SF 3967
1st Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/19/2026 09:12 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying the due date of the pediatric hospital-to-home
transition pilot program report; amending Laws 2024, chapter 125, article 1, section
47.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Laws 2024, chapter 125, article 1, section 47, is amended to read:
Sec. 47. DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL-TO-HOME
TRANSITION PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) The commissioner of human services must award a single competitive grant to a
home care nursing provider to develop and implement, in coordination with the commissioner
of health, Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital, Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare,
and Children's Minnesota of St. Paul and Minneapolis, a pilot program to expedite and
facilitate pediatric hospital-to-home discharges for patients receiving services in this state
under medical assistance, including under the community alternative care waiver, community
access for disability inclusion waiver, and developmental disabilities waiver.
(b) Grant money awarded under this section must be used only to support the
administrative, training, and auxiliary services necessary to reduce:
(1) delayed discharge days due to unavailability of home care nursing staffing to
accommodate complex pediatric patients;
(2) avoidable rehospitalization days for pediatric patients;
(3) unnecessary emergency department utilization by pediatric patients following
discharge;
(4) long-term nursing needs for pediatric patients; and
(5) the number of school days missed by pediatric patients.
(c) Grant money must not be used to supplant payment rates for services covered under
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.
(d) No later than December 15, deleted text begin 2026deleted text end new text begin 2027new text end , the commissioner must prepare a report
summarizing the impact of the pilot program that includes but is not limited to: (1) the
number of delayed discharge days eliminated; (2) the number of rehospitalization days
eliminated; (3) the number of unnecessary emergency department admissions eliminated;
(4) the number of missed school days eliminated; and (5) an estimate of the return on
investment of the pilot program.
(e) The commissioner must submit the report under paragraph (d) to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and
human services finance and policy.