SF 892

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 08/21/2015 04:00pm

A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying eligibility for group residential housing;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 256I.04, subdivision 1; 256I.06,
subdivision 8.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256I.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Individual eligibility requirements.

An individual is eligible for
and entitled to a group residential housing payment to be made on the individual's behalf
if the agency has approved the individual's residence in a group residential housing setting
and the individual meets the requirements in paragraph (a) deleted text begin or deleted text end new text begin , new text end (b) new text begin , or (c) new text end .

(a) The individual is aged, blind, or is over 18 years of age and disabled as
determined under the criteria used by the title II program of the Social Security Act, and
meets the resource restrictions and standards of section 256P.02, and the individual's
countable income after deducting the (1) exclusions and disregards of the SSI program,
(2) the medical assistance personal needs allowance under section 256B.35, and (3) an
amount equal to the income actually made available to a community spouse by an elderly
waiver participant under the provisions of sections 256B.0575, paragraph (a), clause
(4), and 256B.058, subdivision 2, is less than the monthly rate specified in the agency's
agreement with the provider of group residential housing in which the individual resides.

(b) The individual meets a category of eligibility under section 256D.05, subdivision
1, paragraph (a), and the individual's resources are less than the standards specified by
section 256P.02, and the individual's countable income as determined under sections
256D.01 to 256D.21, less the medical assistance personal needs allowance under section
256B.35 is less than the monthly rate specified in the agency's agreement with the provider
of group residential housing in which the individual resides.

new text begin (c) The individual receives licensed residential crisis stabilization services under
section 256B.0624, subdivision 7, and is receiving medical assistance. The individual may
receive concurrent group residential housing payments when receiving licensed residential
crisis stabilization services according to section 256B.0624, subdivision 7.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256I.06, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Amount of group residential housing payment.

new text begin (a) new text end The amount of
a group residential housing payment to be made on behalf of an eligible individual is
determined by subtracting the individual's countable income under section 256I.04,
subdivision 1, for a whole calendar month from the group residential housing charge for
that same month. The group residential housing charge is determined by multiplying the
group residential housing rate times the period of time the individual was a resident or
temporarily absent under section 256I.05, subdivision 1c, paragraph (d).

new text begin (b) For an individual who receives licensed residential crisis stabilization services
according to section 256B.0624, subdivision 7, the amount of group residential housing
payment is determined by multiplying the group residential housing rate times the period
of time the individual was a resident.
new text end