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SF 359

3rd Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 11/09/2017 10:13am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

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A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying certain adult foster care licensing provisions;
adding individualized home supports to home and community-based services;
modifying home and community-based services setting requirements and licensing
requirements; modifying planning and case management requirements under certain
home and community-based services waivers; modifying child foster care
background studies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 245A.11,
subdivision 2a; 245C.03, subdivision 1; 245C.04, subdivision 1; 245C.05,
subdivision 2a; 245C.10, subdivision 9; 245C.17, subdivisions 5, 6; 245C.21,
subdivision 1a; 245C.23, subdivision 2; 245D.03, subdivision 1; 245D.04,
subdivision 3; 245D.071, subdivision 3; 245D.09, subdivisions 4, 5a; 245D.11,
subdivision 4; 245D.24, subdivision 3; 256B.0911, subdivision 3a; 256B.092,
subdivision 1a; 256B.49, subdivision 13; 256B.4913, by adding a subdivision;
256B.4914, subdivisions 3, 5, 8, 16.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245A.11, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

Adult foster care and community residential setting license capacity.

(a)
The commissioner shall issue adult foster care and community residential setting licenses
with a maximum licensed capacity of four beds, including nonstaff roomers and boarders,
except that the commissioner may issue a license with a capacity of five beds, including
roomers and boarders, according to paragraphs (b) to (f).

(b) The license holder may have a maximum license capacity of five if all persons in
care are age 55 or over and do not have a serious and persistent mental illness or a
developmental disability.

(c) The commissioner may grant variances to paragraph (b) to allow a facility with a
licensed capacity of up to five persons to admit an individual under the age of 55 if the
variance complies with section 245A.04, subdivision 9, and approval of the variance is
recommended by the county in which the licensed facility is located.

(d) The commissioner may grant variances to paragraph (b) to allow the use of an
additional bed, up to five, for emergency crisis services for a person with serious and
persistent mental illness or a developmental disability, regardless of age, if the variance
complies with section 245A.04, subdivision 9, and approval of the variance is recommended
by the county in which the licensed facility is located.

(e) The commissioner may grant a variance to paragraph (b) to allow for the use of an
additional bed, up to five, for respite services, as defined in section 245A.02, for persons
with disabilities, regardless of age, if the variance complies with sections 245A.03,
subdivision 7
, and 245A.04, subdivision 9, and approval of the variance is recommended
by the county in which the licensed facility is located. Respite care may be provided under
the following conditions:

(1) staffing ratios cannot be reduced below the approved level for the individuals being
served in the home on a permanent basis;

(2) no more than two different individuals can be accepted for respite services in any
calendar month and the total respite days may not exceed 120 days per program in any
calendar year;

(3) the person receiving respite services must have his or her own bedroom, which could
be used for alternative purposes when not used as a respite bedroom, and cannot be the
room of another person who lives in the facility; and

(4) individuals living in the facility must be notified when the variance is approved. The
provider must give 60 days' notice in writing to the residents and their legal representatives
prior to accepting the first respite placement. Notice must be given to residents at least two
days prior to service initiation, or as soon as the license holder is able if they receive notice
of the need for respite less than two days prior to initiation, each time a respite client will
be served, unless the requirement for this notice is waived by the resident or legal guardian.

(f) The commissioner may issue an adult foster care or community residential setting
license with a capacity of five adults if the fifth bed does not increase the overall statewide
capacity of licensed adult foster care or community residential setting beds in homes that
are not the primary residence of the license holder, as identified in a plan submitted to the
commissioner by the county, when the capacity is recommended by the county licensing
agency of the county in which the facility is located and if the recommendation verifies
that:

(1) the facility meets the physical environment requirements in the adult foster care
licensing rule;

(2) the five-bed living arrangement is specified for each resident in the resident's:

(i) individualized plan of care;

(ii) individual service plan under section 256B.092, subdivision 1b, if required; or

(iii) individual resident placement agreement under Minnesota Rules, part 9555.5105,
subpart 19, if required;

(3) the license holder obtains written and signed informed consent from each resident
or resident's legal representative documenting the resident's informed choice to remain
living in the home and that the resident's refusal to consent would not have resulted in
service termination; and

(4) the facility was licensed for adult foster care before March 1, 2011.

(g) The commissioner shall not issue a new adult foster care license under paragraph (f)
after June 30, deleted text begin2017deleted text endnew text begin 2019new text end. The commissioner shall allow a facility with an adult foster care
license issued under paragraph (f) before June 30, deleted text begin2017deleted text endnew text begin 2019new text end, to continue with a capacity
of five adults if the license holder continues to comply with the requirements in paragraph
(f).

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245C.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Licensed programs.

(a) The commissioner shall conduct a background
study on:

(1) the person or persons applying for a license;

(2) an individual age 13 and over living in the household where the licensed program
will be provided who is not receiving licensed services from the program;

(3) current or prospective employees or contractors of the applicant who will have direct
contact with persons served by the facility, agency, or program;

(4) volunteers or student volunteers who will have direct contact with persons served
by the program to provide program services if the contact is not under the continuous, direct
supervision by an individual listed in clause (1) or (3);

(5) an individual age ten to 12 living in the household where the licensed services will
be provided when the commissioner has reasonable cause;

(6) an individual who, without providing direct contact services at a licensed program,
may have unsupervised access to children or vulnerable adults receiving services from a
program, when the commissioner has reasonable cause; and

(7) all managerial officials as defined under section 245A.02, subdivision 5a.

(b) For deleted text beginfamilydeleted text end child foster care deleted text beginsettingsdeleted text endnew text begin when the license holder resides in the home
where foster care services are provided
new text end, a short-term substitute caregiver providing direct
contact services for a child for less than 72 hours of continuous care is not required to receive
a background study under this chapter.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245C.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Licensed programs.

(a) The commissioner shall conduct a background
study of an individual required to be studied under section 245C.03, subdivision 1, at least
upon application for initial license for all license types.

(b) The commissioner shall conduct a background study of an individual required to be
studied under section 245C.03, subdivision 1, at reapplication for a license for family child
care.

(c) The commissioner is not required to conduct a study of an individual at the time of
reapplication for a license if the individual's background study was completed by the
commissioner of human services and the following conditions are met:

(1) a study of the individual was conducted either at the time of initial licensure or when
the individual became affiliated with the license holder;

(2) the individual has been continuously affiliated with the license holder since the last
study was conducted; and

(3) the last study of the individual was conducted on or after October 1, 1995.

