 34.21 authorize licensing reviews every two years after a licensee has 34.22 had at least one annual review. 34.23 Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 34.24 256.045, subdivision 3b, is amended to read: 34.25 Subd. 3b. [STANDARD OF EVIDENCE FOR MALTREATMENT AND 34.26 DISQUALIFICATION HEARINGS.] (a) The state human services referee 34.27 shall determine that maltreatment has occurred if a 34.28 preponderance of evidence exists to support the final 34.29 disposition under sections 626.556 and 626.557. For purposes of 34.30 hearings regarding disqualification, the state human services 34.31 referee shall affirm the proposed disqualification in an appeal 34.32 under subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (9), if a 34.33 preponderance of the evidence shows the individual has: 34.34 (1) committed maltreatment under section 626.556 or 34.35 626.557, which is serious or recurring; 34.36 (2) committed an act or acts meeting the definition of any 35.1 of the crimes listed in section 245A.04, subdivision 3d, 35.2 paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4); or 35.3 (3) failed to make required reports under section 626.556 35.4 or 626.557, for incidents in which:35.5(i)the final disposition under section 626.556 or 626.557 35.6 was substantiated maltreatment; and35.7(ii) the maltreatment was recurring or serious; or35.8substantiated serious or recurring maltreatment of a minor under35.9section 626.556 or of a vulnerable adult under section 626.55735.10for which there is a preponderance of evidence that the35.11maltreatment occurred, and that the subject was responsible for35.12the maltreatmentthat was serious or recurring. 35.13 (b) If the disqualification is affirmed, the state human 35.14 services referee shall determine whether the individual poses a 35.15 risk of harm in accordance with the requirements of section 35.16 245A.04, subdivision 3b. 35.17 (c) The state human services referee shall recommend an 35.18 order to the commissioner of health, children, families, and 35.19 learning, or human services, as applicable, who shall issue a 35.20 final order. The commissioner shall affirm, reverse, or modify 35.21 the final disposition. Any order of the commissioner issued in 35.22 accordance with this subdivision is conclusive upon the parties 35.23 unless appeal is taken in the manner provided in subdivision 7. 35.24Except as provided under section 245A.04, subdivisions 3b,35.25paragraphs (e) and (f), and 3c,In any licensing appeal under 35.26 chapter 245A and sections 144.50 to 144.58 and 144A.02 to 35.27 144A.46, the commissioner's determination as to maltreatment is 35.28 conclusive, as provided under section 245A.04, subdivision 3f. 35.29 Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 35.30 256.045, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 35.31 Subd. 4. [CONDUCT OF HEARINGS.] (a) All hearings held 35.32 pursuant to subdivision 3, 3a, 3b, or 4a shall be conducted 35.33 according to the provisions of the federal Social Security Act 35.34 and the regulations implemented in accordance with that act to 35.35 enable this state to qualify for federal grants-in-aid, and 35.36 according to the rules and written policies of the commissioner 36.1 of human services. County agencies shall install equipment 36.2 necessary to conduct telephone hearings. A state human services 36.3 referee may schedule a telephone conference hearing when the 36.4 distance or time required to travel to the county agency offices 36.5 will cause a delay in the issuance of an order, or to promote 36.6 efficiency, or at the mutual request of the parties. Hearings 36.7 may be conducted by telephone conferences unless the applicant, 36.8 recipient, former recipient, person, or facility contesting 36.9 maltreatment objects. The hearing shall not be held earlier 36.10 than five days after filing of the required notice with the 36.11 county or state agency. The state human services referee shall 36.12 notify all interested persons of the time, date, and location of 36.13 the hearing at least five days before the date of the hearing. 36.14 Interested persons may be represented by legal counsel or other 36.15 representative of their choice, including a provider of therapy 36.16 services, at the hearing and may appear personally, testify and 36.17 offer evidence, and examine and cross-examine witnesses. The 36.18 applicant, recipient, former recipient, person, or facility 36.19 contesting maltreatment shall have the opportunity to examine 36.20 the contents of the case file and all documents and records to 36.21 be used by the county or state agency at the hearing at a 36.22 reasonable time before the date of the hearing and during the 36.23 hearing. In hearings under subdivision 3, paragraph (a), 36.24 clauses (4), (8), and (9), either party may subpoena the private 36.25 data relating to the investigation prepared by the agency under 36.26 section 626.556 or 626.557 that is not otherwise accessible 36.27 under section 13.04, provided the identity of the reporter may 36.28 not be disclosed. 36.29 (b) The private data obtained by subpoena in a hearing 36.30 under subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (4), (8), or (9), 36.31 must be subject to a protective order which prohibits its 36.32 disclosure for any other purpose outside the hearing provided 36.33 for in this section without prior order of the district court. 36.34 Disclosure without court order is punishable by a sentence of 36.35 not more than 90 days imprisonment or a fine of not more than 36.36 $700, or both. These restrictions on the use of private data do 37.1 not prohibit access to the data under section 13.03, subdivision 37.2 6. Except for appeals under subdivision 3, paragraph (a), 37.3 clauses (4), (5), (8), and (9), upon request, the county agency 37.4 shall provide reimbursement for transportation, child care, 37.5 photocopying, medical assessment, witness fee, and other 37.6 necessary and reasonable costs incurred by the applicant, 37.7 recipient, or former recipient in connection with the appeal. 37.8 All evidence, except that privileged by law, commonly accepted 37.9 by reasonable people in the conduct of their affairs as having 37.10 probative value with respect to the issues shall be submitted at 37.11 the hearing and such hearing shall not be "a contested case" 37.12 within the meaning of section 14.02, subdivision 3. The agency 37.13 must present its evidence prior to or at the hearing, and may 37.14 not submit evidence after the hearing except by agreement of the 37.15 parties at the hearing, provided the petitioner has the 37.16 opportunity to respond. 37.17 (c) In hearings under subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clauses 37.18 (4), (8), and (9), involving determinations of maltreatment or 37.19 disqualification made by more than one county agency, by a 37.20 county agency and a state agency, or by more than one state 37.21 agency, the hearings may be consolidated into a single fair 37.22 hearing upon the consent of all parties and the state human 37.23 services referee. 37.24 Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256B.0625, is 37.25 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 37.26 Subd. 44. [TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.] Medical 37.27 assistance covers case management services for vulnerable adults 37.28 and adults with developmental disabilities, in accordance with 37.29 section 256B.0924. 37.30 Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 37.31 256B.0913, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 37.32 Subd. 4. [ELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDING FOR SERVICES FOR 37.33 NONMEDICAL ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS.] (a) Funding for services 37.34 under the alternative care program is available to persons who 37.35 meet the following criteria: 37.36 (1) the person has been determined by a community 38.1 assessment under section 256B.0911 to be a person who would 38.2 require the level of care provided in a nursing facility, but 38.3 for the provision of services under the alternative care 38.4 program; 38.5 (2) the person is age 65 or older; 38.6 (3) the person would be eligible for medical assistance 38.7 within 180 days of admission to a nursing facility; 38.8 (4) the person is not ineligible for the medical assistance 38.9 program due to an asset transfer penalty; 38.10 (5) the person needs services that are not funded through 38.11 other state or federal funding; and 38.12 (6) the monthly cost of the alternative care services 38.13 funded by the program for this person does not exceed 75 percent 38.14 of the statewide weighted average monthly nursing facility rate 38.15 of the case mix resident class to which the individual 38.16 alternative care client would be assigned under Minnesota Rules, 38.17 parts 9549.0050 to 9549.0059, less the recipient's maintenance 38.18 needs allowance as described in section 256B.0915, subdivision 38.19 1d, paragraph (a), until the first day of the state fiscal year 38.20 in which the resident assessment system, under section 256B.437, 38.21 for nursing home rate determination is implemented. Effective 38.22 on the first day of the state fiscal year in which a resident 38.23 assessment system, under section 256B.437, for nursing home rate 38.24 determination is implemented and the first day of each 38.25 subsequent state fiscal year, the monthly cost of alternative 38.26 care services for this person shall not exceed the alternative 38.27 care monthly cap for the case mix resident class to which the 38.28 alternative care client would be assigned under Minnesota Rules, 38.29 parts 9549.0050 to 9549.0059, which was in effect on the last 38.30 day of the previous state fiscal year, and adjusted by the 38.31 greater of any legislatively adopted home and community-based 38.32 services cost-of-living percentage increase or any legislatively 38.33 adopted statewide percent rate increase for nursing facilities. 38.34 This monthly limit does not prohibit the alternative care client 38.35 from payment for additional services, but in no case may the 38.36 cost of additional services purchased under this section exceed 39.1 the difference between the client's monthly service limit 39.2 defined under section 256B.0915, subdivision 3, and the 39.3 alternative care program monthly service limit defined in this 39.4 paragraph. If medical supplies and equipment or environmental 39.5 modifications are or will be purchased for an alternative care 39.6 services recipient, the costs may be prorated on a monthly basis 39.7 for up to 12 consecutive months beginning with the month of 39.8 purchase. If the monthly cost of a recipient's other 39.9 alternative care services exceeds the monthly limit established 39.10 in this paragraph, the annual cost of the alternative care 39.11 services shall be determined. In this event, the annual cost of 39.12 alternative care services shall not exceed 12 times the monthly 39.13 limit described in this paragraph. 39.14 (b) Alternative care funding under this subdivision is not 39.15 available for a person who is a medical assistance recipient or 39.16 who would be eligible for medical assistance without a spenddown 39.17 or waiver obligation. A person whose initial application for 39.18 medical assistance is being processed may be served under the 39.19 alternative care program for a period up to 60 days. If the 39.20 individual is found to be eligible for medical assistance, 39.21 medical assistance must be billed for services payable under the 39.22 federally approved elderly waiver plan and delivered from the 39.23 date the individual was found eligible for the federally 39.24 approved elderly waiver plan. Notwithstanding this provision, 39.25 upon federal approval, alternative care funds may not be used to 39.26 pay for any service the cost of which is payable by medical 39.27 assistance or which is used by a recipient to meet a medical 39.28 assistance income spenddown or waiver obligation. 