Legislative Session number- 85

Bill Name: SF2235

Relating to human services; modifying certain provisions relating to health care
services; specifying certain Medicaid reimbursement requirements for lead risk
assessment services; modifying certain eligibility requirements relating to
homestead exclusions for individuals residing in a long term care facility;
providing home equity limits for medical assistance (MA) payment of long term
care services and modifying certain form and statement requirements for the
treatment of annuities; expanding MA coverage for certain pregnant women;
providing for exchange of long term care partnership policy and addition of a
policy rider or endorsements under certain conditions; modifying application and
request requirements for MA eligibility; modifying certain provisions
relating
to the treatment of income and assets of an institutionalized spouse, defining
continuous period of institutionalization; modifying the payment of benefits
from an annuity and certain prohibited transfers of assets; modifying the period
of ineligibility for long term care services for uncompensated transfers by or
on behalf of individuals receiving MA payments, modifying certain transfer
prohibitions exceptions; modifying certain covered services provisions,
specifying federal approval requirements for MA coverage for home based
intensive early intervention behavior therapy for children with autism spectrum
disorders, modifying payment rates application requirements; expanding MA to
cover lead risk assessments provided by lead risk assessors licensed by
the
commissioner of health; modifying provisions relating to MA prepayment
demonstration project, expanding service delivery requirements and modifying
certain language assistance requirements to be provided for enrollees with
limited English language proficiency (LEP) by demonstration providers; modifying
certain MinnesotaCare enrollment requirements for general assistance medical
care purposes; modifying limited benefits coverage requirements for certain
single adults and households without children; repealing the exchange for long
term care partnership policy addition of policy rider provision under the long
term care partnership program
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