(d) The commissioner of human services shall conduct a background study of an
individual specified under section 245C.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (2) to (6),
who is newly affiliated with a child foster care license holderdeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin:
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end the county or private agency shall collect and forward to the commissioner the
information required under section 245C.05, subdivisions 1 and 5deleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin, when the child foster
care applicant or license holder resides in the home where child foster care services are
provided;
new text end

new text begin (2) the child foster care license holder or applicant shall collect and forward to the
commissioner the information required under section 245C.05, subdivisions 1 and 5, when
the applicant or license holder does not reside in the home where child foster care services
are provided; and
new text end

new text begin (3) new text endthe background study conducted by the commissioner of human services under this
paragraph must include a review of the information required under section 245C.08,
subdivisions 1
, 3, and 4.

(e) The commissioner shall conduct a background study of an individual specified under
section 245C.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (2) to (6), who is newly affiliated
with an adult foster care or family adult day services license holder: (1) the county shall
collect and forward to the commissioner the information required under section 245C.05,
subdivision 1
, paragraphs (a) and (b), and subdivision 5, paragraphs (a) and (b), for
background studies conducted by the commissioner for all family adult day services and
for adult foster care when the adult foster care license holder resides in the adult foster care
residence; (2) the license holder shall collect and forward to the commissioner the information
required under section 245C.05, subdivisions 1, paragraphs (a) and (b); and 5, paragraphs
(a) and (b), for background studies conducted by the commissioner for adult foster care
when the license holder does not reside in the adult foster care residence; and (3) the
background study conducted by the commissioner under this paragraph must include a
review of the information required under section 245C.08, subdivision 1, paragraph (a),
and subdivisions 3 and 4.

(f) Applicants for licensure, license holders, and other entities as provided in this chapter
must submit completed background study requests to the commissioner using the electronic
system known as NETStudy before individuals specified in section 245C.03, subdivision
1
, begin positions allowing direct contact in any licensed program.

(g) For an individual who is not on the entity's active roster, the entity must initiate a
new background study through NETStudy when:

(1) an individual returns to a position requiring a background study following an absence
of 120 or more consecutive days; or

(2) a program that discontinued providing licensed direct contact services for 120 or
more consecutive days begins to provide direct contact licensed services again.

The license holder shall maintain a copy of the notification provided to the commissioner
under this paragraph in the program's files. If the individual's disqualification was previously
set aside for the license holder's program and the new background study results in no new
information that indicates the individual may pose a risk of harm to persons receiving
services from the license holder, the previous set-aside shall remain in effect.

(h) For purposes of this section, a physician licensed under chapter 147 is considered to
be continuously affiliated upon the license holder's receipt from the commissioner of health
or human services of the physician's background study results.

(i) For purposes of family child care, a substitute caregiver must receive repeat
background studies at the time of each license renewal.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245C.05, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

County or private agency.

For background studies related to child foster carenew text begin
when the applicant or license holder resides in the home where child foster care services
are provided
new text end, county and private agencies must collect the information under subdivision
1 and forward it to the commissioner.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245C.10, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Human services licensed programs.

The commissioner shall recover the cost
of background studies required under section 245C.03, subdivision 1, for all programs that
are licensed by the commissioner, except child foster care new text beginwhen the applicant or license
holder resides in the home where child foster care services are provided,
new text endand family child
care, through a fee of no more than $20 per study charged to the license holder. The fees
collected under this subdivision are appropriated to the commissioner for the purpose of
conducting background studies.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245C.17, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Notice to county or private agency.

For studies on individuals related to a
license to provide child foster carenew text begin when the applicant or license holder resides in the home
where child foster care services are provided
new text end, the commissioner shall also provide a notice
of the background study results to the county or private agency that initiated the background
study.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245C.17, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Notice to county agency.

For studies on individuals related to a license to
provide adult foster care new text beginwhen the applicant or license holder resides in the adult foster care
residence
new text endand family adult day services, the commissioner shall also provide a notice of the
background study results to the county agency that initiated the background study.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245C.21, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

Submission of reconsideration request.

(a) For disqualifications related to
studies conducted by county agencies for family child care, and for disqualifications related
to studies conducted by the commissioner for child foster care, adult foster care, and family
adult day servicesnew text begin when the applicant or license holder resides in the home where services
are provided
new text end, the individual shall submit the request for reconsideration to the county agency
that initiated the background study.

(b) For disqualifications related to studies conducted by the commissioner for child
foster care providers monitored by private licensing agencies under section 245A.16, the
individual shall submit the request for reconsideration to the private agency that initiated
the background study.

(c) A reconsideration request shall be submitted within 30 days of the individual's receipt
of the disqualification notice or the time frames specified in subdivision 2, whichever time
frame is shorter.

(d) The county or private agency shall forward the individual's request for reconsideration
and provide the commissioner with a recommendation whether to set aside the individual's
disqualification.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245C.23, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Commissioner's notice of disqualification that is not set aside.

(a) The
commissioner shall notify the license holder of the disqualification and order the license
holder to immediately remove the individual from any position allowing direct contact with
persons receiving services from the license holder if:

(1) the individual studied does not submit a timely request for reconsideration under
section 245C.21;

(2) the individual submits a timely request for reconsideration, but the commissioner
does not set aside the disqualification for that license holder under section 245C.22, unless
the individual has a right to request a hearing under section 245C.27, 245C.28, or 256.045;

(3) an individual who has a right to request a hearing under sections 245C.27 and 256.045,
or 245C.28 and chapter 14 for a disqualification that has not been set aside, does not request
a hearing within the specified time; or

(4) an individual submitted a timely request for a hearing under sections 245C.27 and
256.045, or 245C.28 and chapter 14, but the commissioner does not set aside the
disqualification under section 245A.08, subdivision 5, or 256.045.

(b) If the commissioner does not set aside the disqualification under section 245C.22,
and the license holder was previously ordered under section 245C.17 to immediately remove
the disqualified individual from direct contact with persons receiving services or to ensure
that the individual is under continuous, direct supervision when providing direct contact
services, the order remains in effect pending the outcome of a hearing under sections 245C.27
and 256.045, or 245C.28 and chapter 14.

(c) If the commissioner does not set aside the disqualification under section 245C.22,
and the license holder was not previously ordered under section 245C.17 to immediately
remove the disqualified individual from direct contact with persons receiving services or
to ensure that the individual is under continuous direct supervision when providing direct
contact services, the commissioner shall order the individual to remain under continuous
direct supervision pending the outcome of a hearing under sections 245C.27 and 256.045,
or 245C.28 and chapter 14.

(d) For background studies related to child foster carenew text begin when the applicant or license
holder resides in the home where services are provided
new text end, the commissioner shall also notify
the county or private agency that initiated the study of the results of the reconsideration.

(e) For background studies related to adult foster care new text beginprograms when the applicant or
license holder resides in the home where services are provided
new text endand family adult day services,
the commissioner shall also notify the county that initiated the study of the results of the
reconsideration.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245D.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Applicability.