39.29 (c) Alternative care funding is not available for a person 39.30 who resides in a licensed nursing home, certified boarding care 39.31 home, hospital, or intermediate care facility, except for case 39.32 management services which are provided in support of the 39.33 discharge planning process to a nursing home resident or 39.34 certified boarding care home residentwho is ineligible for case39.35management funded by medical assistance. 39.36 Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 40.1 256B.0913, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 40.2 Subd. 5. [SERVICES COVERED UNDER ALTERNATIVE CARE.] (a) 40.3 Alternative care funding may be used for payment of costs of: 40.4 (1) adult foster care; 40.5 (2) adult day care; 40.6 (3) home health aide; 40.7 (4) homemaker services; 40.8 (5) personal care; 40.9 (6) case management; 40.10 (7) respite care; 40.11 (8) assisted living; 40.12 (9) residential care services; 40.13 (10) care-related supplies and equipment; 40.14 (11) meals delivered to the home; 40.15 (12) transportation; 40.16 (13)skillednursing services; 40.17 (14) chore services; 40.18 (15) companion services; 40.19 (16) nutrition services; 40.20 (17) training for direct informal caregivers; 40.21 (18)telemedicinetelehome care devices to monitor 40.22 recipients in their own homes as an alternative to hospital 40.23 care, nursing home care, or home visits; 40.24 (19) other services which includes discretionary funds and 40.25 direct cash payments to clients, following approval by the 40.26 commissioner, subject to the provisions of paragraph (j). Total 40.27 annual payments for "other services" for all clients within a 40.28 county may not exceed either ten percent of that county's annual 40.29 alternative care program base allocation or $5,000, whichever is 40.30 greater. In no case shall this amount exceed the county's total 40.31 annual alternative care program base allocation; and 40.32 (20) environmental modifications. 40.33 (b) The county agency must ensure that the funds are not 40.34 used to supplant services available through other public 40.35 assistance or services programs. 40.36 (c) Unless specified in statute, theserviceservices, 41.1 service definitions, and standards for alternative care services 41.2 shall be the same as theserviceservices, service definitions, 41.3 and standards specified in the federally approved elderly waiver 41.4 plan. Except for the county agencies' approval of direct cash 41.5 payments to clients as described in paragraph (j) or for a 41.6 provider of supplies and equipment when the monthly cost of the 41.7 supplies and equipment is less than $250, persons or agencies 41.8 must be employed by or under a contract with the county agency 41.9 or the public health nursing agency of the local board of health 41.10 in order to receive funding under the alternative care program. 41.11 Supplies and equipment may be purchased from a vendor not 41.12 certified to participate in the Medicaid program if the cost for 41.13 the item is less than that of a Medicaid vendor. 41.14 (d) The adult foster care rate shall be considered a 41.15 difficulty of care payment and shall not include room and 41.16 board. The adult foster care rate shall be negotiated between 41.17 the county agency and the foster care provider. The alternative 41.18 care payment for the foster care service in combination with the 41.19 payment for other alternative care services, including case 41.20 management, must not exceed the limit specified in subdivision 41.21 4, paragraph (a), clause (6). 41.22 (e) Personal care services must meet the service standards 41.23 defined in the federally approved elderly waiver plan, except 41.24 that a county agency may contract with a client's relative who 41.25 meets the relative hardship waiver requirement as defined in 41.26 section 256B.0627, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), clause (10), to 41.27 provide personal care services if the county agency ensures 41.28 supervision of this service by aregistered nurse or mental41.29health practitionerqualified professional as defined in section 41.30 256B.0625, subdivision 19c. 41.31 (f) For purposes of this section, residential care services 41.32 are services which are provided to individuals living in 41.33 residential care homes. Residential care homes are currently 41.34 licensed as board and lodging establishments and are registered 41.35 with the department of health as providing special services 41.36 under section 157.17 and are not subject to registration under 42.1 chapter 144D. Residential care services are defined as 42.2 "supportive services" and "health-related services." 42.3 "Supportive services" means the provision of up to 24-hour 42.4 supervision and oversight. Supportive services includes: (1) 42.5 transportation, when provided by the residential care home only; 42.6 (2) socialization, when socialization is part of the plan of 42.7 care, has specific goals and outcomes established, and is not 42.8 diversional or recreational in nature; (3) assisting clients in 42.9 setting up meetings and appointments; (4) assisting clients in 42.10 setting up medical and social services; (5) providing assistance 42.11 with personal laundry, such as carrying the client's laundry to 42.12 the laundry room. Assistance with personal laundry does not 42.13 include any laundry, such as bed linen, that is included in the 42.14 room and board rate. "Health-related services" are limited to 42.15 minimal assistance with dressing, grooming, and bathing and 42.16 providing reminders to residents to take medications that are 42.17 self-administered or providing storage for medications, if 42.18 requested. Individuals receiving residential care services 42.19 cannot receive homemaking services funded under this section. 42.20 (g) For the purposes of this section, "assisted living" 42.21 refers to supportive services provided by a single vendor to 42.22 clients who reside in the same apartment building of three or 42.23 more units which are not subject to registration under chapter 42.24 144D and are licensed by the department of health as a class A 42.25 home care provider or a class E home care provider. Assisted 42.26 living services are defined as up to 24-hour supervision, and 42.27 oversight, supportive services as defined in clause (1), 42.28 individualized home care aide tasks as defined in clause (2), 42.29 and individualized home management tasks as defined in clause 42.30 (3) provided to residents of a residential center living in 42.31 their units or apartments with a full kitchen and bathroom. A 42.32 full kitchen includes a stove, oven, refrigerator, food 42.33 preparation counter space, and a kitchen utensil storage 42.34 compartment. Assisted living services must be provided by the 42.35 management of the residential center or by providers under 42.36 contract with the management or with the county. 43.1 (1) Supportive services include: 43.2 (i) socialization, when socialization is part of the plan 43.3 of care, has specific goals and outcomes established, and is not 43.4 diversional or recreational in nature; 43.5 (ii) assisting clients in setting up meetings and 43.6 appointments; and 43.7 (iii) providing transportation, when provided by the 43.8 residential center only. 43.9 (2) Home care aide tasks means: 43.10 (i) preparing modified diets, such as diabetic or low 43.11 sodium diets; 43.12 (ii) reminding residents to take regularly scheduled 43.13 medications or to perform exercises; 43.14 (iii) household chores in the presence of technically 43.15 sophisticated medical equipment or episodes of acute illness or 43.16 infectious disease; 43.17 (iv) household chores when the resident's care requires the 43.18 prevention of exposure to infectious disease or containment of 43.19 infectious disease; and 43.20 (v) assisting with dressing, oral hygiene, hair care, 43.21 grooming, and bathing, if the resident is ambulatory, and if the 43.22 resident has no serious acute illness or infectious disease. 43.23 Oral hygiene means care of teeth, gums, and oral prosthetic 43.24 devices. 43.25 (3) Home management tasks means: 43.26 (i) housekeeping; 43.27 (ii) laundry; 43.28 (iii) preparation of regular snacks and meals; and 43.29 (iv) shopping. 43.30 Individuals receiving assisted living services shall not 43.31 receive both assisted living services and homemaking services. 43.32 Individualized means services are chosen and designed 43.33 specifically for each resident's needs, rather than provided or 43.34 offered to all residents regardless of their illnesses, 43.35 disabilities, or physical conditions. Assisted living services 43.36 as defined in this section shall not be authorized in boarding 44.1 and lodging establishments licensed according to sections 44.2 157.011 and 157.15 to 157.22. 44.3 (h) For establishments registered under chapter 144D, 44.4 assisted living services under this section means either the 44.5 services described in paragraph (g) and delivered by a class E 44.6 home care provider licensed by the department of health or the 44.7 services described under section 144A.4605 and delivered by an 44.8 assisted living home care provider or a class A home care 44.9 provider licensed by the commissioner of health. 44.10 (i) Payment for assisted living services and residential 44.11 care services shall be a monthly rate negotiated and authorized 44.12 by the county agency based on an individualized service plan for 44.13 each resident and may not cover direct rent or food costs. 44.14 (1) The individualized monthly negotiated payment for 44.15 assisted living services as described in paragraph (g) or (h), 44.16 and residential care services as described in paragraph (f), 44.17 shall not exceed the nonfederal share in effect on July 1 of the 44.18 state fiscal year for which the rate limit is being calculated 44.19 of the greater of either the statewide or any of the geographic 44.20 groups' weighted average monthly nursing facility payment rate 44.21 of the case mix resident class to which the alternative care 44.22 eligible client would be assigned under Minnesota Rules, parts 44.23 9549.0050 to 9549.0059, less the maintenance needs allowance as 44.24 described in section 256B.0915, subdivision 1d, paragraph (a), 44.25 until the first day of the state fiscal year in which a resident 44.26 assessment system, under section 256B.437, of nursing home rate 44.27 determination is implemented. Effective on the first day of the 44.28 state fiscal year in which a resident assessment system, under 44.29 section 256B.437, of nursing home rate determination is 44.30 implemented and the first day of each subsequent state fiscal 44.31 year, the individualized monthly negotiated payment for the 44.32 services described in this clause shall not exceed the limit 44.33 described in this clause which was in effect on the last day of 44.34 the previous state fiscal year and which has been adjusted by 44.35 the greater of any legislatively adopted home and 44.36 community-based services cost-of-living percentage increase or 45.1 any legislatively adopted statewide percent rate increase for 45.2 nursing facilities. 45.3 (2) The individualized monthly negotiated payment for 45.4 assisted living services described under section 144A.4605 and 45.5 delivered by a provider licensed by the department of health as 45.6 a class A home care provider or an assisted living home care 45.7 provider and provided in a building that is registered as a 45.8 housing with services establishment under chapter 144D and that 45.9 provides 24-hour supervision in combination with the payment for 45.10 other alternative care services, including case management, must 45.11 not exceed the limit specified in subdivision 4, paragraph (a), 45.12 clause (6). 