Relating to human services

ARTICLE 1 - REDESIGNING HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES

Establishing community first services and supports (CFSS) medical assistance state plan option; modifying law enforcement common entry point maltreatment of vulnerable adults reporting

ARTICLE 2 - SAFE AND HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN

Expanding background studies for foster placement; defining adoption assistance to include medical coverage; "Northstar Care for Children Act"; authorizing certain benefits to support a child in need who is served by the Minnesota child welfare system and who is the responsibility of the state, local county social service agencies, or tribal social service agencies or otherwise eligible for federal adoption assistance, specifying scope of the act and providing regulations; specifying eligibility for foster care benefits, guardianship assistance eligibility, and adoption assistance eligibility; requiring child assessments for benefits determination; requiring certain agreements for guardianship or adoption assistance benefits; specifying Northstar Care for Children benefits and payments; specifying federal, state, and local shares and administration and appeals

ARTICLE 3 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM INTEGRITY

Expanding data sharing requirements for registration of predatory offenders purposes and requiring the development of an electronic process for criminal history information agency background studies; providing for fraud investigations in the child care assistance program

ARTICLE 4 - WAIVER PROVIDER STANDARDS

Modifying home and community-based health services; specifying psychotropic medication use and monitoring; modifying protection standards; establishing record requirements; modifying policy and procedures

ARTICLE 5 - HOME CARE PROVIDERS

Classifying department of health data; providing regulations for home care provider and home care services, requiring licensure, specifying issuance of temporary license and license renewal, surveys and investigations, enforcement, background studies, compliance, innovation variance, home care provider responsibilities, medication management, treatment and therapy management, client record requirements, home care provider staff, orientation and annual training requirements, services, and employee health status; establishing and providing for the department of health licensed home care provider advisory council; providing for new licensees and transition home care licensing implementation and transition; registering home care managers

ARTICLE 6 - HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Modifying health department definitions; changing the office of the state registrar to the office of vital records; providing a security of vital records system; providing for amendment and correction of vital records; modifying vital records information disclosure; requiring a commissioner of health issued license to operate an alkaline hydrolysis facility, providing for license renewal; making conforming changes
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