(a) The commissioner shall regulate the provision of home
and community-based services to persons with disabilities and persons age 65 and older
pursuant to this chapter. The licensing standards in this chapter govern the provision of
basic support services and intensive support services.

(b) Basic support services provide the level of assistance, supervision, and care that is
necessary to ensure the health and welfare of the person and do not include services that
are specifically directed toward the training, treatment, habilitation, or rehabilitation of the
person. Basic support services include:

(1) in-home and out-of-home respite care services as defined in section 245A.02,
subdivision 15, and under the brain injury, community alternative care, community access
for disability inclusion, developmental disability, and elderly waiver plans, excluding
out-of-home respite care provided to children in a family child foster care home licensed
under Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.3000 to 2960.3100, when the child foster care license
holder complies with the requirements under section 245D.06, subdivisions 5, 6, 7, and 8,
or successor provisions; and section 245D.061 or successor provisions, which must be
stipulated in the statement of intended use required under Minnesota Rules, part 2960.3000,
subpart 4;

(2) adult companion services as defined under the brain injury, community access for
disability inclusion, and elderly waiver plans, excluding adult companion services provided
under the Corporation for National and Community Services Senior Companion Program
established under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, Public Law 98-288;

(3) personal support as defined under the developmental disability waiver plan;

(4) 24-hour emergency assistance, personal emergency response as defined under the
community access for disability inclusion and developmental disability waiver plans;

(5) night supervision services as defined under the brain injury waiver plan; and

(6) homemaker services as defined under the community access for disability inclusion,
brain injury, community alternative care, developmental disability, and elderly waiver plans,
excluding providers licensed by the Department of Health under chapter 144A and those
providers providing cleaning services only.

(c) Intensive support services provide assistance, supervision, and care that is necessary
to ensure the health and welfare of the person and services specifically directed toward the
training, habilitation, or rehabilitation of the person. Intensive support services include:

(1) intervention services, including:

(i) behavioral support services as defined under the brain injury and community access
for disability inclusion waiver plans;

(ii) in-home or out-of-home crisis respite services as defined under the developmental
disability waiver plan; and

(iii) specialist services as defined under the current developmental disability waiver
plan;

(2) in-home support services, including:

(i) in-home family support and supported living services as defined under the
developmental disability waiver plan;

(ii) independent living services training as defined under the brain injury and community
access for disability inclusion waiver plans; deleted text beginand
deleted text end

(iii) semi-independent living services;new text begin and
new text end

new text begin (iv) individualized home supports services as defined under the brain injury, community
alternative care, and community access for disability inclusion waiver plans;
new text end

(3) residential supports and services, including:

(i) supported living services as defined under the developmental disability waiver plan
provided in a family or corporate child foster care residence, a family adult foster care
residence, a community residential setting, or a supervised living facility;

(ii) foster care services as defined in the brain injury, community alternative care, and
community access for disability inclusion waiver plans provided in a family or corporate
child foster care residence, a family adult foster care residence, or a community residential
setting; and

(iii) residential services provided to more than four persons with developmental
disabilities in a supervised living facility, including ICFs/DD;

(4) day services, including:

(i) structured day services as defined under the brain injury waiver plan;

(ii) day training and habilitation services under sections 252.41 to 252.46, and as defined
under the developmental disability waiver plan; and

(iii) prevocational services as defined under the brain injury and community access for
disability inclusion waiver plans; and

(5) supported employment as defined under the brain injury, developmental disability,
and community access for disability inclusion waiver plans.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245D.04, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Protection-related rights.

(a) A person's protection-related rights include the
right to:

(1) have personal, financial, service, health, and medical information kept private, and
be advised of disclosure of this information by the license holder;

(2) access records and recorded information about the person in accordance with
applicable state and federal law, regulation, or rule;

(3) be free from maltreatment;

(4) be free from restraint, time out, seclusion, restrictive intervention, or other prohibited
procedure identified in section 245D.06, subdivision 5, or successor provisions, except for:
(i) emergency use of manual restraint to protect the person from imminent danger to self
or others according to the requirements in section 245D.061 or successor provisions; or (ii)
the use of safety interventions as part of a positive support transition plan under section
245D.06, subdivision 8, or successor provisions;

(5) receive services in a clean and safe environment when the license holder is the owner,
lessor, or tenant of the service site;

(6) be treated with courtesy and respect and receive respectful treatment of the person's
property;

(7) reasonable observance of cultural and ethnic practice and religion;

(8) be free from bias and harassment regarding race, gender, age, disability, spirituality,
and sexual orientation;

(9) be informed of and use the license holder's grievance policy and procedures, including
knowing how to contact persons responsible for addressing problems and to appeal under
section 256.045;

(10) know the name, telephone number, and the Web site, e-mail, and street addresses
of protection and advocacy services, including the appropriate state-appointed ombudsman,
and a brief description of how to file a complaint with these offices;

(11) assert these rights personally, or have them asserted by the person's family,
authorized representative, or legal representative, without retaliation;

(12) give or withhold written informed consent to participate in any research or
experimental treatment;

(13) associate with other persons of the person's choice;

(14) personal privacynew text begin, including the right to use the lock on the person's bedroom or unit
door
new text end; deleted text beginand
deleted text end

(15) engage in chosen activitiesnew text begin; and
new text end

new text begin (16) access to the person's personal possessions at any time, including financial resourcesnew text end.

(b) For a person residing in a residential site licensed according to chapter 245A, or
where the license holder is the owner, lessor, or tenant of the residential service site,
protection-related rights also include the right to:

(1) have daily, private access to and use of a non-coin-operated telephone for local calls
and long-distance calls made collect or paid for by the person;

(2) receive and send, without interference, uncensored, unopened mail or electronic
correspondence or communication;

(3) have use of and free access to common areas in the residencenew text begin and the freedom to
come and go from the residence at will
new text end; deleted text beginand
deleted text end

(4) new text beginchoose the person's visitors and time of visits and have new text endprivacy for visits with the
person's spouse, next of kin, legal counsel, religious deleted text beginadvisordeleted text endnew text begin advisernew text end, or others, in accordance
with section 363A.09 of the Human Rights Act, including privacy in the person's bedroomnew text begin;
new text end

new text begin (5) have freedom and support to access food and potable water at any time;
new text end

new text begin (6) have the freedom to furnish and decorate the person's bedroom or living unit;
new text end

new text begin (7) a setting that is clean and free from accumulation of dirt, grease, garbage, peeling
paint, mold, vermin, and insects;
new text end

new text begin (8) a setting that is free from hazards that threaten the person's health or safety; and
new text end

new text begin (9) a setting that meets the definition of a dwelling unit within a residential occupancy
as defined in the State Fire Code
new text end.