45.13 (j) A county agency may make payment from their alternative 45.14 care program allocation for "other services" which include use 45.15 of "discretionary funds" for services that are not otherwise 45.16 defined in this section and direct cash payments to the client 45.17 for the purpose of purchasing the services. The following 45.18 provisions apply to payments under this paragraph: 45.19 (1) a cash payment to a client under this provision cannot 45.20 exceed 80 percent of the monthly payment limit for that client 45.21 as specified in subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (6); 45.22 (2) a county may not approve any cash payment for a client 45.23 who meets either of the following: 45.24 (i) has been assessed as having a dependency in 45.25 orientation, unless the client has an authorized 45.26 representative. An "authorized representative" means an 45.27 individual who is at least 18 years of age and is designated by 45.28 the person or the person's legal representative to act on the 45.29 person's behalf. This individual may be a family member, 45.30 guardian, representative payee, or other individual designated 45.31 by the person or the person's legal representative, if any, to 45.32 assist in purchasing and arranging for supports; or 45.33 (ii) is concurrently receiving adult foster care, 45.34 residential care, or assisted living services; 45.35 (3) cash payments to a person or a person's family will be 45.36 provided through a monthly payment and be in the form of cash, 46.1 voucher, or direct county payment to a vendor. Fees or premiums 46.2 assessed to the person for eligibility for health and human 46.3 services are not reimbursable through this service option. 46.4 Services and goods purchased through cash payments must be 46.5 identified in the person's individualized care plan and must 46.6 meet all of the following criteria: 46.7 (i) they must be over and above the normal cost of caring 46.8 for the person if the person did not have functional 46.9 limitations; 46.10 (ii) they must be directly attributable to the person's 46.11 functional limitations; 46.12 (iii) they must have the potential to be effective at 46.13 meeting the goals of the program; 46.14 (iv) they must be consistent with the needs identified in 46.15 the individualized service plan. The service plan shall specify 46.16 the needs of the person and family, the form and amount of 46.17 payment, the items and services to be reimbursed, and the 46.18 arrangements for management of the individual grant; and 46.19 (v) the person, the person's family, or the legal 46.20 representative shall be provided sufficient information to 46.21 ensure an informed choice of alternatives. The local agency 46.22 shall document this information in the person's care plan, 46.23 including the type and level of expenditures to be reimbursed; 46.24 (4) the state of Minnesota, county, lead agency under 46.25 contract, or tribal government under contract to administer the 46.26 alternative care program shall not be liable for damages, 46.27 injuries, or liabilities sustained through the purchase of 46.28 direct supports or goods by the person, the person's family, or 46.29 the authorized representative with funds received through the 46.30 cash payments under this section. Liabilities include, but are 46.31 not limited to, workers' compensation, the Federal Insurance 46.32 Contributions Act (FICA), or the Federal Unemployment Tax Act 46.33 (FUTA); 46.34 (5) persons receiving grants under this section shall have 46.35 the following responsibilities: 46.36 (i) spend the grant money in a manner consistent with their 47.1 individualized service plan with the local agency; 47.2 (ii) notify the local agency of any necessary changes in 47.3 the grant expenditures; 47.4 (iii) arrange and pay for supports; and 47.5 (iv) inform the local agency of areas where they have 47.6 experienced difficulty securing or maintaining supports; and 47.7 (6) the county shall report client outcomes, services, and 47.8 costs under this paragraph in a manner prescribed by the 47.9 commissioner. 47.10(k) Upon implementation of direct cash payments to clients47.11under this section, any person determined eligible for the47.12alternative care program who chooses a cash payment approved by47.13the county agency shall receive the cash payment under this47.14section and not under section 256.476 unless the person was47.15receiving a consumer support grant under section 256.476 before47.16implementation of direct cash payments under this section.47.17 Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 47.18 256B.0913, subdivision 8, is amended to read: 47.19 Subd. 8. [REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUAL CARE PLAN.] (a) The 47.20 case manager shall implement the plan of care for each 47.21 alternative care client and ensure that a client's service needs 47.22 and eligibility are reassessed at least every 12 months. The 47.23 plan shall include any services prescribed by the individual's 47.24 attending physician as necessary to allow the individual to 47.25 remain in a community setting. In developing the individual's 47.26 care plan, the case manager should include the use of volunteers 47.27 from families and neighbors, religious organizations, social 47.28 clubs, and civic and service organizations to support the formal 47.29 home care services. The county shall be held harmless for 47.30 damages or injuries sustained through the use of volunteers 47.31 under this subdivision including workers' compensation 47.32 liability. The lead agency shall provide documentation in each 47.33 individual's plan of care and, if requested, to the commissioner 47.34 that the most cost-effective alternatives available have been 47.35 offered to the individual and that the individual was free to 47.36 choose among available qualified providers, both public and 48.1 private. The case manager must give the individual a ten-day 48.2 written notice of anydecrease in ordenial, termination, or 48.3 reduction of alternative care services. 48.4 (b) If the county administering alternative care services 48.5 is different than the county of financial responsibility, the 48.6 care plan may be implemented without the approval of the county 48.7 of financial responsibility. 48.8 Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 48.9 256B.0913, subdivision 10, is amended to read: 48.10 Subd. 10. [ALLOCATION FORMULA.] (a) The alternative care 48.11 appropriation for fiscal years 1992 and beyond shall cover only 48.12 alternative care eligible clients.Prior toBy July 1 of each 48.13 year, the commissioner shall allocate to county agencies the 48.14 state funds available for alternative care for persons eligible 48.15 under subdivision 2. 48.16 (b) The adjusted base for each county is the county's 48.17 current fiscal year base allocation plus any targeted funds 48.18 approved during the current fiscal year. Calculations for 48.19 paragraphs (c) and (d) are to be made as follows: for each 48.20 county, the determination of alternative care program 48.21 expenditures shall be based on payments for services rendered 48.22 from April 1 through March 31 in the base year, to the extent 48.23 that claims have been submitted and paid by June 1 of that year. 48.24 (c) If the alternative care program expenditures as defined 48.25 in paragraph (b) are 95 percent or more of the county's adjusted 48.26 base allocation, the allocation for the next fiscal year is 100 48.27 percent of the adjusted base, plus inflation to the extent that 48.28 inflation is included in the state budget. 48.29 (d) If the alternative care program expenditures as defined 48.30 in paragraph (b) are less than 95 percent of the county's 48.31 adjusted base allocation, the allocation for the next fiscal 48.32 year is the adjusted base allocation less the amount of unspent 48.33 funds below the 95 percent level. 48.34 (e) If the annual legislative appropriation for the 48.35 alternative care program is inadequate to fund the combined 48.36 county allocations for a biennium, the commissioner shall 49.1 distribute to each county the entire annual appropriation as 49.2 that county's percentage of the computed base as calculated in 49.3 paragraphs (c) and (d). 49.4 Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 49.5 256B.0913, subdivision 12, is amended to read: 49.6 Subd. 12. [CLIENT PREMIUMS.] (a) A premium is required for 49.7 all alternative care eligible clients to help pay for the cost 49.8 of participating in the program. The amount of the premium for 49.9 the alternative care client shall be determined as follows: 49.10 (1) when the alternative care client's income less 49.11 recurring and predictable medical expenses is greater than the 49.12 recipient's maintenance needs allowance as defined in section 49.13 256B.0915, subdivision 1d, paragraph (a), but less than 150 49.14 percent of the federal poverty guideline effective on July 1 of 49.15 the state fiscal year in which the premium is being computed, 49.16 and total assets are less than $10,000, the fee is zero; 49.17 (2) when the alternative care client's income less 49.18 recurring and predictable medical expenses is greater than 150 49.19 percent of the federal poverty guideline effective on July 1 of 49.20 the state fiscal year in which the premium is being computed, 49.21 and total assets are less than $10,000, the fee is 25 percent of 49.22 the cost of alternative care services or the difference between 49.23 150 percent of the federal poverty guideline effective on July 1 49.24 of the state fiscal year in which the premium is being computed 49.25 and the client's income less recurring and predictable medical 49.26 expenses, whichever is less; and 49.27 (3) when the alternative care client's total assets are 49.28 greater than $10,000, the fee is 25 percent of the cost of 49.29 alternative care services. 49.30 For married persons, total assets are defined as the total 49.31 marital assets less the estimated community spouse asset 49.32 allowance, under section 256B.059, if applicable. For married 49.33 persons, total income is defined as the client's income less the 49.34 monthly spousal allotment, under section 256B.058. 49.35 All alternative care services except case management shall 49.36 be included in the estimated costs for the purpose of 50.1 determining 25 percent of the costs. 50.2The monthly premium shall be calculated based on the cost50.3of the first full month of alternative care services and shall50.4continue unaltered until the next reassessment is completed or50.5at the end of 12 months, whichever comes first.Premiums are 50.6 due and payable each month alternative care services are 50.7 received unless the actual cost of the services is less than the 50.8 premium. 50.9 (b) The fee shall be waived by the commissioner when: 50.10 (1) a person who is residing in a nursing facility is 50.11 receiving case management only; 50.12 (2) a person is applying for medical assistance; 50.13 (3) a married couple is requesting an asset assessment 50.14 under the spousal impoverishment provisions; 50.15 (4) a person is found eligible for alternative care, but is 50.16 not yet receiving alternative care services; or 50.17 (5) a person's fee under paragraph (a) is less than $25. 50.18 (c) The county agency must record in the state's receivable 50.19 system the client's assessed premium amount or the reason the 50.20 premium has been waived. The commissioner will bill and collect 50.21 the premium from the client. Money collected must be deposited 50.22 in the general fund and is appropriated to the commissioner for 50.23 the alternative care program. The client must supply the county 50.24 with the client's social security number at the time of 50.25 application. The county shall supply the commissioner with the 50.26 client's social security number and other information the 50.27 commissioner requires to collect the premium from the client. 50.28 The commissioner shall collect unpaid premiums using the Revenue 50.29 Recapture Act in chapter 270A and other methods available to the 50.30 commissioner. The commissioner may require counties to inform 50.31 clients of the collection procedures that may be used by the 50.32 state if a premium is not paid. This paragraph does not apply 50.33 to alternative care pilot projects authorized in Laws 1993, 50.34 First Special Session chapter 1, article 5, section 133, if a 50.35 county operating under the pilot project reports the following 50.36 dollar amounts to the commissioner quarterly: 51.1 (1) total premiums billed to clients; 51.2 (2) total collections of premiums billed; and 51.3 (3) balance of premiums owed by clients. 