HF 1489

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/13/2013 02:55pm

A bill for an act
relating to human services; requiring a pay increase for employees of
community-based services facilities serving individuals with developmental
disabilities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin PROVIDER RATE INCREASE.
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new text begin (a) By January 15, 2014, the commissioner of human services shall make a wage
adjustment for direct-care staff employed at community-based services facilities serving
persons with developmental disabilities and all other community-based residential and
hourly services to individuals with developmental disabilities equal to five percent. The
commissioner shall make an adjustment to the intermediate care facilities payment rate
and to all other community-based residential and hourly services to individuals with
developmental disabilities by five percent to reflect this increased compensation for
direct-care staff. The increase in compensation for employees under this section must go
to increase the compensation of direct-care employees and not to the administrator, central
office staff, or person paid by the provider under a management contract.
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new text begin (b) Providers that receive a rate increase under paragraph (a) shall provide
documentation to the commissioner and those counties with whom they have a contract
that specifies the provider has developed and implemented a compensation increase for
employees within six months of receiving the payment rate increase in paragraph (a)
that is binding for existing and future staff.
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new text begin (c) A facility's payment reimbursement rate under this section is subject to audit by the
commissioner and may be reduced or eliminated if the provider does not comply with the
provider's commitment to increase spending to improve wages for direct-care employees.
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