1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; modifying adult foster care licensing requirements;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.0919, subdivision 3.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.0919, subdivision 3, is amended to 
1.6 	read:
1.7 		Subd. 3.County certification of persons providing adult foster care to related 
1.8 	persons. A person exempt from licensure under section 245A.03, subdivision 2, who 
1.9 	provides adult foster care to a related individual age 65 18 and older, and who meets 
1.10 	the requirements in Minnesota Rules, parts 9555.5105 to 9555.6265, may be certified 
1.11 	by the county to provide adult foster care. A person certified by the county to provide 
1.12 	adult foster care may be reimbursed for services provided and eligible for funding under 
1.13 	sections 256B.0913 and 256B.0915, if the relative would suffer a financial hardship as 
1.14 	a result of providing care. For purposes of this subdivision, financial hardship refers 
1.15 	to a situation in which a relative incurs a substantial reduction in income as a result of 
1.16 	resigning from a full-time job or taking a leave of absence without pay from a full-time 
1.17 	job to care for the client.