51.4 If a county does not adhere to these reporting requirements, the 51.5 commissioner may terminate the billing, collecting, and 51.6 remitting portions of the pilot project and require the county 51.7 involved to operate under the procedures set forth in this 51.8 paragraph. 51.9(d) The commissioner shall begin to adopt emergency or51.10permanent rules governing client premiums within 30 days after51.11July 1, 1991, including criteria for determining when services51.12to a client must be terminated due to failure to pay a premium.51.13 Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 51.14 256B.0913, subdivision 14, is amended to read: 51.15 Subd. 14. [PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS, PAYMENT, AND RATE 51.16 ADJUSTMENTS.] (a) Unless otherwise specified in statute, 51.17 providers must be enrolled as Minnesota health care program 51.18 providers and abide by the requirements for provider 51.19 participation according to Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0195. 51.20 (b) Payment for provided alternative care services as 51.21 approved by the client's case manager shallbeoccur through the 51.22 invoice processing procedures of the department's Medicaid 51.23 Management Information System (MMIS). To receive payment, the 51.24 county or vendor must submit invoices within 12 months following 51.25 the date of service. The county agency and its vendors under 51.26 contract shall not be reimbursed for services which exceed the 51.27 county allocation. 51.28(b)(c) The county shall negotiate individual rates with 51.29 vendors and may authorize service payment for actual costs up to 51.30 the county's current approved rate. Notwithstanding any other 51.31 rule or statutory provision to the contrary, the commissioner 51.32 shall not be authorized to increase rates by an annual inflation 51.33 factor, unless so authorized by the legislature. To improve 51.34 access to community services and eliminate payment disparities 51.35 between the alternative care program and the elderly waiver 51.36 program, the commissioner shall establish statewide maximum 52.1 service rate limits and eliminate county-specific service rate 52.2 limits. 52.3 (1) Effective July 1, 2001, for service rate limits, except 52.4 those in subdivision 5, paragraphs (d) and (i), the rate limit 52.5 for each service shall be the greater of the alternative care 52.6 statewide maximum rate or the elderly waiver statewide maximum 52.7 rate. 52.8 (2) Counties may negotiate individual service rates with 52.9 vendors for actual costs up to the statewide maximum service 52.10 rate limit. 52.11 Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256B.0915, 52.12 subdivision 4, is amended to read: 52.13 Subd. 4. [TERMINATION NOTICE.] The case manager must give 52.14 the individual a ten-day written notice of anydecrease in52.15 denial, reduction, or termination of waivered services. 52.16 Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 52.17 256B.0915, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 52.18 Subd. 5. [ASSESSMENTS AND REASSESSMENTS FOR WAIVER 52.19 CLIENTS.] Each client shall receive an initial assessment of 52.20 strengths, informal supports, and need for services in 52.21 accordance with section 256B.0911, subdivisions 3, 3a, and 3b. 52.22 A reassessment of a client served under the elderly waiver must 52.23 be conducted at least every 12 months and at other times when 52.24 the case manager determines that there has been significant 52.25 change in the client's functioning. This may include instances 52.26 where the client is discharged from the hospital. 52.27 Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256B.0915, 52.28 subdivision 6, is amended to read: 52.29 Subd. 6. [IMPLEMENTATION OF CARE PLAN.] Each elderly 52.30 waiver client shall be provided a copy of a written care plan 52.31 that meets the requirements outlined in section 256B.0913, 52.32 subdivision 8. If the county administering waivered services is 52.33 different than the county of financial responsibility, the care 52.34 plan may be implemented without the approval of the county of 52.35 financial responsibility. 52.36 Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256B.0915, is 53.1 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 53.2 Subd. 8. [SERVICES AND SUPPORTS.] (a) Services and 53.3 supports shall meet the requirements set out in United States 53.4 Code, title 42, section 1396n. 53.5 (b) Services and supports shall promote consumer choice and 53.6 be arranged and provided consistent with individualized, written 53.7 care plans. 53.8 (c) The state of Minnesota, county, or tribal government 53.9 under contract to administer the elderly waiver shall not be 53.10 liable for damages, injuries, or liabilities sustained through 53.11 the purchase of direct supports or goods by the person, the 53.12 person's family, or the authorized representatives with funds 53.13 received through consumer directed community support services 53.14 under the federally approved waiver plan. Liabilities include, 53.15 but are not limited to, workers' compensation liability, the 53.16 Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA), or the Federal 53.17 Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA). 53.18 Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 53.19 256B.431, subdivision 2e, is amended to read: 53.20 Subd. 2e. [CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES FOR VENTILATOR-DEPENDENT 53.21 PERSONS.] The commissioner maycontractnegotiate with a nursing 53.22 facility eligible to receive medical assistance payments to 53.23 provide services to a ventilator-dependent person identified by 53.24 the commissioner according to criteria developed by the 53.25 commissioner, including: 53.26 (1) nursing facility care has been recommended for the 53.27 person by a preadmission screening team; 53.28 (2) the person has been hospitalized and no longer requires 53.29 inpatient acute care hospital services; and 53.30 (3) the commissioner has determined that necessary services 53.31 for the person cannot be provided under existing nursing 53.32 facility rates. 53.33The commissioner may issue a request for proposals to53.34provide services to a ventilator-dependent person to nursing53.35facilities eligible to receive medical assistance payments and53.36shall select nursing facilities from among respondents according54.1to criteria developed by the commissioner, including:54.2(1) the cost-effectiveness and appropriateness of services;54.3(2) the nursing facility's compliance with federal and54.4state licensing and certification standards; and54.5(3) the proximity of the nursing facility to a54.6ventilator-dependent person identified by the commissioner who54.7requires nursing facility placement.54.8 The commissioner may negotiate an adjustment to the 54.9 operating cost payment rate for a nursing facilityselected by54.10the commissioner from among respondents to the request for54.11proposalswith a resident who is ventilator-dependent, for that 54.12 resident. The negotiated adjustment must reflect only the 54.13 actual additional cost of meeting the specialized care needs of 54.14 a ventilator-dependent person identified by the commissioner for 54.15 whom necessary services cannot be provided under existing 54.16 nursing facility rates and which are not otherwise covered under 54.17 Minnesota Rules, parts 9549.0010 to 9549.0080 or 9505.0170 to 54.18 9505.0475. For persons who are initially admitted to a nursing 54.19 facility before July 1, 2001, and have their payment rate under 54.20 this subdivision negotiated after July 1, 2001, the negotiated 54.21 payment rate must not exceed 200 percent of the highest multiple 54.22 bedroom payment rate for the facility, as initially established 54.23 by the commissioner for the rate year for case mix 54.24 classification K; or, upon implementation of the RUGs-based case 54.25 mix system, 200 percent of the highest RUGs rate. For persons 54.26 initially admitted to a nursing facility on or after July 1, 54.27 2001, the negotiated payment rate must not exceed 300 percent of 54.28 the facility's multiple bedroom payment rate for case mix 54.29 classification K; or, upon implementation of the RUGs-based case 54.30 mix system, 300 percent of the highest RUGs rate. The 54.31 negotiated adjustment shall not affect the payment rate charged 54.32 to private paying residents under the provisions of section 54.33 256B.48, subdivision 1. 54.34 Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256B.431, 54.35 subdivision 14, is amended to read: 54.36 Subd. 14. [LIMITATIONS ON SALES OF NURSING FACILITIES.] 55.1 (a) For rate periods beginning on October 1, 1992, and for rate 55.2 years beginning after June 30, 1993, a nursing facility's 55.3 property-related payment rate as established under subdivision 55.4 13 shall be adjusted by either paragraph (b) or (c) for the sale 55.5 of the nursing facility, including sales occurring after June 55.6 30, 1992, as provided in this subdivision. 55.7 (b) If the nursing facility's property-related payment rate 55.8 under subdivision 13 prior to sale is greater than the nursing 55.9 facility's rental rate under Minnesota Rules, parts 9549.0010 to 55.10 9549.0080, and this section prior to sale, the nursing 55.11 facility's property-related payment rate after sale shall be the 55.12 greater of its property-related payment rate under subdivision 55.13 13 prior to sale or its rental rate under Minnesota Rules, parts 55.14 9549.0010 to 9549.0080, and this section calculated after sale. 55.15 (c) If the nursing facility's property-related payment rate 55.16 under subdivision 13 prior to sale is equal to or less than the 55.17 nursing facility's rental rate under Minnesota Rules, parts 55.18 9549.0010 to 9549.0080, and this section prior to sale, the 55.19 nursing facility's property-related payment rate after sale 55.20 shall be the nursing facility's property-related payment rate 55.21 under subdivision 13 plus the difference between its rental rate 55.22 calculated under Minnesota Rules, parts 9549.0010 to 9549.0080, 55.23 and this section prior to sale and its rental rate calculated 55.24 under Minnesota Rules, parts 9549.0010 to 9549.0080, and this 55.25 section calculated after sale. 55.26 (d) For purposes of this subdivision, "sale" means the 55.27 purchase of a nursing facility's capital assets with cash or 55.28 debt. The term sale does not include a stock purchase of a 55.29 nursing facility or any of the following transactions: 55.30 (1) a sale and leaseback to the same licensee that does not 55.31 constitute a change in facility license; 55.32 (2) a transfer of an interest to a trust; 55.33 (3) gifts or other transfers for no consideration; 55.34 (4) a merger of two or more related organizations; 55.35 (5) a change in the legal form of doing business, other 55.36 than a publicly held organization that becomes privately held or 56.1 vice versa; 56.2 (6) the addition of a new partner, owner, or shareholder 56.3 who owns less than 20 percent of the nursing facility or the 56.4 issuance of stock; and 56.5 (7) a sale, merger, reorganization, or any other transfer 56.6 of interest between related organizations other than those 56.7 permitted in this section. 