as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/15/2017 12:33pm
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Introduction | Posted on 02/20/2017 |
A bill for an act
relating to human services; establishing an exception to budget methodology for
persons leaving institutions and crisis residential settings; modifying
consumer-directed community supports budget methodology; requiring reports;
amending Laws 2015, chapter 71, article 7, section 54; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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(a) By September 30, 2017, the commissioner shall establish an institutional and crisis
bed consumer-directed community supports budget exception process as described in the
home and community-based services waivers under sections 256B.092 and 256B.49. This
budget exception process shall be available for any individual who:
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(1) is not offered available and appropriate services within 60 days since approval for
discharge from the individual's current institutional setting; or
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(2) requires services that are more expensive than appropriate less-restrictive services
using the consumer-directed community supports option.
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(b) Institutional settings for purposes of this exception include intermediate care facilities
for persons with developmental disabilities; nursing facilities; acute care hospitals; Anoka
Metro Regional Treatment Center; Minnesota Security Hospital; and crisis beds. The budget
exception shall be limited to no more than the amount of appropriate less-restrictive available
services determined by the lead agency managing the individual's home and community-based
services waiver. The lead agency shall notify the Department of Human Services of the
budget exception.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Laws 2015, chapter 71, article 7, section 54, is amended to read:
(a) No later than September 30, deleted text begin 2015deleted text end new text begin 2017new text end , if necessary, the commissioner of human
services shall submit an amendment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for
the home and community-based services waivers authorized under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 256B.092 and 256B.49, to deleted text begin establish andeleted text end new text begin expand the 2015new text end exception to the
consumer-directed community supports budget methodology to provide up to deleted text begin 20deleted text end new text begin 30new text end percent
more funds fornew text begin bothnew text end :
(1) consumer-directed community supports participants who deleted text begin have graduated from high
school anddeleted text end have a coordinated service and support plan which identifies the need for deleted text begin more
services under consumer-directed community supports, either prior to graduation or in order
to increase the amount of time a person works or to improve their employment opportunities,deleted text end new text begin
an increased amount of services or supports under consumer-directed community supportsnew text end
than the amount they are deleted text begin eligible to receivedeleted text end new text begin currently receivingnew text end under the deleted text begin currentdeleted text end
consumer-directed community supports budget methodologydeleted text begin ; anddeleted text end new text begin :
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(i) to increase the amount of time a person works or otherwise improves employment
opportunities;
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(ii) to plan a transition to, move to, or live in a setting as described in Minnesota Statutes,
section 256D.44, subdivision 5, paragraph (f), clause (1), item (ii), or (g); or
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(iii) to develop and implement a positive behavior support plan;
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(2) home and community-based waiver participants who are currently using licensed
deleted text begin servicesdeleted text end new text begin providersnew text end for employment supports or services during the day new text begin or residential services,
either of new text end which cost more annually than the person would spend under a consumer-directed
community supports plan for deleted text begin individualized employment supports or services during the
daydeleted text end new text begin any or all of the supports needed to meet the goals identified in paragraph (a), clause
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(b) The exception under paragraph (a) is limited to those persons who can demonstrate
either that they will have to deleted text begin leavedeleted text end new text begin discontinue usingnew text end consumer-directed community supports
and deleted text begin usedeleted text end new text begin acceptnew text end other new text begin non-self-directed new text end waiver services because their deleted text begin need for day or
employmentdeleted text end supports new text begin needed for the goals described in paragraph (a), clause (1), new text end cannot be
met within the consumer-directed community supports budget limits deleted text begin or they will move to
consumer-directed community supports and their services will cost less than services
currently being useddeleted text end .
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(c) The exception under paragraph (a), clause (2), is limited to those persons who can
demonstrate that, upon choosing to become a consumer-directed community support
participant, the total cost of services, including the exception, will be less than the cost of
current waiver services.
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The exception under this section is effective October 1, 2017, or
upon federal approval, whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify
the revisor of statutes when federal approval is obtained.
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(a) The commissioner of human services, in consultation with stakeholders and others
including representatives of lead agencies, home and community-based services waiver
participants using consumer-directed community supports, advocacy groups, state agencies,
the Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota, and service and
financial management providers, shall develop a revised consumer-directed community
supports budget methodology. The new methodology shall be based on (1) the costs of
providing services as reflected by the wage and other relevant components incorporated in
the disability waiver rate formulas under chapter 256B, and (2) state to county waiver-funding
methodologies. The new methodology should develop individual consumer-directed
community supports budgets comparable to those provided for similar needs individuals if
paying for non-consumer-directed community supports waiver services.
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(b) By December 15, 2018, the commissioner shall report a revised consumer-directed
community supports budget methodology, including proposed legislation and funding
necessary to implement the new methodology, to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over health and
human services.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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