Minnesota Legislature
HF 1880
as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/16/2023 01:41pm
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A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying the disability waiver rate system; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.4914, subdivisions 3, 5, 5a, 5b, 9, by adding
a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.4914, subdivisions
9a, 10c.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.4914, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Applicable services.
Applicable services are those authorized under the state's
home and community-based services waivers under sections 256B.092 and 256B.49,
including the following, as defined in the federally approved home and community-based
services plan:
(1) 24-hour customized living;
(2) adult day services;
(3) adult day services bath;
(4) community residential services;
(5) customized living;
(6) day support services;
(7) employment development services;
(8) employment exploration services;
(9) employment support services;
(10) family residential services;
(11) individualized home supports;
(12) individualized home supports with family training;
(13) individualized home supports with training;
(14) integrated community supports;
(15) night supervision;
(16) positive support services;
(17) prevocational services;
(18) residential support services;
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(19) respite services;
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deleted text begin (20)deleted text end new text begin (19)new text end transportation services; and
deleted text begin (21)deleted text end new text begin (20)new text end other services as approved by the federal government in the state home and
community-based services waiver plan.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2024, or upon federal approval,
whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor of statutes
when federal approval is obtained.
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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.4914, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Base wage index; establishment and updates.
(a) The base wage index is
established to determine staffing costs associated with providing services to individuals
receiving home and community-based services. For purposes of calculating the base wage,
Minnesota-specific wages taken from job descriptions and standard occupational
classification (SOC) codes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics as defined in the Occupational
Handbook must be used.
(b) The commissioner shall update the base wage index in subdivision 5a, publish these
updated values, and load them into the rate management system as follows:
(1) on January 1, deleted text begin 2022deleted text end new text begin 2024new text end , based on new text begin the most recently available new text end wage data by SOC
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics deleted text begin available as of December 31, 2019deleted text end ;
(2) on deleted text begin November 1, 2024deleted text end new text begin January 1, 2025new text end , based on new text begin the most recently available new text end wage
data by SOC from the Bureau of Labor Statistics deleted text begin available as of December 31, 2021deleted text end ; and
(3) on deleted text begin July 1, 2026deleted text end new text begin January 1, 2027new text end , and every two years thereafter, based onnew text begin the most
recently availablenew text end wage data by SOC from the Bureau of Labor Statistics deleted text begin available 30 months
and one day prior to the scheduled updatedeleted text end .
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2024, or upon federal approval,
whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor of statutes
when federal approval is obtained.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.4914, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
Subd. 5a.
Base wage index; calculations.
The base wage index must be calculated as
follows:
(1) for supervisory staff, 100 percent of the median wage for community and social
services specialist (SOC code 21-1099), with the exception of the supervisor of positive
supports professional, positive supports analyst, and positive supports specialist, which is
100 percent of the median wage for clinical counseling and school psychologist (SOC code
19-3031)new text begin . The base wage for supervisory staff must not be less than 130 percent of the total
hourly direct support wage, including the competitive workforce factor, for the servicenew text end ;
(2) for registered nurse staff, 100 percent of the median wage for registered nurses (SOC
code 29-1141);
(3) for licensed practical nurse staff, 100 percent of the median wage for licensed practical
nurses (SOC code 29-2061);
(4) for residential asleep-overnight staff, the minimum wage in Minnesota for large
employers, with the exception of asleep-overnight staff for family residential services, which
is 36 percent of the minimum wage in Minnesota for large employers;
(5) for residential direct care staff, the sum of:
(i) 15 percent of the subtotal of 50 percent of the median wage for home health and
personal care aide (SOC code 31-1120); 30 percent of the median wage for nursing assistant
(SOC code 31-1131); and 20 percent of the median wage for social and human services
aide (SOC code 21-1093); and
(ii) 85 percent of the subtotal of 40 percent of the median wage for home health and
personal care aide (SOC code 31-1120); 20 percent of the median wage for nursing assistant
(SOC code deleted text begin 31-1014deleted text end new text begin 31-1131new text end ); 20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician
(SOC code 29-2053); and 20 percent of the median wage for social and human services
aide (SOC code 21-1093);
(6) for adult day services staff, 70 percent of the median wage for nursing assistant (SOC
code 31-1131); and 30 percent of the median wage for home health and personal care aide
(SOC code 31-1120);
(7) for day support services staff and prevocational services staff, 20 percent of the
median wage for nursing assistant (SOC code 31-1131); 20 percent of the median wage for
psychiatric technician (SOC code 29-2053); and 60 percent of the median wage for social
and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093);
(8) for positive supports analyst staff, 100 percent of the median wage for substance
abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselor (SOC code 21-1018);
(9) for positive supports professional staff, 100 percent of the median wage for clinical
counseling and school psychologist (SOC code 19-3031);
(10) for positive supports specialist staff, 100 percent of the median wage for psychiatric
technicians (SOC code 29-2053);
(11) for individualized home supports with family training staff, 20 percent of the median