56.8 (e) For purposes of this subdivision, "sale" includes the 56.9 sale or transfer of a nursing facility to a close relative as 56.10 defined in Minnesota Rules, part 9549.0020, subpart 38, item C, 56.11 upon the death of an owner, due to serious illness or 56.12 disability, as defined under the Social Security Act, under 56.13 United States Code, title 42, section 423(d)(1)(A), or upon 56.14 retirement of an owner from the business of owning or operating 56.15 a nursing home at 62 years of age or older. For sales to a 56.16 close relative allowed under this paragraph, otherwise 56.17 nonallowable debt resulting from seller financing of all or a 56.18 portion of the debt resulting from the sale shall be allowed and 56.19 shall not be subject to Minnesota Rules, part 9549.0060, subpart 56.20 5, item E, provided that in addition to existing requirements 56.21 for allowance of debt and interest, the debt is subject to 56.22 repayment through annual principal payments and the interest 56.23 rate on the related organization debt does not exceed three 56.24 percentage points above the posted yield for standard 56.25 conventional fixed rate mortgages of the Federal Home Loan 56.26 Mortgage Corporation for delivery in 60 days in effect on the 56.27 day of sale. If at any time, the seller forgives the related 56.28 organization debt allowed under this paragraph for other than 56.29 equal amount of payment on that debt, then the buyer shall pay 56.30 to the state the total revenue received by the nursing facility 56.31 after the sale attributable to the amount of allowable debt 56.32 which has been forgiven. Any assignment, sale, or transfer of 56.33 the debt instrument entered into by the close relatives, either 56.34 directly or indirectly, which grants to the close relative buyer 56.35 the right to receive all or a portion of the payments under the 56.36 debt instrument shall, effective on the date of the transfer, 57.1 result in the prospective reduction in the corresponding portion 57.2 of the allowable debt and interest expense. Upon the death of 57.3 the close relative seller, any remaining balance of the close 57.4 relative debt must be refinanced and such refinancing shall be 57.5 subject to the provisions of Minnesota Rules, part 9549.0060, 57.6 subpart 7, item G. This paragraph shall not apply to sales 57.7 occurring on or after June 30, 1997. 57.8 (f) For purposes of this subdivision, "effective date of 57.9 sale" means the later of either the date on which legal title to 57.10 the capital assets is transferred or the date on which closing 57.11 for the sale occurred. 57.12 (g) The effective day for the property-related payment rate 57.13 determined under this subdivision shall be the first day of the 57.14 month following the month in which the effective date of sale 57.15 occurs or October 1, 1992, whichever is later, provided that the 57.16 notice requirements under section 256B.47, subdivision 2, have 57.17 been met. 57.18 (h) Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 9549.0060, 57.19 subparts 5, item A, subitems (3) and (4), and 7, items E and F, 57.20 the commissioner shall limit the total allowable debt and 57.21 related interest for sales occurring after June 30, 1992, to the 57.22 sum of clauses (1) to (3): 57.23 (1) the historical cost of capital assets, as of the 57.24 nursing facility's most recent previous effective date of sale 57.25 or, if there has been no previous sale, the nursing facility's 57.26 initial historical cost of constructing capital assets; 57.27 (2) the average annual capital asset additions after 57.28 deduction for capital asset deletions, not including 57.29 depreciations; and 57.30 (3) one-half of the allowed inflation on the nursing 57.31 facility's capital assets. The commissioner shall compute the 57.32 allowed inflation as described in paragraph(h)(i). 57.33 (i) For purposes of computing the amount of allowed 57.34 inflation, the commissioner must apply the following principles: 57.35 (1) the lesser of the Consumer Price Index for all urban 57.36 consumers or the Dodge Construction Systems Costs for Nursing 58.1 Homes for any time periods during which both are available must 58.2 be used. If the Dodge Construction Systems Costs for Nursing 58.3 Homes becomes unavailable, the commissioner shall substitute the 58.4 index in subdivision 3f, or such other index as the secretary of 58.5 the health care financing administration may designate; 58.6 (2) the amount of allowed inflation to be applied to the 58.7 capital assets in paragraph (g), clauses (1) and (2), must be 58.8 computed separately; 58.9 (3) the amount of allowed inflation must be determined on 58.10 an annual basis, prorated on a monthly basis for partial years 58.11 and if the initial month of use is not determinable for a 58.12 capital asset, then one-half of that calendar year shall be used 58.13 for purposes of prorating; 58.14 (4) the amount of allowed inflation to be applied to the 58.15 capital assets in paragraph (g), clauses (1) and (2), must not 58.16 exceed 300 percent of the total capital assets in any one of 58.17 those clauses; and 58.18 (5) the allowed inflation must be computed starting with 58.19 the month following the nursing facility's most recent previous 58.20 effective date of sale or, if there has been no previous sale, 58.21 the month following the date of the nursing facility's initial 58.22 occupancy, and ending with the month preceding the effective 58.23 date of sale. 58.24 (j) If the historical cost of a capital asset is not 58.25 readily available for the date of the nursing facility's most 58.26 recent previous sale or if there has been no previous sale for 58.27 the date of the nursing facility's initial occupancy, then the 58.28 commissioner shall limit the total allowable debt and related 58.29 interest after sale to the extent recognized by the Medicare 58.30 intermediary after the sale. For a nursing facility that has no 58.31 historical capital asset cost data available and does not have 58.32 allowable debt and interest calculated by the Medicare 58.33 intermediary, the commissioner shall use the historical cost of 58.34 capital asset data from the point in time for which capital 58.35 asset data is recorded in the nursing facility's audited 58.36 financial statements. 59.1 (k) The limitations in this subdivision apply only to debt 59.2 resulting from a sale of a nursing facility occurring after June 59.3 30, 1992, including debt assumed by the purchaser of the nursing 59.4 facility. 59.5 Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256B.431, 59.6 subdivision 30, is amended to read: 59.7 Subd. 30. [BED LAYAWAY AND DELICENSURE.] (a) For rate 59.8 years beginning on or after July 1, 2000, a nursing facility 59.9 reimbursed under this section which has placed beds on layaway 59.10 shall, for purposes of application of the downsizing incentive 59.11 in subdivision 3a, paragraph(d)(c), and calculation of the 59.12 rental per diem, have those beds given the same effect as if the 59.13 beds had been delicensed so long as the beds remain on layaway. 59.14 At the time of a layaway, a facility may change its single bed 59.15 election for use in calculating capacity days under Minnesota 59.16 Rules, part 9549.0060, subpart 11. The property payment rate 59.17 increase shall be effective the first day of the month following 59.18 the month in which the layaway of the beds becomes effective 59.19 under section 144A.071, subdivision 4b. 59.20 (b) For rate years beginning on or after July 1, 2000, 59.21 notwithstanding any provision to the contrary under section 59.22 256B.434, a nursing facility reimbursed under that section which 59.23 has placed beds on layaway shall, for so long as the beds remain 59.24 on layaway, be allowed to: 59.25 (1) aggregate the applicable investment per bed limits 59.26 based on the number of beds licensed immediately prior to 59.27 entering the alternative payment system; 59.28 (2) retain or change the facility's single bed election for 59.29 use in calculating capacity days under Minnesota Rules, part 59.30 9549.0060, subpart 11; and 59.31 (3) establish capacity days based on the number of beds 59.32 immediately prior to the layaway and the number of beds after 59.33 the layaway. 59.34 The commissioner shall increase the facility's property payment 59.35 rate by the incremental increase in the rental per diem 59.36 resulting from the recalculation of the facility's rental per 60.1 diem applying only the changes resulting from the layaway of 60.2 beds and clauses (1), (2), and (3). If a facility reimbursed 60.3 under section 256B.434 completes a moratorium exception project 60.4 after its base year, the base year property rate shall be the 60.5 moratorium project property rate. The base year rate shall be 60.6 inflated by the factors in section 256B.434, subdivision 4, 60.7 paragraph (c). The property payment rate increase shall be 60.8 effective the first day of the month following the month in 60.9 which the layaway of the beds becomes effective. 60.10 (c) If a nursing facility removes a bed from layaway status 60.11 in accordance with section 144A.071, subdivision 4b, the 60.12 commissioner shall establish capacity days based on the number 60.13 of licensed and certified beds in the facility not on layaway 60.14 and shall reduce the nursing facility's property payment rate in 60.15 accordance with paragraph (b). 60.16 (d) For the rate years beginning on or after July 1, 2000, 60.17 notwithstanding any provision to the contrary under section 60.18 256B.434, a nursing facility reimbursed under that section, 60.19 which has delicensed beds after July 1, 2000, by giving notice 60.20 of the delicensure to the commissioner of health according to 60.21 the notice requirements in section 144A.071, subdivision 4b, 60.22 shall be allowed to: 60.23 (1) aggregate the applicable investment per bed limits 60.24 based on the number of beds licensed immediately prior to 60.25 entering the alternative payment system; 60.26 (2) retain or change the facility's single bed election for 60.27 use in calculating capacity days under Minnesota Rules, part 60.28 9549.0060, subpart 11; and 60.29 (3) establish capacity days based on the number of beds 60.30 immediately prior to the delicensure and the number of beds 60.31 after the delicensure. 60.32 The commissioner shall increase the facility's property payment 60.33 rate by the incremental increase in the rental per diem 60.34 resulting from the recalculation of the facility's rental per 60.35 diem applying only the changes resulting from the delicensure of 60.36 beds and clauses (1), (2), and (3). If a facility reimbursed 61.1 under section 256B.434 completes a moratorium exception project 61.2 after its base year, the base year property rate shall be the 61.3 moratorium project property rate. The base year rate shall be 61.4 inflated by the factors in section 256B.434, subdivision 4, 61.5 paragraph (c). The property payment rate increase shall be 61.6 effective the first day of the month following the month in 61.7 which the delicensure of the beds becomes effective. 61.8 (e) For nursing facilities reimbursed under this section or 61.9 section 256B.434, any beds placed on layaway shall not be 61.10 included in calculating facility occupancy as it pertains to 61.11 leave days defined in Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0415. 61.12 (f) For nursing facilities reimbursed under this section or 61.13 section 256B.434, the rental rate calculated after placing beds 61.14 on layaway may not be less than the rental rate prior to placing 61.15 beds on layaway. 61.16 (g) A nursing facility receiving a rate adjustment as a 61.17 result of this section shall comply with section 256B.47, 61.18 subdivision 2. 61.19 (h) A facility that does not utilize the space made 61.20 available as a result of bed layaway or delicensure under this 61.21 subdivision to reduce the number of beds per room or provide 61.22 more common space for nursing facility uses or perform other 61.23 activities related to the operation of the nursing facility 61.24 shall have its property rate increase calculated under this 61.25 subdivision reduced by the ratio of the square footage made 61.26 available that is not used for these purposes to the total 61.27 square footage made available as a result of bed layaway or 61.28 delicensure. 61.29 Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 61.30 256B.431, subdivision 33, is amended to read: 61.31 Subd. 33. [STAGED REDUCTION IN RATE DISPARITIES.] (a) For 61.32 the rate years beginning July 1, 2001, and July 1, 2002, the 61.33 commissioner shall adjust the operating payment rates for 61.34 low-rate nursing facilities reimbursed under this section or 61.35 section 256B.434. 