HF 521

as introduced - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to human services; providing supplementary 
  1.3             rates for certain group residential housing; amending 
  1.4             Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256I.05, by adding a 
  1.5             subdivision. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256I.05, is 
  1.8   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 1d.  [SUPPLEMENTARY RATES FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES 
  1.10  SERVING PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY.] A 
  1.11  county agency may negotiate a supplementary rate for facilities 
  1.12  of five or more persons if the facility meets the following 
  1.13  criteria:  
  1.14     (1) the facility is currently licensed as a board and 
  1.15  lodging establishment and is registered as of December 31, 1994, 
  1.16  with the department of health for providing specialized 
  1.17  services.  The specialized service payment is in addition to the 
  1.18  board and lodging rate; 
  1.19     (2) the facility provides 24-hour, year-round supportive 
  1.20  services by qualified, on-site staff responsive to persons with 
  1.21  a primary diagnosis of mental illness, chemical dependency, or 
  1.22  both and who have special needs, including, but not limited to: 
  1.23     (i) secure central storage of medications; 
  1.24     (ii) reminders and monitoring of medication for 
  1.25  self-administration; 
  2.1      (iii) individualized goal planning, updating, and 
  2.2   monitoring; and 
  2.3      (iv) assistance with setting up meetings, appointments, and 
  2.4   transportation; 
  2.5      (3) the residents have been offered an opportunity to apply 
  2.6   for admission to a licensed residential treatment program for 
  2.7   mental illness, chemical dependency, or both, have refused that 
  2.8   offer, and their refusal has been documented in writing; and 
  2.9      (4) the residents are not eligible for home- and 
  2.10  community-based service waivers because of their special need 
  2.11  for support. 
  2.12     The supplementary service rate must not exceed the rate 
  2.13  limits for the community alternatives for disabled individuals 
  2.14  waivered services program for individuals with a case mix "A" 
  2.15  classification.