(c) Restriction of a person's rights under paragraph (a), clauses (13) to deleted text begin(15)deleted text endnew text begin (16)new text end, or
paragraph (b) is allowed only if determined necessary to ensure the health, safety, and
well-being of the person. Any restriction of those rights must be documented in the person's
coordinated service and support plan or coordinated service and support plan addendum.
The restriction must be implemented in the least restrictive alternative manner necessary
to protect the person and provide support to reduce or eliminate the need for the restriction
in the most integrated setting and inclusive manner. The documentation must include the
following information:

(1) the justification for the restriction based on an assessment of the person's vulnerability
related to exercising the right without restriction;

(2) the objective measures set as conditions for ending the restriction;

(3) a schedule for reviewing the need for the restriction based on the conditions for
ending the restriction to occur semiannually from the date of initial approval, at a minimum,
or more frequently if requested by the person, the person's legal representative, if any, and
case manager; and

(4) signed and dated approval for the restriction from the person, or the person's legal
representative, if any. A restriction may be implemented only when the required approval
has been obtained. Approval may be withdrawn at any time. If approval is withdrawn, the
right must be immediately and fully restored.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245D.071, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Assessment and initial service planning.

(a) Within 15 days of service initiation
the license holder must complete a preliminary coordinated service and support plan
addendum based on the coordinated service and support plan.

(b) Within the scope of services, the license holder must, at a minimum, complete
assessments in the following areas before the 45-day planning meeting:

(1) the person's ability to self-manage health and medical needs to maintain or improve
physical, mental, and emotional well-being, including, when applicable, allergies, seizures,
choking, special dietary needs, chronic medical conditions, self-administration of medication
or treatment orders, preventative screening, and medical and dental appointments;

(2) the person's ability to self-manage personal safety to avoid injury or accident in the
service setting, including, when applicable, risk of falling, mobility, regulating water
temperature, community survival skills, water safety skills, and sensory disabilities; and

(3) the person's ability to self-manage symptoms or behavior that may otherwise result
in an incident as defined in section 245D.02, subdivision 11, clauses (4) to (7), suspension
or termination of services by the license holder, or other symptoms or behaviors that may
jeopardize the health and welfare of the person or others.

Assessments must produce information about the person that describes the person's overall
strengths, functional skills and abilities, and behaviors or symptoms. Assessments must be
based on the person's status within the last 12 months at the time of service initiation.
Assessments based on older information must be documented and justified. Assessments
must be conducted annually at a minimum or within 30 days of a written request from the
person or the person's legal representative or case manager. The results must be reviewed
by the support team or expanded support team as part of a service plan review.

(c) Within 45 days of service initiation, the license holder must meet with the person,
the person's legal representative, the case manager, and other members of the support team
or expanded support team to determine the following based on information obtained from
the assessments identified in paragraph (b), the person's identified needs in the coordinated
service and support plan, and the requirements in subdivision 4 and section 245D.07,
subdivision 1a
:

(1) the scope of the services to be provided to support the person's daily needs and
activities;

(2) the person's desired outcomes and the supports necessary to accomplish the person's
desired outcomes;

(3) the person's preferences for how services and supports are providednew text begin, including how
the provider will support the person to have control of the person's schedule
new text end;

(4) whether the current service setting is the most integrated setting available and
appropriate for the person; and

(5) how services must be coordinated across other providers licensed under this chapter
serving the person and members of the support team or expanded support team to ensure
continuity of care and coordination of services for the person.

new text begin (d) A discussion of how technology might be used to meet the person's desired outcomes
must be included in the 45-day planning meeting. The coordinated service and support plan
or support plan addendum must include a summary of this discussion. The summary must
include a statement regarding any decision that is made regarding the use of technology
and a description of any further research that needs to be completed before a decision
regarding the use of technology can be made. Nothing in this paragraph requires that the
coordinated service and support plan include the use of technology for the provision of
services.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245D.09, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Orientation to program requirements.

Except for a license holder who does
not supervise any direct support staff, within 60 calendar days of hire, unless stated otherwise,
the license holder must provide and ensure completion of deleted text beginten hours ofdeleted text end orientation new text begin sufficient
to create staff competency
new text endfor direct support staff deleted text beginproviding basic services and 30 hours of
orientation for direct support staff providing intensive services
deleted text end that combines supervised
on-the-job training with review of and instruction in the following areas:

(1) the job description and how to complete specific job functions, including:

(i) responding to and reporting incidents as required under section 245D.06, subdivision
1; and

(ii) following safety practices established by the license holder and as required in section
245D.06, subdivision 2;

(2) the license holder's current policies and procedures required under this chapter,
including their location and access, and staff responsibilities related to implementation of
those policies and procedures;

(3) data privacy requirements according to sections 13.01 to 13.10 and 13.46, the federal
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and staff
responsibilities related to complying with data privacy practices;

(4) the service recipient rights and staff responsibilities related to ensuring the exercise
and protection of those rights according to the requirements in section 245D.04;

(5) sections 245A.65, 245A.66, 626.556, and 626.557, governing maltreatment reporting
and service planning for children and vulnerable adults, and staff responsibilities related to
protecting persons from maltreatment and reporting maltreatment. This orientation must be
provided within 72 hours of first providing direct contact services and annually thereafter
according to section 245A.65, subdivision 3;

(6) the principles of person-centered service planning and delivery as identified in section
245D.07, subdivision 1a, and how they apply to direct support service provided by the staff
person;

(7) the safe and correct use of manual restraint on an emergency basis according to the
requirements in section 245D.061 or successor provisions, and what constitutes the use of
restraints, time out, and seclusion, including chemical restraint;

(8) staff responsibilities related to prohibited procedures under section 245D.06,
subdivision 5, or successor provisions, why such procedures are not effective for reducing
or eliminating symptoms or undesired behavior, and why such procedures are not safe;

(9) basic first aid; and

(10) other topics as determined necessary in the person's coordinated service and support
plan by the case manager or other areas identified by the license holder.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245D.09, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:


Subd. 5a.

Alternative sources of training.

new text begin The commissioner may approve online
training and competency-based assessments in place of a specific number of hours of training
in the topics covered in subdivision 4. The commissioner must provide a list of preapproved
trainings that do not need approval for each individual license holder.
new text end

Orientation or training received by the staff person from sources other than the license
holder in the same subjects as identified in subdivision 4 may count toward the orientation
and annual training requirements if received in the 12-month period before the staff person's
date of hire. The license holder must maintain documentation of the training received from
other sources and of each staff person's competency in the required area according to the
requirements in subdivision 3.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245D.11, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Admission criteria.