61.36 (b) For the rate year beginning July 1, 2001, for each case 62.1 mix level, if the amount computed under subdivision3231 is 62.2 less than the amount in clause (1), the commissioner shall make 62.3 available the lesser of the amount in clause (1) or an increase 62.4 of ten percent over the rate in effect on June 30, 2001, as an 62.5 adjustment to the operating payment rate. For the rate year 62.6 beginning July 1, 2002, for each case mix level, if the amount 62.7 computed under subdivision3231 is less than the amount in 62.8 clause (2), the commissioner shall make available the lesser of 62.9 the amount in clause (2) or an increase of ten percent over the 62.10 rate in effect on June 30, 2002, as an adjustment to the 62.11 operating payment rate. For purposes of this subdivision, 62.12 nursing facilities shall be considered to be metro if they are 62.13 located in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, 62.14 Scott, or Washington counties; or in the cities of Moorhead or 62.15 Breckenridge; or in St. Louis county, north of Toivola and south 62.16 of Cook; or in Itasca county, east of a north south line two 62.17 miles west of Grand Rapids: 62.18 (1) Operating Payment Rate Target Level for July 1, 2001: 62.19 Case Mix Classification Metro Nonmetro 62.20 A $ 76.00 $ 68.13 62.21 B $ 83.40 $ 74.46 62.22 C $ 91.67 $ 81.63 62.23 D $ 99.51 $ 88.04 62.24 E $107.46 $ 94.87 62.25 F $107.96 $ 95.29 62.26 G $114.67 $100.98 62.27 H $126.99 $111.31 62.28 I $131.42 $115.06 62.29 J $138.34 $120.85 62.30 K $152.26 $133.10 62.31 (2) Operating Payment Rate Target Level for July 1, 2002: 62.32 Case Mix Classification Metro Nonmetro 62.33 A $ 78.28 $ 70.51 62.34 B $ 85.91 $ 77.16 62.35 C $ 94.42 $ 84.62 62.36 D $102.50 $ 91.42 63.1 E $110.68 $ 98.40 63.2 F $111.20 $ 98.84 63.3 G $118.11 $104.77 63.4 H $130.80 $115.64 63.5 I $135.38 $119.50 63.6 J $142.49 $125.38 63.7 K $156.85 $137.77 63.8 Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 63.9 256B.437, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 63.10 Subd. 3. [APPLICATIONS FOR PLANNED CLOSURE OF NURSING 63.11 FACILITIES.] (a) By August 15, 2001, the commissioner of human 63.12 services shall implement and announce a program for closure or 63.13 partial closure of nursing facilities. Names and identifying 63.14 information provided in response to the announcement shall 63.15 remain private unless approved, according to the timelines 63.16 established in the plan. The announcement must specify: 63.17 (1) the criteria in subdivision 4 that will be used by the 63.18 commissioner to approve or reject applications; 63.19 (2)a requirement for the submission of a letter of intent63.20before the submission of an application;63.21(3)the information that must accompany an application; and 63.22(4)(3) that applications may combine planned closure rate 63.23 adjustments with moratorium exception funding, in which case a 63.24 single application may serve both purposes. 63.25 Between August 1, 2001, and June 30, 2003, the commissioner may 63.26 approve planned closures of up to 5,140 nursing facility beds, 63.27 less the number oflicensedbeds delicensed in facilitiesthat63.28closeduring the same time period without approved closure plans 63.29 or that have notified the commissioner of health of their intent 63.30 to close without an approved closure plan. 63.31 (b) A facility or facilities reimbursed under section 63.32 256B.431 or 256B.434 with a closure plan approved by the 63.33 commissioner under subdivision 5 may assign a planned closure 63.34 rate adjustment to another facility or facilities that are not 63.35 closing or in the case of a partial closure, to the facility 63.36 undertaking the partial closure. A facility may also elect to 64.1 have a planned closure rate adjustment shared equally by the 64.2 five nursing facilities with the lowest total operating payment 64.3 rates in the state development region designated under section 64.4 462.385, in which the facility that is closing is located. The 64.5 planned closure rate adjustment must be calculated under 64.6 subdivision 6. Facilities thatclosedelicense beds without a 64.7 closure plan, or whose closure plan is not approved by the 64.8 commissioner, are not eligible to assign a planned closure rate 64.9 adjustment under subdivision 6, unless they are delicensing five 64.10 or fewer beds, or less than six percent of their total licensed 64.11 bed capacity, whichever is greater, and are located in a county 64.12 in the top three quartiles of beds per 1,000 persons aged 65 or 64.13 older. Facilities delicensing five or fewer beds or less than 64.14 six percent of their total licensed bed capacity, whichever is 64.15 greater, in any three-month period without an approved closure 64.16 plan are eligible to assign the amount calculated under 64.17 subdivision 6 to themselves. If a facility is delicensing the 64.18 greater of six or more beds, or six percent or more of its total 64.19 licensed bed capacity, and does not have an approved closure 64.20 plan or is not eligible for the adjustment under subdivision 6, 64.21 the commissioner shall calculate the amount the facility would 64.22 have been eligible to assign under subdivision 6, and shall use 64.23 this amount to provide equal rate adjustments to the five 64.24 nursing facilities with the lowest total operating payment rates 64.25 in the state development region designated under section 64.26 462.385, in which the facility that delicensed beds is located. 64.27 The commissioner shall calculate the amount the facility would 64.28 have been eligible to assign under subdivision 6, and shall use 64.29 this amount to provide equal rate adjustments to the five 64.30 nursing facilities with the lowest total operating payment rates 64.31 in the state development region designated under section 64.32 462.385, in which the facility that closed is located. 64.33 (c) To be considered for approval, an application must 64.34 include: 64.35 (1) a description of the proposed closure plan, which must 64.36 include identification of the facility or facilities to receive 65.1 a planned closure rate adjustmentand the amount and timing of a65.2planned closure rate adjustment proposed for each facility; 65.3 (2) the proposed timetable for any proposed closure, 65.4 including the proposed dates for announcement to residents, 65.5 commencement of closure, and completion of closure; 65.6 (3) if available, the proposed relocation plan for current 65.7 residents of any facility designated for closure.The proposed65.8 If a relocation plan is not available, the application must 65.9 include a statement agreeing to develop a relocation planmust65.10bedesigned to comply withall applicable state and federal65.11statutes and regulations, including, but not limited to,section 65.12 144A.161; 65.13 (4) a description of the relationship between the nursing 65.14 facility that is proposed for closure and the nursing facility 65.15 or facilities proposed to receive the planned closure rate 65.16 adjustment. If these facilities are not under common ownership, 65.17 copies of any contracts, purchase agreements, or other documents 65.18 establishing a relationship or proposed relationship must be 65.19 provided; 65.20 (5) documentation, in a format approved by the 65.21 commissioner, that all the nursing facilities receiving a 65.22 planned closure rate adjustment under the plan have accepted 65.23 joint and several liability for recovery of overpayments under 65.24 section 256B.0641, subdivision 2, for the facilities designated 65.25 for closure under the plan; and 65.26 (6) an explanation of how the application coordinates with 65.27 planning efforts under subdivision 2. If the planning group 65.28 does not support a level of nursing facility closures that the 65.29 commissioner considers to be reasonable, the commissioner may 65.30 approve a planned closure proposal without its support. 65.31 (d) The application must address the criteria listed in 65.32 subdivision 4. 65.33 Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 65.34 256B.438, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 65.35 Subdivision 1. [SCOPE.] This section establishes the 65.36 method and criteria used to determine resident reimbursement 66.1 classifications based upon the assessments of residents of 66.2 nursing homes and boarding care homes whose payment rates are 66.3 established under section 256B.431, 256B.434, or 256B.435. 66.4 Resident reimbursement classifications shall be established 66.5 according to the 34 group, resource utilization groups, version 66.6 III or RUG-III model as described in section 144.0724. 66.7 Reimbursement classifications established under this section 66.8 shall be implemented after June 30, 2002, but no later than 66.9 January 1, 2003. Reimbursement classifications established 66.10 under this section shall be implemented no earlier than six 66.11 weeks after the commissioner mails notices of payment rates to 66.12 the facilities. 66.13 Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256B.5012, 66.14 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 66.15 Subd. 2. [OPERATING PAYMENT RATE.] (a) The operating 66.16 payment rate equals the facility's total payment rate in effect 66.17 on September 30, 2000, minus the property rate. The operating 66.18 payment rate includes the special operating rate and the 66.19 efficiency incentive in effect as of September 30, 2000. Within 66.20 the limits of appropriations specifically for this purpose, the 66.21 operating payment shall be increased for each rate year by the 66.22 annual percentage change in the Employment Cost Index for 66.23 Private Industry Workers - Total Compensation, as forecasted by 66.24 the commissioner of finance's economic consultant, in the second 66.25 quarter of the calendar year preceding the start of each rate 66.26 year. In the case of the initial rate year beginning October 1, 66.27 2000, and continuing through December 31, 2001, the percentage 66.28 change shall be based on the percentage change in the Employment 66.29 Cost Index for Private Industry Workers - Total Compensation for 66.30 the 15-month period beginning October 1, 2000, as forecast by 66.31 Data Resources, Inc., in the first quarter of 2000. 66.32 (b) Effective October 1, 2000, the operating payment rate 66.33 shall be adjusted to reflect an occupancy rate equal to 100 66.34 percent of the facility's capacity days as of September 30, 2000. 66.35 (c) Effective July 1, 2001, the operating payment rate 66.36 shall be adjusted for the increases in the department of health 67.1 licensing fees that were adopted in Laws 2001, First Special 67.2 Session chapter 9, article 1, section 30. 67.3 Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 67.4 256B.76, is amended to read: 67.5 256B.76 [PHYSICIAN AND DENTAL REIMBURSEMENT.] 