HF 1579

as introduced - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026) Posted on 03/13/2025 06:43pm

A bill for an act
relating to human services; providing housing support supplementary services
rates for certain facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256I.05, by
adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256I.05, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 1v. new text end

new text begin Supplementary rate for certain facilities. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding the provisions
of subdivisions 1a and 1c, beginning July 1, 2025, an agency shall negotiate a supplementary
rate in addition to the rate specified in subdivision 1 for a housing support provider operating
indoor communities with low barriers to access. The communities must: (1) be composed
of individual secure, private dwellings for persons experiencing unsheltered homelessness
with complex health needs including substance use disorder, serious mental illness, and
physical health conditions; and (2) provide 24-hour-a-day supervision with on-site support
services for 100 beds in the Twin Cities metropolitan area in a facility operating since 2020
and 48 beds in central Minnesota in a facility opening after 2025. The supplementary rate
is not to exceed $975 per month, including any legislatively authorized inflationary
adjustments.
new text end