wage for nursing aide (SOC code 31-1131); 30 percent of the median wage for community
social service specialist (SOC code 21-1099); 40 percent of the median wage for social and
human services aide (SOC code 21-1093); and ten percent of the median wage for psychiatric
technician (SOC code 29-2053);
(12) for individualized home supports with training services staff, 40 percent of the
median wage for community social service specialist (SOC code 21-1099); 50 percent of
the median wage for social and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093); and ten percent
of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC code 29-2053);
(13) for employment support services staff, 50 percent of the median wage for
rehabilitation counselor (SOC code 21-1015); and 50 percent of the median wage for
community and social services specialist (SOC code 21-1099);
(14) for employment exploration services staff, 50 percent of the median wage for
deleted text begin rehabilitation counselordeleted text end new text begin education, guidance, school, and vocational counselorsnew text end (SOC code
deleted text begin 21-1015deleted text end new text begin 21-1012new text end ); and 50 percent of the median wage for community and social services
specialist (SOC code 21-1099);
(15) for employment development services staff, 50 percent of the median wage for
education, guidance, school, and vocational counselors (SOC code 21-1012); and 50 percent
of the median wage for community and social services specialist (SOC code 21-1099);
(16) for individualized home support without training staff, 50 percent of the median
wage for home health and personal care aide (SOC code 31-1120); and 50 percent of the
median wage for nursing assistant (SOC code 31-1131);new text begin and
new text end
(17) for night supervision staff, 40 percent of the median wage for home health and
personal care aide (SOC code 31-1120); 20 percent of the median wage for nursing assistant
(SOC code 31-1131); 20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC code
29-2053); and 20 percent of the median wage for social and human services aide (SOC code
21-1093)deleted text begin ; anddeleted text end new text begin .
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(18) for respite staff, 50 percent of the median wage for home health and personal care
aide (SOC code 31-1131); and 50 percent of the median wage for nursing assistant (SOC
code 31-1014).
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2024, or upon federal approval,
whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor of statutes
when federal approval is obtained.
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Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.4914, subdivision 5b, is amended to read:
Subd. 5b.
Standard component value adjustments.
The commissioner shall update
the client and programming support, transportation, and program facility cost component
values as required in subdivisions 6 to 9a for changes in the Consumer Price Index. The
commissioner shall adjust these values higher or lower, publish these updated values, and
load them into the rate management system as follows:
(1) on January 1, deleted text begin 2022deleted text end new text begin 2024new text end , by the percentage change in the CPI-U from the date of
the previous update to the data available on deleted text begin December 31, 2019deleted text end new text begin June 30, 2023new text end ;
(2) on deleted text begin November 1, 2024deleted text end new text begin January 1, 2025new text end , by the percentage change in the CPI-U from
the date of the previous update to the data available as of deleted text begin December 31, 2021deleted text end new text begin June 30, 2024new text end ;
and
(3) on deleted text begin July 1, 2026deleted text end new text begin January 1, 2027new text end , and every two years thereafter, by the percentage
change in the CPI-U from the date of the previous update to the data available deleted text begin 30deleted text end new text begin sixnew text end months
and one day prior to the scheduled update.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2024, or upon federal approval,
whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor of statutes
when federal approval is obtained.
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Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.4914, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 5f. new text end
new text begin Competitive workforce factor adjustments. new text end
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(a) On January 1, 2024, January
1, 2025, and every two years thereafter beginning on January 1, 2027, the commissioner
shall update the competitive workforce factor to equal the percent difference between:
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(1) the most recently available wage data by SOC for the weighted average wage for
direct care staff for residential services and direct care staff for day services; and
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(2) the most recently available wage data by SOC of the weighted average wage of
comparable occupations.
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new text begin
(b) For each update of the competitive workforce factor, the update must not decrease
the competitive workforce factor by more than two percentage points. If the competitive
workforce factor is less than or equal to zero, then the competitive workforce factor is zero.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2024, or upon federal approval,
whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor of statutes
when federal approval is obtained.
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Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.4914, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
Subd. 9.
Unit-based services without programming; component values and
calculation of payment rates.
(a) For the purposes of this section, unit-based services
without programming include individualized home supports without training and night
supervision provided to an individual outside of any service plan for a day program or
residential support service. deleted text begin Unit-based services without programming do not include respite.
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(b) Component values for unit-based services without programming are:
(1) competitive workforce factor: 4.7 percent;
(2) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;
(3) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;
(4) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;
(5) program plan support ratio: 7.0 percent;
(6) client programming and support ratio: 2.3 percent, updated as specified in subdivision
5b;
(7) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;
(8) program-related expense ratio: 2.9 percent; and
(9) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.
(c) A unit of service for unit-based services without programming is 15 minutes.