67.6 (a) Effective for services rendered on or after October 1, 67.7 1992, the commissioner shall make payments for physician 67.8 services as follows: 67.9 (1) payment for level one Health Care Finance 67.10 Administration's common procedural coding system (HCPCS) codes 67.11 titled "office and other outpatient services," "preventive 67.12 medicine new and established patient," "delivery, antepartum, 67.13 and postpartum care," "critical care," cesarean delivery and 67.14 pharmacologic management provided to psychiatric patients, and 67.15 HCPCS level three codes for enhanced services for prenatal high 67.16 risk, shall be paid at the lower of (i) submitted charges, or 67.17 (ii) 25 percent above the rate in effect on June 30, 1992. If 67.18 the rate on any procedure code within these categories is 67.19 different than the rate that would have been paid under the 67.20 methodology in section 256B.74, subdivision 2, then the larger 67.21 rate shall be paid; 67.22 (2) payments for all other services shall be paid at the 67.23 lower of (i) submitted charges, or (ii) 15.4 percent above the 67.24 rate in effect on June 30, 1992; 67.25 (3) all physician rates shall be converted from the 50th 67.26 percentile of 1982 to the 50th percentile of 1989, less the 67.27 percent in aggregate necessary to equal the above increases 67.28 except that payment rates for home health agency services shall 67.29 be the rates in effect on September 30, 1992; 67.30 (4) effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 67.31 2000, payment rates for physician and professional services 67.32 shall be increased by three percent over the rates in effect on 67.33 December 31, 1999, except for home health agency and family 67.34 planning agency services; and 67.35 (5) the increases in clause (4) shall be implemented 67.36 January 1, 2000, for managed care. 68.1 (b) Effective for services rendered on or after October 1, 68.2 1992, the commissioner shall make payments for dental services 68.3 as follows: 68.4 (1) dental services shall be paid at the lower of (i) 68.5 submitted charges, or (ii) 25 percent above the rate in effect 68.6 on June 30, 1992; 68.7 (2) dental rates shall be converted from the 50th 68.8 percentile of 1982 to the 50th percentile of 1989, less the 68.9 percent in aggregate necessary to equal the above increases; 68.10 (3) effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 68.11 2000, payment rates for dental services shall be increased by 68.12 three percent over the rates in effect on December 31, 1999; 68.13 (4) the commissioner shall award grants to community 68.14 clinics or other nonprofit community organizations, political 68.15 subdivisions, professional associations, or other organizations 68.16 that demonstrate the ability to provide dental services 68.17 effectively to public program recipients. Grants may be used to 68.18 fund the costs related to coordinating access for recipients, 68.19 developing and implementing patient care criteria, upgrading or 68.20 establishing new facilities, acquiring furnishings or equipment, 68.21 recruiting new providers, or other development costs that will 68.22 improve access to dental care in a region. In awarding grants, 68.23 the commissioner shall give priority to applicants that plan to 68.24 serve areas of the state in which the number of dental providers 68.25 is not currently sufficient to meet the needs of recipients of 68.26 public programs or uninsured individuals. The commissioner 68.27 shall consider the following in awarding the grants: 68.28 (i) potential to successfully increase access to an 68.29 underserved population; 68.30 (ii) the ability to raise matching funds; 68.31 (iii) the long-term viability of the project to improve 68.32 access beyond the period of initial funding; 68.33 (iv) the efficiency in the use of the funding; and 68.34 (v) the experience of the proposers in providing services 68.35 to the target population. 68.36 The commissioner shall monitor the grants and may terminate 69.1 a grant if the grantee does not increase dental access for 69.2 public program recipients. The commissioner shall consider 69.3 grants for the following: 69.4 (i) implementation of new programs or continued expansion 69.5 of current access programs that have demonstrated success in 69.6 providing dental services in underserved areas; 69.7 (ii) a pilot program for utilizing hygienists outside of a 69.8 traditional dental office to provide dental hygiene services; 69.9 and 69.10 (iii) a program that organizes a network of volunteer 69.11 dentists, establishes a system to refer eligible individuals to 69.12 volunteer dentists, and through that network provides donated 69.13 dental care services to public program recipients or uninsured 69.14 individuals; 69.15 (5) beginning October 1, 1999, the payment for tooth 69.16 sealants and fluoride treatments shall be the lower of (i) 69.17 submitted charge, or (ii) 80 percent of median 1997 charges; 69.18 (6) the increases listed in clauses (3) and (5) shall be 69.19 implemented January 1, 2000, for managed care; and 69.20 (7) effective for services provided on or after January 1, 69.21 2002, payment for diagnostic examinations and dental x-rays 69.22 provided to children under age 21 shall be the lower of (i) the 69.23 submitted charge, or (ii) 85 percent of median 1999 charges. 69.24 (c) Effective for dental services rendered on or after 69.25 January 1, 2002, the commissioner may, within the limits of 69.26 available appropriation, increase reimbursements to dentists and 69.27 dental clinics deemed by the commissioner to be critical access 69.28 dental providers. Reimbursement to a critical access dental 69.29 provider may be increased by not more than 50 percent above the 69.30 reimbursement rate that would otherwise be paid to the 69.31 provider. Payments to health plan companies shall be adjusted 69.32 to reflect increased reimbursements to critical access dental 69.33 providers as approved by the commissioner. In determining which 69.34 dentists and dental clinics shall be deemed critical access 69.35 dental providers, the commissioner shall review: 69.36 (1) the utilization rate in the service area in which the 70.1 dentist or dental clinic operates for dental services to 70.2 patients covered by medical assistance, general assistance 70.3 medical care, or MinnesotaCare as their primary source of 70.4 coverage; 70.5 (2) the level of services provided by the dentist or dental 70.6 clinic to patients covered by medical assistance, general 70.7 assistance medical care, or MinnesotaCare as their primary 70.8 source of coverage; and 70.9 (3) whether the level of services provided by the dentist 70.10 or dental clinic is critical to maintaining adequate levels of 70.11 patient access within the service area. 70.12 In the absence of a critical access dental provider in a service 70.13 area, the commissioner may designate a dentist or dental clinic 70.14 as a critical access dental provider if the dentist or dental 70.15 clinic is willing to provide care to patients covered by medical 70.16 assistance, general assistance medical care, or MinnesotaCare at 70.17 a level which significantly increases access to dental care in 70.18 the service area. 70.19 (d) Effective July 1, 2001, the medical assistance rates 70.20 for outpatient mental health services provided by an entity that 70.21 operates: 70.22 (1) a Medicare-certified comprehensive outpatient 70.23 rehabilitation facility; and 70.24 (2) a facility that was certified prior to January 1, 1993, 70.25 with at least 33 percent of the clients receiving rehabilitation 70.26 services in the most recent calendar year are medical assistance 70.27 recipients, will be increased by 38 percent, when those services 70.28 are provided within the comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation 70.29 facility and provided to residents of nursing facilities owned 70.30 by the entity. 70.31 (e) An entity that operates both a Medicare certified 70.32 comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility and a facility 70.33 which was certified prior to January 1, 1993, that is licensed 70.34 under Minnesota Rules, parts 9570.2000 to 9570.3600, and for 70.35 whom at least 33 percent of the clients receiving rehabilitation 70.36 services in the most recent calendar year are medical assistance 71.1 recipients, shall be reimbursed by the commissioner for 71.2 rehabilitation services at rates that are 38 percent greater 71.3 than the maximum reimbursement rate allowed under paragraph (a), 71.4 clause (2), when those services are (1) provided within the 71.5 comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility and (2) 71.6 provided to residents of nursing facilities owned by the entity. 71.7 Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 71.8 626.556, subdivision 10i, is amended to read: 71.9 Subd. 10i. [ADMINISTRATIVE RECONSIDERATION OF FINAL 71.10 DETERMINATION OF MALTREATMENT AND DISQUALIFICATION BASED ON 71.11 SERIOUS OR RECURRING MALTREATMENT; REVIEW PANEL.] (a) Except as 71.12 provided under paragraph (e), an individual or facility that the 71.13 commissioner of human services, a local social service agency, 71.14 or the commissioner of children, families, and learning 71.15 determines has maltreated a child, an interested person acting 71.16 on behalf of the child, regardless of the determination, who 71.17 contests the investigating agency's final determination 71.18 regarding maltreatment, may request the investigating agency to 71.19 reconsider its final determination regarding maltreatment. The 71.20 request for reconsideration must be submitted in writing to the 71.21 investigating agency within 15 calendar days after receipt of 71.22 notice of the final determination regarding maltreatment or, if 71.23 the request is made by an interested person who is not entitled 71.24 to notice, within 15 days after receipt of the notice by the 71.25 parent or guardian of the child. Effective January 1, 2002, an 71.26 individual who was determined to have maltreated a child under 71.27 this section and who was disqualified on the basis of serious or 71.28 recurring maltreatment under section 245A.04, subdivision 3d, 71.29 may request reconsideration of the maltreatment determination 71.30 and the disqualification. The request for reconsideration of 71.31 the maltreatment determination and the disqualification must be 71.32 submitted within 30 calendar days of the individual's receipt of 71.33 the notice of disqualification under section 245A.04, 71.34 subdivision 3a. 71.35 (b) Except as provided under paragraphs (e) and (f), if the 71.36 investigating agency denies the request or fails to act upon the 72.1 request within 15 calendar days after receiving the request for 72.2 reconsideration, the person or facility entitled to a fair 72.3 hearing under section 256.045 may submit to the commissioner of 72.4 human services or the commissioner of children, families, and 72.5 learning a written request for a hearing under that section. 72.6 Section 256.045 also governs hearings requested to contest a 72.7 final determination of the commissioner of children, families, 72.8 and learning. For reports involving maltreatment of a child in 72.9 a facility, an interested person acting on behalf of the child 72.10 may request a review by the child maltreatment review panel 72.11 under section 256.022 if the investigating agency denies the 72.12 request or fails to act upon the request or if the interested 72.13 person contests a reconsidered determination. The investigating 72.14 agency shall notify persons who request reconsideration of their 72.15 rights under this paragraph. The request must be submitted in 72.16 writing to the review panel and a copy sent to the investigating 72.17 agency within 30 calendar days of receipt of notice of a denial 72.18 of a request for reconsideration or of a reconsidered 72.19 determination. The request must specifically identify the 72.20 aspects of the agency determination with which the person is 72.21 dissatisfied. 72.22 (c) If, as a result of a reconsideration or review, the 72.23 investigating agency changes the final determination of 72.24 maltreatment, that agency shall notify the parties specified in 72.25 subdivisions 10b, 10d, and 10f. 72.26 (d) Except as provided under paragraph (f), if an 72.27 individual or facility contests the investigating agency's final 72.28 determination regarding maltreatment by requesting a fair 72.29 hearing under section 256.045, the commissioner of human 72.30 services shall assure that the hearing is conducted and a 72.31 decision is reached within 90 days of receipt of the request for 72.32 a hearing. The time for action on the decision may be extended 72.33 for as many days as the hearing is postponed or the record is 72.34 held open for the benefit of either party. 72.35 (e) Effective January 1, 2002, if an individual was 72.36 disqualified under section 245A.04, subdivision 3d, on the basis 73.1 of a determination of maltreatment, which was serious or 73.2 recurring, and the individual has requested reconsideration of 73.3 the maltreatment determination under paragraph (a) and requested 73.4 reconsideration of the disqualification under section 245A.04, 73.5 subdivision 3b, reconsideration of the maltreatment 73.6 determination and reconsideration of the disqualification shall 73.7 be consolidated into a single reconsideration. If 73.8 reconsideration of the maltreatment determination is denied or 73.9 if the disqualification is not set aside or rescinded under 73.10 section 245A.04, subdivision 3b, the individual may request a 73.11 fair hearing under section 256.045. If an individual 73.12disqualified on the basis of a determination of maltreatment,73.13which was serious or recurringrequests a fair hearingunder73.14paragraph (b)on the maltreatment and the disqualification, the 73.15 scope of the fair hearing shall include both the maltreatment 73.16 determination and the disqualification. 