The license holder must establish policies and procedures
that promote continuity of care by ensuring that admission or service initiation criteria:

(1) is consistent with the service-related rights identified in section 245D.04, subdivisions
2
, clauses (4) to (7), and 3, clause (8);

(2) identifies the criteria to be applied in determining whether the license holder can
develop services to meet the needs specified in the person's coordinated service and support
plan;

(3) requires a license holder providing services in a health care facility to comply with
the requirements in section 243.166, subdivision 4b, to provide notification to residents
when a registered predatory offender is admitted into the program or to a potential admission
when the facility was already serving a registered predatory offender. For purposes of this
clause, "health care facility" means a facility licensed by the commissioner as a residential
facility under chapter 245A to provide adult foster care or residential services to persons
with disabilities; deleted text beginand
deleted text end

(4) requires that when a person or the person's legal representative requests services
from the license holder, a refusal to admit the person must be based on an evaluation of the
person's assessed needs and the license holder's lack of capacity to meet the needs of the
person. The license holder must not refuse to admit a person based solely on the type of
residential services the person is receiving, or solely on the person's severity of disability,
orthopedic or neurological handicaps, sight or hearing impairments, lack of communication
skills, physical disabilities, toilet habits, behavioral disorders, or past failure to make progress.
Documentation of the basis for refusal must be provided to the person or the person's legal
representative and case manager upon requestnew text begin; and
new text end

new text begin (5) requires the person or the person's legal representative and license holder to sign and
date the residency agreement when the license holder provides foster care or supported
living services under section 245D.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (3), item (i) or
(ii), to a person living in community residential settings defined in section 245D.02,
subdivision 4a; an adult foster home defined in Minnesota Rules, part 9555.5105, subpart
5; or a foster family home defined in Minnesota Rules, part 9560.0521, subpart 12. The
residency agreement must include service termination requirements specified in section
245D.10, subdivision 3a, paragraphs (b) to (f). The residency agreement must be reviewed
annually, dated, and signed by the person or the person's legal representative and license
holder
new text end.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245D.24, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Bedrooms.

(a) deleted text beginPeopledeleted text endnew text begin Each personnew text end receiving services new text beginmust have a choice of
roommate and
new text endmust mutually consent, in writing, to sharing a bedroom with one another.
No more than two people receiving services may share one bedroom.

(b) A single occupancy bedroom must have at least 80 square feet of floor space with a
7-1/2 foot ceiling. A double occupancy room must have at least 120 square feet of floor
space with a 7-1/2 foot ceiling. Bedrooms must be separated from halls, corridors, and other
habitable rooms by floor-to-ceiling walls containing no openings except doorways and must
not serve as a corridor to another room used in daily living.

(c) A person's personal possessions and items for the person's own use are the only items
permitted to be stored in a person's bedroom.

(d) Unless otherwise documented through assessment as a safety concern for the person,
each person must be provided with the following furnishings:

(1) a separate bed of proper size and height for the convenience and comfort of the
person, with a clean mattress in good repair;

(2) clean bedding appropriate for the season for each person;

(3) an individual cabinet, or dresser, shelves, and a closet, for storage of personal
possessions and clothing; and

(4) a mirror for grooming.

(e) When possible, a person must be allowed to have items of furniture that the person
personally owns in the bedroom, unless doing so would interfere with safety precautions,
violate a building or fire code, or interfere with another person's use of the bedroom. A
person may choose not to have a cabinet, dresser, shelves, or a mirror in the bedroom, as
otherwise required under paragraph (d), clause (3) or (4). A person may choose to use a
mattress other than an innerspring mattress and may choose not to have the mattress on a
mattress frame or support. If a person chooses not to have a piece of required furniture, the
license holder must document this choice and is not required to provide the item. If a person
chooses to use a mattress other than an innerspring mattress or chooses not to have a mattress
frame or support, the license holder must document this choice and allow the alternative
desired by the person.

(f) A person must be allowed to bring personal possessions into the bedroom and other
designated storage space, if such space is available, in the residence. The person must be
allowed to accumulate possessions to the extent the residence is able to accommodate them,
unless doing so is contraindicated for the person's physical or mental health, would interfere
with safety precautions or another person's use of the bedroom, or would violate a building
or fire code. The license holder must allow for locked storage of personal items. Any
restriction on the possession or locked storage of personal items, including requiring a
person to use a lock provided by the license holder, must comply with section 245D.04,
subdivision 3
, paragraph (c), and allow the person to be present if and when the license
holder opens the lock.

new text begin (g) A person must be allowed to lock the person's bedroom door. The license holder
must document and assess the physical plant and the environment, and the population served,
and identify the risk factors that require using locked doors, and the specific action taken
to minimize the safety risk to a person receiving services at the site.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0911, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:


Subd. 3a.

Assessment and support planning.

(a) Persons requesting assessment, services
planning, or other assistance intended to support community-based living, including persons
who need assessment in order to determine waiver or alternative care program eligibility,
must be visited by a long-term care consultation team within 20 calendar days after the date
on which an assessment was requested or recommended. Upon statewide implementation
of subdivisions 2b, 2c, and 5, this requirement also applies to an assessment of a person
requesting personal care assistance services and home care nursing. The commissioner shall
provide at least a 90-day notice to lead agencies prior to the effective date of this requirement.
Face-to-face assessments must be conducted according to paragraphs (b) to (i).

(b) Upon implementation of subdivisions 2b, 2c, and 5, lead agencies shall use certified
assessors to conduct the assessment. For a person with complex health care needs, a public
health or registered nurse from the team must be consulted.

(c) The MnCHOICES assessment provided by the commissioner to lead agencies must
be used to complete a comprehensive, person-centered assessment. The assessment must
include the health, psychological, functional, environmental, and social needs of the
individual necessary to develop a community support plan that meets the individual's needs
and preferences.

(d) The assessment must be conducted in a face-to-face interview with the person being
assessed and the person's legal representative. At the request of the person, other individuals
may participate in the assessment to provide information on the needs, strengths, and
preferences of the person necessary to develop a community support plan that ensures the
person's health and safety. Except for legal representatives or family members invited by
the person, persons participating in the assessment may not be a provider of service or have
any financial interest in the provision of services. For persons who are to be assessed for
elderly waiver customized living services under section 256B.0915, with the permission of
the person being assessed or the person's designated or legal representative, the client's
current or proposed provider of services may submit a copy of the provider's nursing
assessment or written report outlining its recommendations regarding the client's care needs.
The person conducting the assessment must notify the provider of the date by which this
information is to be submitted. This information shall be provided to the person conducting
the assessment prior to the assessment. For a person who is to be assessed for waiver services
under section 256B.092 or 256B.49, with the permission of the person being assessed or
the person's designated legal representative, the person's current provider of services may
submit a written report outlining recommendations regarding the person's care needs prepared
by a direct service employee with at least 20 hours of service to that client. The person
conducting the assessment or reassessment must notify the provider of the date by which
this information is to be submitted. This information shall be provided to the person
conducting the assessment and the person or the person's legal representative, and must be
considered prior to the finalization of the assessment or reassessment.

