1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; increasing medical assistance rates for certain home 
1.3 	care services.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. RATE INCREASE FOR CERTAIN HOME CARE SERVICES.
 1.6 	Effective January 1, 2023, or upon federal approval, whichever is later, the commissioner 
1.7 	of human services shall increase payment rates for respiratory therapy under Minnesota 
1.8 	Rules, part 9505.0295, subpart 2, item E, and for home health services and home care nursing 
1.9 	services under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0651, subdivision 2, clauses (1) to (3), 
1.10 	except home health aide visits, by 55 percent from the rates in effect on December 31, 2022, 
1.11 	and for home health aide visits by ten percent from the rates in effect on December 31, 
1.12 	2022. The commissioner must apply the annual rate increases under Minnesota Statutes, 
1.13 	sections 256B.0653, subdivision 8, and 256B.0654, subdivision 5, to the rates resulting 
1.14 	from the application of the rate increases under this section.