73.17 (f) Effective January 1, 2002, if a maltreatment 73.18 determination or a disqualification based on serious or 73.19 recurring maltreatment is the basis for a denial of a license 73.20 under section 245A.05 or a licensing sanction under section 73.21 245A.07, the license holder has the right to a contested case 73.22 hearing under chapter 14 and Minnesota Rules, parts 1400.8510 to 73.23 1400.8612 and successor rules. As provided for under section 73.24 245A.08, subdivision 2a, the scope of the contested case hearing 73.25 shall include the maltreatment determination, disqualification, 73.26 and licensing sanction or denial of a license. In such cases, a 73.27 fair hearing regarding the maltreatment determination shall not 73.28 be conducted under paragraph (b). If the disqualified subject 73.29 is an individual other than the license holder and upon whom a 73.30 background study must be conducted under section 245A.04, 73.31 subdivision 3, the hearings of all parties may be consolidated 73.32 into a single contested case hearing upon consent of all parties 73.33 and the administrative law judge. 73.34 (g) For purposes of this subdivision, "interested person 73.35 acting on behalf of the child" means a parent or legal guardian; 73.36 stepparent; grandparent; guardian ad litem; adult stepbrother, 74.1 stepsister, or sibling; or adult aunt or uncle; unless the 74.2 person has been determined to be the perpetrator of the 74.3 maltreatment. 74.4 Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 626.557, 74.5 subdivision 3a, is amended to read: 74.6 Subd. 3a. [REPORT NOT REQUIRED.] The following events are 74.7 not required to be reported under this section: 74.8 (a) A circumstance where federal law specifically prohibits 74.9 a person from disclosing patient identifying information in 74.10 connection with a report of suspected maltreatment, unless the 74.11 vulnerable adult, or the vulnerable adult's guardian, 74.12 conservator, or legal representative, has consented to 74.13 disclosure in a manner which conforms to federal requirements. 74.14 Facilities whose patients or residents are covered by such a 74.15 federal law shall seek consent to the disclosure of suspected 74.16 maltreatment from each patient or resident, or a guardian, 74.17 conservator, or legal representative, upon the patient's or 74.18 resident's admission to the facility. Persons who are 74.19 prohibited by federal law from reporting an incident of 74.20 suspected maltreatment shall immediately seek consent to make a 74.21 report. 74.22 (b) Verbal or physical aggression occurring between 74.23 patients, residents, or clients of a facility, or self-abusive 74.24 behavior by these persons does not constitute abuse unless the 74.25 behavior causes serious harm. The operator of the facility or a 74.26 designee shall record incidents of aggression and self-abusive 74.27 behavior to facilitate review by licensing agencies and county 74.28 and local welfare agencies. 74.29 (c) Accidents as defined in section 626.5572, subdivision 3. 74.30 (d) Events occurring in a facility that result from an 74.31 individual'ssingle mistakeerror in the provision of 74.32 therapeutic conduct to a vulnerable adult, asdefinedprovided 74.33 in section 626.5572, subdivision 17, paragraph (c), clause (4). 74.34 (e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a 74.35 report of financial exploitation, as defined in section 74.36 626.5572, subdivision 9, solely on the basis of the transfer of 75.1 money or property by gift or as compensation for services 75.2 rendered. 75.3 Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 75.4 626.557, subdivision 9d, is amended to read: 75.5 Subd. 9d. [ADMINISTRATIVE RECONSIDERATION OF FINAL 75.6 DISPOSITION OF MALTREATMENT AND DISQUALIFICATION BASED ON 75.7 SERIOUS OR RECURRING MALTREATMENT; REVIEW PANEL.] (a) Except as 75.8 provided under paragraph (e), any individual or facility which a 75.9 lead agency determines has maltreated a vulnerable adult, or the 75.10 vulnerable adult or an interested person acting on behalf of the 75.11 vulnerable adult, regardless of the lead agency's determination, 75.12 who contests the lead agency's final disposition of an 75.13 allegation of maltreatment, may request the lead agency to 75.14 reconsider its final disposition. The request for 75.15 reconsideration must be submitted in writing to the lead agency 75.16 within 15 calendar days after receipt of notice of final 75.17 disposition or, if the request is made by an interested person 75.18 who is not entitled to notice, within 15 days after receipt of 75.19 the notice by the vulnerable adult or the vulnerable adult's 75.20 legal guardian. An individual who was determined to have 75.21 maltreated a vulnerable adult under this section and who was 75.22 disqualified on the basis of serious or recurring maltreatment 75.23 under section 245A.04, subdivision 3d, may request 75.24 reconsideration of the maltreatment determination and the 75.25 disqualification. The request for reconsideration of the 75.26 maltreatment determination and the disqualification must be 75.27 submitted within 30 calendar days of the individual's receipt of 75.28 the notice of disqualification under section 245A.04, 75.29 subdivision 3a. 75.30 (b) Except as provided under paragraphs (e) and (f), if the 75.31 lead agency denies the request or fails to act upon the request 75.32 within 15 calendar days after receiving the request for 75.33 reconsideration, the person or facility entitled to a fair 75.34 hearing under section 256.045, may submit to the commissioner of 75.35 human services a written request for a hearing under that 75.36 statute. The vulnerable adult, or an interested person acting 76.1 on behalf of the vulnerable adult, may request a review by the 76.2 vulnerable adult maltreatment review panel under section 256.021 76.3 if the lead agency denies the request or fails to act upon the 76.4 request, or if the vulnerable adult or interested person 76.5 contests a reconsidered disposition. The lead agency shall 76.6 notify persons who request reconsideration of their rights under 76.7 this paragraph. The request must be submitted in writing to the 76.8 review panel and a copy sent to the lead agency within 30 76.9 calendar days of receipt of notice of a denial of a request for 76.10 reconsideration or of a reconsidered disposition. The request 76.11 must specifically identify the aspects of the agency 76.12 determination with which the person is dissatisfied. 76.13 (c) If, as a result of a reconsideration or review, the 76.14 lead agency changes the final disposition, it shall notify the 76.15 parties specified in subdivision 9c, paragraph (d). 76.16 (d) For purposes of this subdivision, "interested person 76.17 acting on behalf of the vulnerable adult" means a person 76.18 designated in writing by the vulnerable adult to act on behalf 76.19 of the vulnerable adult, or a legal guardian or conservator or 76.20 other legal representative, a proxy or health care agent 76.21 appointed under chapter 145B or 145C, or an individual who is 76.22 related to the vulnerable adult, as defined in section 245A.02, 76.23 subdivision 13. 76.24 (e) If an individual was disqualified under section 76.25 245A.04, subdivision 3d, on the basis of a determination of 76.26 maltreatment, which was serious or recurring, and the individual 76.27 has requested reconsideration of the maltreatment determination 76.28 under paragraph (a) and reconsideration of the disqualification 76.29 under section 245A.04, subdivision 3b, reconsideration of the 76.30 maltreatment determination and requested reconsideration of the 76.31 disqualification shall be consolidated into a single 76.32 reconsideration. If reconsideration of the maltreatment 76.33 determination is denied or if the disqualification is not set 76.34 aside or rescinded under section 245A.04, subdivision 3b, the 76.35 individual may request a fair hearing under section 256.045. If 76.36 an individualwho was disqualified on the basis of serious or77.1recurring maltreatmentrequests a fair hearingunder paragraph77.2(b)on the maltreatment and the disqualification, the scope of 77.3 the fair hearing shall include both the maltreatment 77.4 determination and the disqualification. 77.5 (f) If a maltreatment determination or a disqualification 77.6 based on serious or recurring maltreatment is the basis for a 77.7 denial of a license under section 245A.05 or a licensing 77.8 sanction under section 245A.07, the license holder has the right 77.9 to a contested case hearing under chapter 14 and Minnesota 77.10 Rules, parts 1400.8510 to 1400.8612 and successor rules. As 77.11 provided for under section 245A.08, the scope of the contested 77.12 case hearing shall include the maltreatment determination, 77.13 disqualification, and licensing sanction or denial of a 77.14 license. In such cases, a fair hearing shall not be conducted 77.15 under paragraph (b). If the disqualified subject is an 77.16 individual other than the license holder and upon whom a 77.17 background study must be conducted under section 245A.04, 77.18 subdivision 3, the hearings of all parties may be consolidated 77.19 into a single contested case hearing upon consent of all parties 77.20 and the administrative law judge. 77.21 (g) Until August 1, 2002, an individual or facility that 77.22 was determined by the commissioner of human services or the 77.23 commissioner of health to be responsible for neglect under 77.24 section 626.5572, subdivision 17, after October 1, 1995, and 77.25 before August 1, 2001, that believes that the finding of neglect 77.26 does not meet an amended definition of neglect may request a 77.27 reconsideration of the determination of neglect. The 77.28 commissioner of human services or the commissioner of health 77.29 shall mail a notice to the last known address of individuals who 77.30 are eligible to seek this reconsideration. The request for 77.31 reconsideration must state how the established findings no 77.32 longer meet the elements of the definition of neglect. The 77.33 commissioner shall review the request for reconsideration and 77.34 make a determination within 15 calendar days. The 77.35 commissioner's decision on this reconsideration is the final 77.36 agency action. 78.1 (1) For purposes of compliance with the data destruction 78.2 schedule under subdivision 12b, paragraph (d), when a finding of 78.3 substantiated maltreatment has been changed as a result of a 78.4 reconsideration under this paragraph, the date of the original 78.5 finding of a substantiated maltreatment must be used to 78.6 calculate the destruction date. 78.7 (2) For purposes of any background studies under section 78.8 245A.04, when a determination of substantiated maltreatment has 78.9 been changed as a result of a reconsideration under this 78.10 paragraph, any prior disqualification of the individual under 78.11 section 245A.04 that was based on this determination of 78.12 maltreatment shall be rescinded, and for future background 78.13 studies under section 245A.04 the commissioner must not use the 78.14 previous determination of substantiated maltreatment as a basis 78.15 for disqualification or as a basis for referring the 78.16 individual's maltreatment history to a health-related licensing 78.17 board under section 245A.04, subdivision 3d, paragraph (b). 78.18 Sec. 40. [REPEALER.] 78.19 Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 147B.01, subdivisions 8 78.20 and 15; and Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 78.21 256B.0621, subdivision 1, are repealed.