(d) Payments for unit-based services without programming must be calculated as follows
unless the services are reimbursed separately as part of a residential support services or day
program payment rate:
(1) determine the number of units of service to meet a recipient's needs;
(2) determine the appropriate hourly staff wage rates derived by the commissioner as
provided in subdivisions 5 to 5a;
(3) except for subdivision 5a, clauses (1) to (4), multiply the result of clause (2) by the
product of one plus the competitive workforce factor;
(4) for a recipient requiring customization for deaf and hard-of-hearing language
accessibility under subdivision 12, add the customization rate provided in subdivision 12
to the result of clause (3);
(5) multiply the number of direct staffing hours by the appropriate staff wage;
(6) multiply the number of direct staffing hours by the product of the supervisory span
of control ratio and the appropriate supervisory staff wage in subdivision 5a, clause (1);
(7) combine the results of clauses (5) and (6), and multiply the result by one plus the
employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio. This is defined as the direct staffing
rate;
(8) for program plan support, multiply the result of clause (7) by one plus the program
plan support ratio;
(9) for employee-related expenses, multiply the result of clause (8) by one plus the
employee-related cost ratio;
(10) for client programming and supports, multiply the result of clause (9) by one plus
the client programming and support ratio;
(11) this is the subtotal rate;
(12) sum the standard general administrative support ratio, the program-related expense
ratio, and the absence and utilization factor ratio;
(13) divide the result of clause (11) by one minus the result of clause (12). This is the
total payment amount;
(14) for individualized home supports without training provided in a shared manner,
divide the total payment amount in clause (13) by the number of service recipients, not to
exceed two; and
(15) adjust the result of clause (14) by a factor to be determined by the commissioner
to adjust for regional differences in the cost of providing services.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective January 1, 2024, or upon federal approval,
whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor of statutes
when federal approval is obtained.
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Sec. 7. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end
new text begin
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.4914, subdivisions 9a and 10c,
new text end
new text begin
are repealed
effective January 1, 2024, or upon federal approval, whichever is later. The commissioner
of human services shall notify the revisor of statutes when federal approval is obtained.
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APPENDIX
Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 23-03561
256B.4914 HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES WAIVERS; RATE SETTING.
Subd. 9a.
Respite services; component values and calculation of payment rates.
(a) For the purposes of this section, respite services include respite services provided to an individual outside of any service plan for a day program or residential support service.
(b) Component values for respite services are:
(1) competitive workforce factor: 4.7 percent;
(2) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;
(3) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;
(4) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;
(5) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;
(6) program-related expense ratio: 2.9 percent; and
(7) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.
(c) A unit of service for respite services is 15 minutes.
(d) Payments for respite services must be calculated as follows unless the service is reimbursed separately as part of a residential support services or day program payment rate:
(1) determine the number of units of service to meet an individual's needs;
(2) determine the appropriate hourly staff wage rates derived by the commissioner as provided in subdivisions 5 and 5a;
(3) except for subdivision 5a, clauses (1) to (4), multiply the result of clause (2) by the product of one plus the competitive workforce factor;
(4) for a recipient requiring deaf and hard-of-hearing customization under subdivision 12, add the customization rate provided in subdivision 12 to the result of clause (3);
(5) multiply the number of direct staffing hours by the appropriate staff wage;
(6) multiply the number of direct staffing hours by the product of the supervisory span of control ratio and the appropriate supervisory staff wage in subdivision 5a, clause (1);
(7) combine the results of clauses (5) and (6), and multiply the result by one plus the employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio. This is defined as the direct staffing rate;
(8) for employee-related expenses, multiply the result of clause (7) by one plus the employee-related cost ratio;
(9) this is the subtotal rate;
(10) sum the standard general administrative support ratio, the program-related expense ratio, and the absence and utilization factor ratio;
(11) divide the result of clause (9) by one minus the result of clause (10). This is the total payment amount;
(12) for respite services provided in a shared manner, divide the total payment amount in clause (11) by the number of service recipients, not to exceed three; and
(13) adjust the result of clause (12) by a factor to be determined by the commissioner to adjust for regional differences in the cost of providing services.
Subd. 10c.
Reporting and analysis of competitive workforce factor.
(a) Beginning February 1, 2021, and every two years thereafter, the commissioner shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over health and human services policy and finance an analysis of the competitive workforce factor.
(b) The report must include recommendations to update the competitive workforce factor using:
(1) the most recently available wage data by SOC code for the weighted average wage for direct care staff for residential services and direct care staff for day services;
(2) the most recently available wage data by SOC code of the weighted average wage of comparable occupations; and
(3) workforce data as required under subdivision 10b.
(c) The commissioner shall not recommend an increase or decrease of the competitive workforce factor from the current value by more than two percentage points. If, after a biennial analysis for the next report, the competitive workforce factor is less than or equal to zero, the commissioner shall recommend a competitive workforce factor of zero.