Minnesota Legislature
SF 2687
as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/15/2016 10:10am
Current Version - as introduced
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A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying essential community supports; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0922, subdivision 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2014, 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, subdivision 3a
or 3b, 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 a community support plan; and
(6) has been determined by a community assessment under section 256B.0911,
subdivision 3a or 3b, 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;
new text begin
(iv) companion services;
new text end
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 community support plan.
(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.