2026 Minnesota Statutes

256.9756 CAREGIVER RESPITE SERVICES GRANTS.

Subdivision 1.Caregiver respite services grant program established.

The Minnesota Board on Aging must establish a caregiver respite services grant program to increase the availability of respite services for family caregivers of people with dementia and to provide information, education, and training to respite caregivers and volunteers regarding caring for people with dementia. From the money made available for this purpose, the board must award grants on a competitive basis to respite service providers, giving priority to areas of the state where there is a high need of respite services.

Subd. 2.Eligible uses.

Grant recipients awarded grant money under this section must use a portion of the grant award as determined by the board to provide free or subsidized respite services for family caregivers of people with dementia.

Subd. 3.

MS 2024 [Repealed, 2026 c 88 art 1 s 226]

History:

2023 c 61 art 2 s 3; 2024 c 125 art 2 s 10,11; 2024 c 127 art 47 s 10,11