HF 2449

1st Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/10/2014 03:18pm

A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying group residential housing agreements;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256I.04, subdivision 2b.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256I.04, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:

Subd. 2b.

Group residential housing agreements.

new text begin (a) new text end Agreements between county
agencies and providers of group residential housing must be in writing and must specify
the name and address under which the establishment subject to the agreement does
business and under which the establishment, or service provider, if different from the
group residential housing establishment, is licensed by the Department of Health or the
Department of Human Services; the specific license or registration from the Department
of Health or the Department of Human Services held by the provider and the number
of beds subject to that license; the address of the location or locations at which group
residential housing is provided under this agreement; the per diem and monthly rates that
are to be paid from group residential housing funds for each eligible resident at each
location; the number of beds at each location which are subject to the group residential
housing agreement; whether the license holder is a not-for-profit corporation under section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and a statement that the agreement is subject to
the provisions of sections 256I.01 to 256I.06 and subject to any changes to those sections.
Group residential housing agreements may be terminated with or without cause by either
the county or the provider with two calendar months prior notice.

new text begin (b) The commissioner may enter directly into an agreement with a provider serving
veterans who meet the eligibility criteria of this section and reside in a setting according to
subdivision 2a, located in Stearns County. Responsibility for monitoring and oversight of
this setting shall remain with Stearns County. This agreement may be terminated with
or without cause by either the commissioner or the provider with two calendar months
prior notice. This agreement shall be subject to the requirements of county agreements
and negotiated rates in subdivisions 1, paragraphs (a) and (b), and 2, and sections 256I.05,
subdivisions 1 and 1c, and 256I.06, subdivision 7.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end