as introduced - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) 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 1994, 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 1994, section 256I.05, is 1.8 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 1.9 Subd. 1d. [SUPPLEMENTARY RATES FOR CERTAIN SETTINGS 1.10 SERVING PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY.] 1.11 Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions 1a and 1c, a 1.12 county agency may, at its option, negotiate a supplementary rate 1.13 for settings of five or more persons according to clauses (1) to 1.14 (4): 1.15 (1) the setting provides 24-hour support services to 1.16 persons with special needs for support; 1.17 (2) the residents have been offered an opportunity to apply 1.18 for admission to a licensed residential treatment program for 1.19 mental illness or chemical dependency and have refused that 1.20 offer and their refusal has been documented in writing; 1.21 (3) the residents are not eligible for home and 1.22 community-based service waivers because of their special need 1.23 for support; and 1.24 (4) the supplementary service rate does not exceed the 1.25 limits for residential care services described in section 2.1 256B.0913, subdivision 5, for an individual with a case mix "A" 2.2 classification.