(e) The person or the person's legal representative must be provided with a written
community support plan within 40 calendar days of the assessment visit, regardless of
whether the individual is eligible for Minnesota health care programs. The written community
support plan must include:

(1) a summary of assessed needs as defined in paragraphs (c) and (d);

(2) the individual's options and choices to meet identified needs, including all available
options for case management services and providersnew text begin, including service provided in a
non-disability-specific setting
new text end;

(3) identification of health and safety risks and how those risks will be addressed,
including personal risk management strategies;

(4) referral information; and

(5) informal caregiver supports, if applicable.

For a person determined eligible for state plan home care under subdivision 1a, paragraph
(b), clause (1), the person or person's representative must also receive a copy of the home
care service plan developed by the certified assessor.

(f) A person may request assistance in identifying community supports without
participating in a complete assessment. Upon a request for assistance identifying community
support, the person must be transferred or referred to long-term care options counseling
services available under sections 256.975, subdivision 7, and 256.01, subdivision 24, for
telephone assistance and follow up.

(g) The person has the right to make the final decision between institutional placement
and community placement after the recommendations have been provided, except as provided
in section 256.975, subdivision 7a, paragraph (d).

(h) The lead agency must give the person receiving assessment or support planning, or
the person's legal representative, materials, and forms supplied by the commissioner
containing the following information:

(1) written recommendations for community-based services and consumer-directed
options;

(2) documentation that the most cost-effective alternatives available were offered to the
individual. For purposes of this clause, "cost-effective" means community services and
living arrangements that cost the same as or less than institutional care. For an individual
found to meet eligibility criteria for home and community-based service programs under
section 256B.0915 or 256B.49, "cost-effectiveness" has the meaning found in the federally
approved waiver plan for each program;

(3) the need for and purpose of preadmission screening conducted by long-term care
options counselors according to section 256.975, subdivisions 7a to 7c, if the person selects
nursing facility placement. If the individual selects nursing facility placement, the lead
agency shall forward information needed to complete the level of care determinations and
screening for developmental disability and mental illness collected during the assessment
to the long-term care options counselor using forms provided by the commissioner;

(4) the role of long-term care consultation assessment and support planning in eligibility
determination for waiver and alternative care programs, and state plan home care, case
management, and other services as defined in subdivision 1a, paragraphs (a), clause (6),
and (b);

(5) information about Minnesota health care programs;

(6) the person's freedom to accept or reject the recommendations of the team;

(7) the person's right to confidentiality under the Minnesota Government Data Practices
Act, chapter 13;

(8) the certified assessor's decision regarding the person's need for institutional level of
care as determined under criteria established in subdivision 4e and the certified assessor's
decision regarding eligibility for all services and programs as defined in subdivision 1a,
paragraphs (a), clause (6), and (b); and

(9) the person's right to appeal the certified assessor's decision regarding eligibility for
all services and programs as defined in subdivision 1a, paragraphs (a), clauses (6), (7), and
(8), and (b), and incorporating the decision regarding the need for institutional level of care
or the lead agency's final decisions regarding public programs eligibility according to section
256.045, subdivision 3.

(i) Face-to-face assessment completed as part of eligibility determination for the
alternative care, elderly waiver, community access for disability inclusion, community
alternative care, and brain injury waiver programs under sections 256B.0913, 256B.0915,
and 256B.49 is valid to establish service eligibility for no more than 60 calendar days after
the date of assessment.

(j) The effective eligibility start date for programs in paragraph (i) can never be prior to
the date of assessment. If an assessment was completed more than 60 days before the
effective waiver or alternative care program eligibility start date, assessment and support
plan information must be updated and documented in the department's Medicaid Management
Information System (MMIS). Notwithstanding retroactive medical assistance coverage of
state plan services, the effective date of eligibility for programs included in paragraph (i)
cannot be prior to the date the most recent updated assessment is completed.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.092, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

Case management services.

(a) Each recipient of a home and community-based
waiver shall be provided case management services by qualified vendors as described in
the federally approved waiver application.

(b) Case management service activities provided to or arranged for a person include:

(1) development of the coordinated service and support plan under subdivision 1b;

(2) informing the individual or the individual's legal guardian or conservator, or parent
if the person is a minor, of service options;

(3) consulting with relevant medical experts or service providers;

(4) assisting the person in the identification of potential providersnew text begin, including services
provided in a non-disability-specific setting
new text end;

(5) assisting the person to access services and assisting in appeals under section 256.045;

(6) coordination of services, if coordination is not provided by another service provider;

(7) evaluation and monitoring of the services identified in the coordinated service and
support plan, which must incorporate at least one annual face-to-face visit by the case
manager with each person; and

(8) reviewing coordinated service and support plans and providing the lead agency with
recommendations for service authorization based upon the individual's needs identified in
the coordinated service and support plan.

(c) Case management service activities that are provided to the person with a
developmental disability shall be provided directly by county agencies or under contract.
Case management services must be provided by a public or private agency that is enrolled
as a medical assistance provider determined by the commissioner to meet all of the
requirements in the approved federal waiver plans. Case management services must not be
provided to a recipient by a private agency that has a financial interest in the provision of
any other services included in the recipient's coordinated service and support plan. For
purposes of this section, "private agency" means any agency that is not identified as a lead
agency under section 256B.0911, subdivision 1a, paragraph (e).

(d) Case managers are responsible for service provisions listed in paragraphs (a) and
(b). Case managers shall collaborate with consumers, families, legal representatives, and
relevant medical experts and service providers in the development and annual review of the
coordinated service and support plan and habilitation plan.

(e) For persons who need a positive support transition plan as required in chapter 245D,
the case manager shall participate in the development and ongoing evaluation of the plan
with the expanded support team. At least quarterly, the case manager, in consultation with
the expanded support team, shall evaluate the effectiveness of the plan based on progress
evaluation data submitted by the licensed provider to the case manager. The evaluation must
identify whether the plan has been developed and implemented in a manner to achieve the
following within the required timelines:

(1) phasing out the use of prohibited procedures;

(2) acquisition of skills needed to eliminate the prohibited procedures within the plan's
timeline; and

(3) accomplishment of identified outcomes.

If adequate progress is not being made, the case manager shall consult with the person's
expanded support team to identify needed modifications and whether additional professional
support is required to provide consultation.

(f) The Department of Human Services shall offer ongoing education in case management
to case managers. Case managers shall receive no less than ten hours of case management
education and disability-related training each year.

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Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.49, subdivision 13, is amended to read:


Subd. 13.

Case management.

(a) Each recipient of a home and community-based waiver
shall be provided case management services by qualified vendors as described in the federally
approved waiver application. The case management service activities provided must include:

(1) finalizing the written coordinated service and support plan within ten working days
after the case manager receives the plan from the certified assessor;

(2) informing the recipient or the recipient's legal guardian or conservator of service
options;

(3) assisting the recipient in the identification of potential service providers and available
options for case management service and providersnew text begin, including services provided in a
non-disability-specific setting
new text end;

(4) assisting the recipient to access services and assisting with appeals under section
256.045; and

(5) coordinating, evaluating, and monitoring of the services identified in the service
plan.

