HF 3009

1st Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 04/11/2016 04:55pm

A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying provisions governing caregiver support
programs and services; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [256.9755] CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAMS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Program goals. new text end

new text begin It is the goal of all area agencies on aging and
caregiver support programs to support family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's
disease or other related dementias who are living in the community by:
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new text begin (1) promoting caregiver support programs that serve Minnesotans in their homes and
communities; and
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new text begin (2) providing, within the limits of available funds, the caregiver support services
that will enable the family caregiver to access caregiver support programs in the most
cost-effective and efficient manner.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Authority. new text end

new text begin The Minnesota Board on Aging shall allocate to area agencies
on aging the state and federal funds which are received for the caregiver support program
in a manner consistent with federal requirements.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Caregiver support services. new text end

new text begin Funds allocated to an area agency on aging
for caregiver support services must be used in a manner consistent with the federal Older
Americans Act caregiver support program to reach family caregivers of persons with
Alzheimer's disease or related dementias. The funds must be used to provide social,
nonmedical, community-based services and activities that provide respite for caregivers
and social interaction for participants.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAMS.
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new text begin $200,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of human services for the Minnesota Board on Aging for the purposes
of caregiver support programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.9755. This
appropriation is added to the base.
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