SF 1429

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/18/2019 03:26pm

A bill for an act
relating to human services; directing the commissioner of human services to seek
an amendment to the brain injury waiver; modifying the definition of traumatic
brain injury for the state traumatic brain injury program; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2018, section 256B.093, subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 256B.093, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Eligibility.

Persons eligible for traumatic brain injury administrative case
management and consultation must be eligible medical assistance recipients who have
traumatic or certain acquired brain injury new text begin , including a brain injury acquired by fetal alcohol
exposure, new text end and are at risk of institutionalization.

Sec. 2. new text begin DIRECTION TO THE COMMISSIONER.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of human services shall seek to amend the brain injury waiver to
include, as eligible persons, individuals with a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnosis
who are not being served under the developmental disability waiver.
new text end