SF 3007

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/06/2018 09:13am

A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying requirements for recipient access to
documentation of personal care assistance services or support services provided;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 256B.0659, subdivision 19, by adding
a subdivision; 256B.85, subdivision 15.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0659, subdivision 19, is amended to
read:

Subd. 19.

Personal care assistance choice option; qualifications; duties.

(a) Under
personal care assistance choice, the recipient or responsible party shall:

(1) recruit, hire, schedule, and terminate personal care assistants according to the terms
of the written agreement required under subdivision 20, paragraph (a);

(2) develop a personal care assistance care plan based on the assessed needs and
addressing the health and safety of the recipient with the assistance of a qualified professional
as needed;

(3) orient and train the personal care assistant with assistance as needed from the qualified
professional;

(4) effective January 1, 2010, supervise and evaluate the personal care assistant with the
qualified professional, who is required to visit the recipient at least every 180 days;

(5) monitor and verify in writing and report to the personal care assistance choice agency
the number of hours worked by the personal care assistant and the qualified professional;

(6) engage in an annual face-to-face reassessment to determine continuing eligibility
and service authorization; and

(7) use the same personal care assistance choice provider agency if shared personal
assistance care is being used.

(b) The personal care assistance choice provider agency shall:

(1) meet all personal care assistance provider agency standards;

(2) enter into a written agreement with the recipient, responsible party, and personal
care assistants;

(3) not be related as a parent, child, sibling, or spouse to the recipient or the personal
care assistant; and

(4) ensure arm's-length transactions without undue influence or coercion with the recipient
and personal care assistant.

(c) The duties of the personal care assistance choice provider agency are to:

(1) be the employer of the personal care assistant and the qualified professional for
employment law and related regulations including, but not limited to, purchasing and
maintaining workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, surety and fidelity bonds,
and liability insurance, and submit any or all necessary documentation including, but not
limited to, workers' compensation and unemployment insurance;

(2) bill the medical assistance program for personal care assistance services and qualified
professional services;

(3) request and complete background studies that comply with the requirements for
personal care assistants and qualified professionals;

(4) pay the personal care assistant and qualified professional based on actual hours of
services provided;

(5) withhold and pay all applicable federal and state taxes;

(6) verify and keep records of hours worked by the personal care assistant and qualified
professional;

(7) new text begin on a monthly basis, provide the recipient or responsible party with a copy of each
completed time sheet form submitted to the provider agency for personal care assistance
services provided to the recipient during the previous month. The recipient or responsible
party shall determine whether the recipient or responsible party receives the completed time
sheet form in Web-based, paper, or electronic form;
new text end

new text begin (8) new text end make the arrangements and pay taxes and other benefits, if any, and comply with
any legal requirements for a Minnesota employer;

deleted text begin (8) deleted text end new text begin (9) new text end enroll in the medical assistance program as a personal care assistance choice
agency; and

deleted text begin (9) deleted text end new text begin (10) new text end enter into a written agreement as specified in subdivision 20 before services are
provided.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0659, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 28a. new text end

new text begin Personal care assistance provider agency; provision of submitted time
sheets. new text end

new text begin (a) On a monthly basis, the personal care assistance provider agency shall provide
a recipient or responsible party with a copy of:
new text end

new text begin (1) each completed time sheet form submitted to the provider by a personal care assistant
under subdivision 12 for personal care assistance services provided to the recipient during
the previous month; and
new text end

new text begin (2) corresponding completed activity sheets retained by the provider under subdivision
28, paragraph (a), clause (4).
new text end

new text begin (b) The recipient or responsible party shall determine whether the recipient or responsible
party receives the completed time sheets and corresponding activity sheets in Web-based,
paper, or electronic form.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.85, subdivision 15, is amended to read:

Subd. 15.

Documentation of support services provided; time sheets.

(a) CFSS services
provided to a participant by a support worker employed by either an agency-provider or the
participant employer must be documented daily by each support worker, on a time sheet.
Time sheets may be created, submitted, and maintained electronically. Time sheets must
be submitted by the support worker to the:

(1) agency-provider when the participant is using the agency-provider model. The
agency-provider must maintain a record of the time sheet and provide new text begin to the participant or
the participant's representative on a monthly basis new text end a copy of the new text begin most recently submitted
new text end time sheet deleted text begin to the participant deleted text end new text begin . The participant or the participant's representative shall determine
whether the participant or the participant's representative receives the time sheets in
Web-based, paper, or electronic form new text end ; or

(2) participant and the participant's FMS provider when the participant is using the
budget model. The participant and the FMS provider must maintain a record of the time
sheet. new text begin Upon request by the participant or by the participant's representative, the participant's
FMS provider shall provide to the participant or the participant's representative a copy of
any time sheets submitted by the support worker to the participant's FMS provider for
services provided to the participant. The participant or the participant's representative shall
determine whether the participant or the participant's representative receives the time sheets
in Web-based, paper, or electronic form.
new text end

(b) The documentation on the time sheet must correspond to the participant's assessed
needs within the scope of CFSS covered services. The accuracy of the time sheets must be
verified by the:

(1) agency-provider when the participant is using the agency-provider model; or

(2) participant employer and the participant's FMS provider when the participant is using
the budget model.

(c) The time sheet must document the time the support worker provides services to the
participant. The following elements must be included in the time sheet:

(1) the support worker's full name and individual provider number;

(2) the agency-provider's name and telephone numbers, when responsible for the CFSS
service delivery plan;

(3) the participant's full name;

(4) the dates within the pay period established by the agency-provider or FMS provider,
including month, day, and year, and arrival and departure times with a.m. or p.m. notations
for days worked within the established pay period;

(5) the covered services provided to the participant on each date of service;

(6) a signature line for the participant or the participant's representative and a statement
that the participant's or participant's representative's signature is verification of the time
sheet's accuracy;

(7) the personal signature of the support worker;

(8) any shared care provided, if applicable;

(9) a statement that it is a federal crime to provide false information on CFSS billings
for medical assistance payments; and

(10) dates and location of participant stays in a hospital, care facility, or incarceration
occurring within the established pay period.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective 90 days after the Department of Human
Services receives federal approval. The commissioner of human services shall notify the
revisor of statutes when federal approval is obtained.
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