Minnesota Legislature
SF 1020
as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/15/2023 02:41pm
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A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying essential community supports; appropriating
money for a grant for respite services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section
256B.0922, subdivision 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.0922, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Essential community supports.
(a) The purpose of the essential
community supports program is to provide targeted services to persons age 65 and older
who need essential community support, but whose needs do not meet the level of care
required for nursing facility placement under section 144.0724, subdivision 11.
(b) Essential community supports are available not to exceed deleted text begin $400deleted text end new text begin $600new text end per person per
month. Essential community supports may be used as authorized within an authorization
period not to exceed 12 months. Services must be available to a person who:
(1) is age 65 or older;
(2) is not eligible for medical assistance;
(3) has received a community assessment under section 256B.0911, subdivisions 17 to
21, 23, 24, or 27, and does not require the level of care provided in a nursing facility;
(4) meets the financial eligibility criteria for the alternative care program under section
256B.0913, subdivision 4;
(5) has an assessment summary; and
(6) has been determined by a community assessment under section 256B.0911,
subdivisions 17 to 21, 23, 24, or 27, to be a person who would require provision of at least
one of the following services, as defined in the approved elderly waiver plan, in order to
maintain their community residence:
(i) adult day services;
(ii) caregiver supportnew text begin , including respite carenew text end ;
(iii) homemaker support;
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(iv) companion services;
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deleted text begin (iv)deleted text end new text begin (v)new text end chores;
deleted text begin (v)deleted text end new text begin (vi)new text end a personal emergency response device or system;
deleted text begin (vi)deleted text end new text begin (vii)new text end home-delivered meals; or
deleted text begin (vii)deleted text end new text begin (viii)new text end community living assistance as defined by the commissioner.
(c) The person receiving any of the essential community supports in this subdivision
must also receive service coordination, not to exceed $600 in a 12-month authorization
period, as part of their assessment summary.
(d) A person who has been determined to be eligible for essential community supports
must be reassessed at least annually and continue to meet the criteria in paragraph (b) to
remain eligible for essential community supports.
(e) The commissioner is authorized to use federal matching funds for essential community
supports as necessary and to meet demand for essential community supports as outlined in
subdivision 2, and that amount of federal funds is appropriated to the commissioner for this
purpose.
Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; RESPITE SERVICES GRANT.
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$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from
the general fund to the commissioner of human services to establish a grant program for
respite services for older adults with dementia. The commissioner must award grants on a
competitive basis to respite service providers.
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