Minnesota Legislature
HF 4675
as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 04/09/2024 12:22pm
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A bill for an act
relating to human services; directing the commissioner of human services to expand
reimbursement for overtime, overnight asleep services, and consecutive shifts for
personal care assistants and community-first services and supports workers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. new text begin DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER; PERMITTING OVERTIME
REIMBURSEMENT FOR PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANTS AND
COMMUNITY-FIRST SERVICES AND SUPPORTS WORKERS.
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(a) By July 1, 2024, the commissioner of human services, in consultation with staff from
the Office of the Revisor of Statutes; House Research Department; House Fiscal Analysis;
and Senate Counsel, Research and Fiscal Analysis, shall prepare legislation for introduction
in the 2025 legislative session proposing the statutory changes needed to permit
reimbursement of personal care assistants and community-first services and supports workers
to provide up to eight hours of overtime per week per worker beyond the maximum number
of reimbursable hours per month.
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(b) By January 1, 2025, the commissioner of human services shall submit to the federal
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services any necessary changes to applicable waivers
or amendments to the state plan to permit reimbursement of personal care assistants and
community-first services and supports workers to provide up to eight hours of overtime per
week per worker beyond the maximum number of reimbursable hours per month.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2. new text begin DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER; PERMITTING OVERNIGHT ASLEEP
SERVICES REIMBURSEMENT FOR PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANTS AND
COMMUNITY-FIRST SERVICES AND SUPPORTS WORKERS.
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(a) By July 1, 2024, the commissioner of human services, in consultation with staff from
the Office of the Revisor of Statutes; House Research Department; House Fiscal Analysis;
and Senate Counsel, Research and Fiscal Analysis, shall prepare legislation for introduction
in the 2025 legislative session proposing the statutory changes needed to permit
reimbursement of personal care assistants and community-first services and supports workers
to provide asleep or awake staffing overnight in the same manner as direct support
professionals under the brain injury waiver, community alternative care waiver, community
access for disability inclusion waiver, and developmental disabilities waiver.
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new text begin
(b) By January 1, 2025, the commissioner of human services shall submit to the federal
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services any necessary changes to applicable waivers
or amendments to the state plan to permit reimbursement of personal care assistants and
community-first services and supports workers to provide asleep or awake staffing overnight
in the same manner as direct support professionals under the brain injury waiver, community
alternative care waiver, community access for disability inclusion waiver, and developmental
disabilities waiver.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 3. new text begin DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER; PERMITTING REIMBURSEMENT
FOR SHIFTS OF 24 HOURS OR LONGER FOR PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANTS
AND COMMUNITY-FIRST SERVICES AND SUPPORTS WORKERS.
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(a) By July 1, 2024, the commissioner of human services, in consultation with staff from
the Office of the Revisor of Statutes; House Research Department; House Fiscal Analysis;
and Senate Counsel, Research and Fiscal Analysis, shall prepare legislation for introduction
in the 2025 legislative session proposing the statutory changes needed to permit
reimbursement of personal care assistants and community-first services and supports workers
to provide services in shifts of up to 80 consecutive hours when otherwise compliant with
federal and state labor laws.
new text end
new text begin
(b) By January 1, 2025, the commissioner of human services shall submit to the federal
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services any necessary changes to applicable waivers
or amendments to the state plan to permit reimbursement of personal care assistants and
community-first services and supports workers to provide services in shifts of up to 80
consecutive hours when otherwise compliant with federal and state labor laws.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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