1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; expanding medical assistance hospice service coverage 
1.3 	to include room and board;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.0625, 
1.4 	subdivision 22.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.0625, subdivision 22, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 22.Hospice care. Medical assistance covers hospice care services under Public 
1.9 	Law 99-272, section 9505, to the extent authorized by rule, except that:
1.10 	(1) a recipient age 21 or under who elects to receive hospice services does not waive 
1.11 	coverage for services that are related to the treatment of the condition for which a diagnosis 
1.12 	of terminal illness has been made; and
1.13 	(2) room and board expenses are covered for persons receiving hospice services in a 
1.14 	community-based setting, to the extent room and board expenses are not otherwise covered 
1.15 	under this chapter or chapter 256I.