SF 2513

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 02/21/2018 09:01am

A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying housing support; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2016, section 256I.04, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2017
Supplement, sections 256I.03, subdivision 8; 256I.04, subdivision 2b.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 256I.03, subdivision 8, is amended
to read:

Subd. 8.

Supplementary services.

"Supplementary services" means housing support
services provided to individuals in addition to room and board including, but not limited
to, oversight and up to 24-hour supervision, medication reminders, assistance with
transportation, arranging for meetings and appointments, and arranging for medical and
social services. new text begin Providers must comply with section 256I.04, subdivision 2h.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 256I.04, subdivision 2b, is amended
to read:

Subd. 2b.

Housing support agreements.

(a) Agreements between agencies and providers
of housing support must be in writing on a form developed and approved by the commissioner
and must specify the name and address under which the establishment subject to the
agreement does business and under which the establishment, or service provider, if different
from the group residential housing establishment, is licensed by the Department of Health
or the Department of Human Services; the specific license or registration from the
Department of Health or the Department of Human Services held by the provider and the
number of beds subject to that license; the address of the location or locations at which
group residential housing is provided under this agreement; the per diem and monthly rates
that are to be paid from housing support funds for each eligible resident at each location;
the number of beds at each location which are subject to the agreement; whether the license
holder is a not-for-profit corporation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
and a statement that the agreement is subject to the provisions of sections 256I.01 to 256I.06
and subject to any changes to those sections.

(b) Providers are required to verify the following minimum requirements in the
agreement:

(1) current license or registration, including authorization if managing or monitoring
medications;

(2) all staff who have direct contact with recipients meet the staff qualifications;

(3) the provision of housing support;

(4) the provision of supplementary services, if applicable;

(5) reports of adverse events, including recipient death or serious injury; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(6) submission of residency requirements that could result in recipient eviction deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (7) confirmation that the provider will not limit or restrict the number of hours an
applicant or recipient chooses to be employed, as specified in subdivision 5.
new text end

(c) Agreements may be terminated with or without cause by the commissioner, the
agency, or the provider with two calendar months prior notice. The commissioner may
immediately terminate an agreement under subdivision 2d.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256I.04, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 2h. new text end

new text begin Required supplementary services. new text end

new text begin Providers of supplementary services shall
ensure that recipients have, at a minimum, assistance with services as identified in the
recipient's professional statement of need under section 256I.03, subdivision 12. Providers
of supplementary services shall maintain case notes with the date and description of services
provided to individual recipients.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256I.04, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Employment. new text end

new text begin A provider is prohibited from limiting or restricting the number
of hours an applicant or recipient is employed.
new text end