SF 759

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to human services; expanding a quality assurance system to include
additional service recipients; removing sunset dates; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256B.095; 256B.0951, subdivision
1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.095, is amended to read:

256B.095 QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM ESTABLISHED.

(a) Effective July 1, 1998, a quality assurance system for persons with developmental
disabilities, which includes an alternative quality assurance licensing system for programs,
is established in Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice,
Steele, Wabasha, and Winona Counties for the purpose of improving the quality of
services provided to persons with developmental disabilities. A county, at its option, may
choose to have all programs for persons with developmental disabilities located within
the county licensed under chapter 245A using standards determined under the alternative
quality assurance licensing system or may continue regulation of these programs under the
licensing system operated by the commissioner. deleted text begin The project expires on June 30, 2009.
deleted text end

(b) Effective July 1, 2003, a county not listed in paragraph (a) may apply to
participate in the quality assurance system established under paragraph (a). The
commission established under section 256B.0951 may, at its option, allow additional
counties to participate in the system.

(c) Effective July 1, 2003, any county or group of counties not listed in paragraph (a)
may establish a quality assurance system under this section. A new system established
under this section shall have the same rights and duties as the system established
under paragraph (a). A new system shall be governed by a commission under section
256B.0951. The commissioner shall appoint the initial commission members based
on recommendations from advocates, families, service providers, and counties in the
geographic area included in the new system. Counties that choose to participate in a
new system shall have the duties assigned under section 256B.0952. The new system
shall establish a quality assurance process under section 256B.0953. The provisions of
section 256B.0954 shall apply to a new system established under this paragraph. The
commissioner shall delegate authority to a new system established under this paragraph
according to section 256B.0955.

new text begin (d) Effective July 1, 2007, the quality assurance system may be expanded to include
programs for persons with disabilities and older adults.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.0951, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Membership.

The Quality Assurance Commission is established.
The commission consists of at least 14 but not more than 21 members as follows: at
least three but not more than five members representing advocacy organizations; at
least three but not more than five members representing consumers, families, and their
legal representatives; at least three but not more than five members representing service
providers; at least three but not more than five members representing counties; and the
commissioner of human services or the commissioner's designee. The first commission
shall establish membership guidelines for the transition and recruitment of membership for
the commission's ongoing existence. Members of the commission who do not receive a
salary or wages from an employer for time spent on commission duties may receive a per
diem payment when performing commission duties and functions. All members may be
reimbursed for expenses related to commission activities. deleted text begin Notwithstanding the provisions
of section 15.059, subdivision 5, the commission expires on June 30, 2009.
deleted text end

Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $....... is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of human services
for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, for the purposes of section 1.
new text end