Minnesota Legislature
HF 4273
as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/09/2020 01:29pm
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A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying customized living quality improvement
grants; amending Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 9, article 4, section 28;
article 14, section 2, subdivision 27.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 9, article 4, section 28, is amended
to read:
Sec. 28. deleted text begin DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER; ELDERLY WAIVERdeleted text end CUSTOMIZED
LIVING deleted text begin SERVICE PROVIDERSdeleted text end new text begin QUALITY IMPROVEMENT GRANTSnew text end .
(a) The commissioner of human services shall develop incentive-based grants to deleted text begin be
available during fiscal years 2020 and 2021 only for elderly waiverdeleted text end new text begin providers of new text end customized
living deleted text begin service providersdeleted text end new text begin services under the brain injury, community access for disability
inclusion, and elderly waivers new text end for achieving outcomes specified in a contract. The
commissioner may solicit proposals from providers and implement those that, on a
competitive basis, best meet the state's policy objectives, giving preference to providers that
serve at least 75 percent elderly waiver participantsnew text begin or at least 25 percent brain injury or
community access for disability inclusion waiver participantsnew text end . The commissioner shall limit
expenditures under this subdivision to the amount appropriated for this purpose.
(b) In establishing the specified outcomes and related criteria, the commissioner shall
consider the following state policy objectives:
(1) provide more efficient, higher quality services;
(2) encourage home and community-based services providers to innovate;
(3) equip home and community-based services providers with organizational tools and
expertise to improve their quality;
(4) incentivize home and community-based services providers to invest in better services;
and
(5) disseminate successful performance improvement strategies statewide.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2020.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 9, article 14, section 2, subdivision 27,
is amended to read:
Subd. 27.Grant Programs; Aging and Adult
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32,311,000 |
32,495,000 |
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Incentive-Based Grants for Customized
Living Service Providers. $500,000 in fiscal
year 2020 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2021
are for incentive-based grants to new text begin brain injury,
community access for disability inclusion, and
new text end elderly waiver customized living service
providers under deleted text begin article 4, section 28deleted text end new text begin Minnesota
Statutes, section 256.479new text end .
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2020.
new text end
Sec. 3. new text begin REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
new text end
new text begin
The revisor of statutes shall codify Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 9, article
4, section 28, as amended in this act, as Minnesota Statutes, section 256.479.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2020.
new text end