1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; modifying housing support;amending Minnesota 
1.3 	Statutes 2016, section 256I.04, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2017 
1.4 	Supplement, sections 256I.03, subdivision 8; 256I.04, subdivision 2b.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 256I.03, subdivision 8, is amended 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 8.Supplementary services. "Supplementary services" means housing support 
1.9 	services provided to individuals in addition to room and board including, but not limited 
1.10 	to, oversight and up to 24-hour supervision, medication reminders, assistance with 
1.11 	transportation, arranging for meetings and appointments, and arranging for medical and 
1.12 	social services. Providers must comply with section 256I.04, subdivision 2h.

1.13 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 256I.04, subdivision 2b, is amended 
1.14 	to read:
1.15 		Subd. 2b.Housing support agreements. (a) Agreements between agencies and providers 
1.16 	of housing support must be in writing on a form developed and approved by the commissioner 
1.17 	and must specify the name and address under which the establishment subject to the 
1.18 	agreement does business and under which the establishment, or service provider, if different 
1.19 	from the group residential housing establishment, is licensed by the Department of Health 
1.20 	or the Department of Human Services; the specific license or registration from the 
1.21 	Department of Health or the Department of Human Services held by the provider and the 
1.22 	number of beds subject to that license; the address of the location or locations at which 
1.23 	group residential housing is provided under this agreement; the per diem and monthly rates 
2.1 	that are to be paid from housing support funds for each eligible resident at each location; 
2.2 	the number of beds at each location which are subject to the agreement; whether the license 
2.3 	holder is a not-for-profit corporation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; 
2.4 	and a statement that the agreement is subject to the provisions of sections 256I.01 to 256I.06
2.5 	and subject to any changes to those sections.
2.6 	(b) Providers are required to verify the following minimum requirements in the 
2.7 	agreement:
2.8 	(1) current license or registration, including authorization if managing or monitoring 
2.9 	medications;
2.10 	(2) all staff who have direct contact with recipients meet the staff qualifications;
2.11 	(3) the provision of housing support;
2.12 	(4) the provision of supplementary services, if applicable;
2.13 	(5) reports of adverse events, including recipient death or serious injury; ~~and~~
2.14 	(6) submission of residency requirements that could result in recipient eviction~~.~~; and
2.15 	(7) confirmation that the provider will not limit or restrict the number of hours an 
2.16 	applicant or recipient chooses to be employed, as specified in subdivision 5.
2.17 	(c) Agreements may be terminated with or without cause by the commissioner, the 
2.18 	agency, or the provider with two calendar months prior notice. The commissioner may 
2.19 	immediately terminate an agreement under subdivision 2d.

2.20 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256I.04, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
2.21 	read:
2.22 		Subd. 2h.Required supplementary services. Providers of supplementary services shall 
2.23 	ensure that recipients have, at a minimum, assistance with services as identified in the 
2.24 	recipient's professional statement of need under section 256I.03, subdivision 12. Providers 
2.25 	of supplementary services shall maintain case notes with the date and description of services 
2.26 	provided to individual recipients.

2.27 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256I.04, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
2.28 	read:
2.29 		Subd. 5.Employment. A provider is prohibited from limiting or restricting the number 
2.30 	of hours an applicant or recipient is employed.