(b) The case manager may delegate certain aspects of the case management service
activities to another individual provided there is oversight by the case manager. The case
manager may not delegate those aspects which require professional judgment including:

(1) finalizing the coordinated service and support plan;

(2) ongoing assessment and monitoring of the person's needs and adequacy of the
approved coordinated service and support plan; and

(3) adjustments to the coordinated service and support plan.

(c) Case management services must be provided by a public or private agency that is
enrolled as a medical assistance provider determined by the commissioner to meet all of
the requirements in the approved federal waiver plans. Case management services must not
be provided to a recipient by a private agency that has any financial interest in the provision
of any other services included in the recipient's coordinated service and support plan. For
purposes of this section, "private agency" means any agency that is not identified as a lead
agency under section 256B.0911, subdivision 1a, paragraph (e).

(d) For persons who need a positive support transition plan as required in chapter 245D,
the case manager shall participate in the development and ongoing evaluation of the plan
with the expanded support team. At least quarterly, the case manager, in consultation with
the expanded support team, shall evaluate the effectiveness of the plan based on progress
evaluation data submitted by the licensed provider to the case manager. The evaluation must
identify whether the plan has been developed and implemented in a manner to achieve the
following within the required timelines:

(1) phasing out the use of prohibited procedures;

(2) acquisition of skills needed to eliminate the prohibited procedures within the plan's
timeline; and

(3) accomplishment of identified outcomes.

If adequate progress is not being made, the case manager shall consult with the person's
expanded support team to identify needed modifications and whether additional professional
support is required to provide consultation.

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Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.4913, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin New services. new text end

new text begin A service added to section 256B.4914 after January 1, 2014, is
not subject to rate stabilization adjustment in this section.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.4914, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Applicable services.

Applicable services are those authorized under the state's
home and community-based services waivers under sections 256B.092 and 256B.49,
including the following, as defined in the federally approved home and community-based
services plan:

(1) 24-hour customized living;

(2) adult day care;

(3) adult day care bath;

(4) behavioral programming;

(5) companion services;

(6) customized living;

(7) day training and habilitation;

(8) housing access coordination;

(9) independent living skills;

(10) in-home family support;

(11) night supervision;

(12) personal support;

(13) prevocational services;

(14) residential care services;

(15) residential support services;

(16) respite services;

(17) structured day services;

(18) supported employment services;

(19) supported living services;

(20) transportation services; deleted text beginand
deleted text end

(21) new text beginindividualized home supports; and
new text end

new text begin (22) new text endother services as approved by the federal government in the state home and
community-based services plan.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.4914, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Base wage index and standard component values.

(a) The base wage index
is established to determine staffing costs associated with providing services to individuals
receiving home and community-based services. For purposes of developing and calculating
the proposed base wage, Minnesota-specific wages taken from job descriptions and standard
occupational classification (SOC) codes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics as defined in
the most recent edition of the Occupational Handbook must be used. The base wage index
must be calculated as follows:

(1) for residential direct care staff, the sum of:

(i) 15 percent of the subtotal of 50 percent of the median wage for personal and home
health aide (SOC code 39-9021); 30 percent of the median wage for nursing aide (SOC
code 31-1012); and 20 percent of the median wage for social and human services aide (SOC
code 21-1093); and

(ii) 85 percent of the subtotal of 20 percent of the median wage for home health aide
(SOC code 31-1011); 20 percent of the median wage for personal and home health aide
(SOC code 39-9021); 20 percent of the median wage for nursing aide (SOC code 31-1012);
20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC code 29-2053); and 20
percent of the median wage for social and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093);

(2) for day services, 20 percent of the median wage for nursing aide (SOC code 31-1012);
20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC code 29-2053); and 60
percent of the median wage for social and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093);

(3) for residential asleep-overnight staff, the wage will be $7.66 per hour, except in a
family foster care setting, the wage is $2.80 per hour;

(4) for behavior program analyst staff, 100 percent of the median wage for mental health
counselors (SOC code 21-1014);

(5) for behavior program professional staff, 100 percent of the median wage for clinical
counseling and school psychologist (SOC code 19-3031);

(6) for behavior program specialist staff, 100 percent of the median wage for psychiatric
technicians (SOC code 29-2053);

(7) for supportive living services staff, 20 percent of the median wage for nursing aide
(SOC code 31-1012); 20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC code
29-2053); and 60 percent of the median wage for social and human services aide (SOC code
21-1093);

(8) for housing access coordination staff, 50 percent of the median wage for community
and social services specialist (SOC code 21-1099); and 50 percent of the median wage for
social and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093);

(9) for in-home family support staff, 20 percent of the median wage for nursing aide
(SOC code 31-1012); 30 percent of the median wage for community social service specialist
(SOC code 21-1099); 40 percent of the median wage for social and human services aide
(SOC code 21-1093); and ten percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC
code 29-2053);

(10) for independent living skills staff, 40 percent of the median wage for community
social service specialist (SOC code 21-1099); 50 percent of the median wage for social and
human services aide (SOC code 21-1093); and ten percent of the median wage for psychiatric
technician (SOC code 29-2053);

(11) new text beginfor individualized home supports services staff, 40 percent of the median wage for
community social service specialist (SOC code 21-1099); 50 percent of the median wage
for social and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093); and ten percent of the median
wage for psychiatric technician (SOC code 29-2053);
new text end

new text begin (12) new text endfor supported employment staff, 20 percent of the median wage for nursing aide
(SOC code 31-1012); 20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC code
29-2053); and 60 percent of the median wage for social and human services aide (SOC code
21-1093);

deleted text begin (12)deleted text endnew text begin (13)new text end for adult companion staff, 50 percent of the median wage for personal and
home care aide (SOC code 39-9021); and 50 percent of the median wage for nursing aides,
orderlies, and attendants (SOC code 31-1012);

deleted text begin (13)deleted text endnew text begin (14)new text end for night supervision staff, 20 percent of the median wage for home health
aide (SOC code 31-1011); 20 percent of the median wage for personal and home health
aide (SOC code 39-9021); 20 percent of the median wage for nursing aide (SOC code
31-1012); 20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC code 29-2053);
and 20 percent of the median wage for social and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093);

deleted text begin (14)deleted text endnew text begin (15)new text end for respite staff, 50 percent of the median wage for personal and home care
aide (SOC code 39-9021); and 50 percent of the median wage for nursing aides, orderlies,
and attendants (SOC code 31-1012);

deleted text begin (15)deleted text endnew text begin (16)new text end for personal support staff, 50 percent of the median wage for personal and
home care aide (SOC code 39-9021); and 50 percent of the median wage for nursing aides,
orderlies, and attendants (SOC code 31-1012);

deleted text begin (16)deleted text endnew text begin (17)new text end for supervisory staff, the basic wage is $17.43 per hour with exception of the
supervisor of behavior analyst and behavior specialists, which must be $30.75 per hour;

deleted text begin (17)deleted text endnew text begin (18)new text end for registered nurse, the basic wage is $30.82 per hour; and

deleted text begin (18)deleted text endnew text begin (19)new text end for licensed practical nurse, the basic wage is $18.64 per hour.

