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SF 695

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 01/26/2023 09:23am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to human services; modifying community first services and supports
payment rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.851, subdivisions
3, 4, 5.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.851, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Payment rates; base wage index.

deleted text begin When initially establishingdeleted text end new text begin (a) Beginning
January 1, 2024, and every two years thereafter, the commissioner must establishnew text end the base
wage component valuesdeleted text begin , the commissioner must usedeleted text end new text begin usingnew text end the Minnesota-specific median
wage for the standard occupational classification (SOC) codes published by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics in thenew text begin most recently availablenew text end edition of the Occupational Handbook deleted text begin available
January 1, 2021deleted text end . The commissioner must calculate the base wage component values as
follows deleted text begin fordeleted text end :

(1)new text begin fornew text end personal care assistance services, CFSS, extended personal care assistance services,
and extended CFSSdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ,new text end the base wage component value equals the median wage for personal
care aide (SOC code 31-1120);

(2)new text begin fornew text end enhanced rate personal care assistance services and enhanced rate CFSSdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ,new text end the
base wage component value equals the product of median wage for personal care aide (SOC
code 31-1120) and the value of the enhanced rate under section deleted text begin 256B.0659, subdivision
17adeleted text end new text begin 256B.85, subdivision 7anew text end ; and

(3)new text begin fornew text end qualified professional services and CFSS worker training and developmentdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ,new text end the
base wage component value equals the sum of 70 percent of the median wage for registered
nurse (SOC code 29-1141), 15 percent of the median wage for health care social worker
(SOC code 21-1099), and 15 percent of the median wage for social and human service
assistant (SOC code 21-1093).

new text begin (b) The commissioner must publish on the department's website the current base wage
component values.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2024.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.851, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Payment rates; total wage index.

(a) The commissioner must multiply the
base wage component values in subdivision 3 by one plus the appropriate competitive
workforce factor. The deleted text begin product isdeleted text end new text begin products arenew text end the total wage component deleted text begin valuedeleted text end new text begin valuesnew text end .new text begin The
commissioner must publish on the department's website the current total wage component
values.
new text end

(b) For personal care assistance services, CFSS, extended personal care assistance
services, extended CFSS, enhanced rate personal care assistance services, and enhanced
rate CFSS, the initial competitive workforce factor is 4.7 percent.new text begin Beginning January 1,
2024, and every two years thereafter, the commissioner must adjust the total wage component
values in this paragraph by applying an updated competitive workforce factor using the
most recently available data. The commissioner must calculate the biennial update to the
competitive workforce factor after establishing the base wage component values required
in subdivision 3. The commissioner must determine the updated competitive workforce
factor by adjusting it toward the percent difference between:
new text end

new text begin (1) the median wage for personal care aide (SOC code 39-9021); and
 new text end

new text begin (2) the weighted average wage for all other SOC codes with the same Bureau of Labor
Statistics classifications for education, experience, and training required for job competency.
 new text end

new text begin (c) For each biennial update of the competitive workforce factor under paragraph (b),
the commissioner must not increase or decrease the competitive workforce factor from its
previous value by more than three percentage points. If, after a biennial adjustment, the
competitive workforce factor is less than or equal to zero, the competitive workforce factor
must be zero. The commissioner must publish on the department's website the updated
competitive workforce factor.
 new text end

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end For qualified professional services and CFSS worker training and development,
the competitive workforce factor is zero percent.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2024.
 new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.851, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Payment rates; component values.

(a) The commissioner must use the
following component values:

(1) employee vacation, sick, and training factor, 8.71 percent;

(2) employer taxes and workers' compensation factor, 11.56 percent;

(3) employee benefits factor, 12.04 percent;

(4) client programming and supports factor, 2.30 percent;

(5) program plan support factor, 7.00 percent;

(6) general business and administrative expenses factor, 13.25 percent;

(7) program administration expenses factor, 2.90 percent; and

(8) absence and utilization factor, 3.90 percent.

(b) For purposes of implementation, the commissioner shall use the following
implementation components:

(1) personal care assistance services and CFSS: 75.45 percent;

(2) enhanced rate personal care assistance services and enhanced rate CFSS: 75.45
percent; and

(3) qualified professional services and CFSS worker training and development: 75.45
percent.

new text begin (c) Beginning January 1, 2026, and every two years thereafter, the implementation
components under paragraph (b) must be increased by two percentage points until the value
of each implementation component is 100 percent.
 new text end

new text begin (d) Beginning January 1, 2024, and every two years thereafter, the component value in
paragraph (a), clause (4), shall be updated for changes in the Consumer Price Index by the
difference between the most recent update and the data available six months and one day
before the scheduled update.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2024.
 new text end