(b) Component values for residential support services are:

(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;

(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;

(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;

(4) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;

(5) program-related expense ratio: 1.3 percent; and

(6) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.

(c) Component values for family foster care are:

(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;

(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;

(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;

(4) general administrative support ratio: 3.3 percent;

(5) program-related expense ratio: 1.3 percent; and

(6) absence factor: 1.7 percent.

(d) Component values for day services for all services are:

(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;

(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;

(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;

(4) program plan support ratio: 5.6 percent;

(5) client programming and support ratio: ten percent;

(6) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;

(7) program-related expense ratio: 1.8 percent; and

(8) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.

(e) Component values for unit-based services with programming are:

(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;

(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;

(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;

(4) program plan supports ratio: 3.1 percent;

(5) client programming and supports ratio: 8.6 percent;

(6) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;

(7) program-related expense ratio: 6.1 percent; and

(8) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.

(f) Component values for unit-based services without programming except respite are:

(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;

(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;

(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;

(4) program plan support ratio: 3.1 percent;

(5) client programming and support ratio: 8.6 percent;

(6) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;

(7) program-related expense ratio: 6.1 percent; and

(8) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.

(g) Component values for unit-based services without programming for respite are:

(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;

(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;

(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;

(4) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;

(5) program-related expense ratio: 6.1 percent; and

(6) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.

(h) On July 1, 2017, the commissioner shall update the base wage index in paragraph
(a) based on the wage data by standard occupational code (SOC) from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics available on December 31, 2016. The commissioner shall publish these updated
values and load them into the rate management system. This adjustment occurs every five
years. For adjustments in 2021 and beyond, the commissioner shall use the data available
on December 31 of the calendar year five years prior.

(i) On July 1, 2017, the commissioner shall update the framework components in
paragraphs (b) to (g); subdivision 6, clauses (8) and (9); and subdivision 7, clauses (16) and
(17), for changes in the Consumer Price Index. The commissioner will adjust these values
higher or lower by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index-All Items, United
States city average (CPI-U) from January 1, 2014, to January 1, 2017. The commissioner
shall publish these updated values and load them into the rate management system. This
adjustment occurs every five years. For adjustments in 2021 and beyond, the commissioner
shall use the data available on January 1 of the calendar year four years prior and January
1 of the current calendar year.

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Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.4914, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Payments for unit-based services with programming.

Payments for unit-based
services with programming, including behavior programming, housing access coordination,
in-home family support, independent living skills training, new text beginindividualized home supports,
new text end hourly supported living services, and supported employment provided to an individual
outside of any day or residential service plan must be calculated as follows, unless the
services are authorized separately under subdivision 6 or 7:

(1) determine the number of units of service to meet a recipient's needs;

(2) personnel hourly wage rate must be based on the 2009 Bureau of Labor Statistics
Minnesota-specific rates or rates derived by the commissioner as provided in subdivision
5;

(3) for a recipient requiring customization for deaf and hard-of-hearing language
accessibility under subdivision 12, add the customization rate provided in subdivision 12
to the result of clause (2). This is defined as the customized direct-care rate;

(4) multiply the number of direct staff hours by the appropriate staff wage in subdivision
5, paragraph (a), or the customized direct-care rate;

(5) multiply the number of direct staff hours by the product of the supervision span of
control ratio in subdivision 5, paragraph (e), clause (1), and the appropriate supervision
wage in subdivision 5, paragraph (a), clause (16);

(6) combine the results of clauses (4) and (5), and multiply the result by one plus the
employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio in subdivision 5, paragraph (e), clause
(2). This is defined as the direct staffing rate;

(7) for program plan support, multiply the result of clause (6) by one plus the program
plan supports ratio in subdivision 5, paragraph (e), clause (4);

(8) for employee-related expenses, multiply the result of clause (7) by one plus the
employee-related cost ratio in subdivision 5, paragraph (e), clause (3);

(9) for client programming and supports, multiply the result of clause (8) by one plus
the client programming and supports ratio in subdivision 5, paragraph (e), clause (5);

(10) this is the subtotal rate;

(11) sum the standard general and administrative rate, the program-related expense ratio,
and the absence and utilization factor ratio;

(12) divide the result of clause (10) by one minus the result of clause (11). This is the
total payment amount;

(13) for supported employment provided in a shared manner, divide the total payment
amount in clause (12) by the number of service recipients, not to exceed three. For
independent living skills trainingnew text begin and individualized home supportsnew text end provided in a shared
manner, divide the total payment amount in clause (12) by the number of service recipients,
not to exceed two; and

(14) adjust the result of clause (13) by a factor to be determined by the commissioner
to adjust for regional differences in the cost of providing services.

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Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.4914, subdivision 16, is amended to read:


Subd. 16.

Budget neutrality adjustments.

(a) The commissioner shall use the following
adjustments to the rate generated by the framework to assure budget neutrality until the rate
information is available to implement paragraph (b). The rate generated by the framework
shall be multiplied by the appropriate factor, as designated below:

(1) for residential services: 1.003;

(2) for day services: 1.000;

(3) for unit-based services with programming: 0.941; and

(4) for unit-based services without programming: 0.796.

(b) Within 12 months of January 1, 2014, the commissioner shall compare estimated
spending for all home and community-based waiver services under the new payment rates
defined in subdivisions 6 to 9 with estimated spending for the same recipients and services
under the rates in effect on July 1, 2013. This comparison must distinguish spending under
each of subdivisions 6, 7, 8, and 9. The comparison must be based on actual recipients and
services for one or more service months after the new rates have gone into effect. The
commissioner shall consult with the commissioner of management and budget on this
analysis to ensure budget neutrality. If estimated spending under the new rates for services
under one or more subdivisions differs in this comparison by 0.3 percent or more, the
commissioner shall assure aggregate budget neutrality across all service areas by adjusting
the budget neutrality factor in paragraph (a) in each subdivision so that total estimated
spending for each subdivision under the new rates matches estimated spending under the
rates in effect on July 1, 2013.

new text begin (c) A service rate developed using values in subdivision 5, paragraph (a), clause (11),
is not subject to budget neutrality adjustments.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end