Legislative Session number- 87

Bill Name: SF2486

Relating to state government finance

ARTICLE 1 - HUMAN SERVICES

Requiring
decreased statewide licensed capacity for certain foster care settings;
specifying an application fee for an initial license to provide home and
community-based services to older persons with disabilities; requiring annual
fee and non-refundable fees for certain programs; specifying an assets
disregard for employed persons with disabilities for medical assistance (MA)
eligibility; removing an age restriction on MA for employed persons with
disabilities; allowing MA coverage for dialysis and cancer treatment; removing
payment to relative personal assistants; specifying a date for statewide
licensed capacity reduction; modifying medical education and research fund
(MERF) funding; changing nursing home level of care criteria to adults and
children; modifying the contingency provider rate and grant reductions, the
reduction of rates for congregate living for individuals with lower needs, and
grants for housing access services

ARTICLE 2 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
APPROPRIATIONS

Appropriating money to the commissioner of human services for
continuing care, medical assistance (MA) grants, the White Earth human services
transfer grant, essential community support grants, disabilities needs
assessments grants, Willmar site Minnesota specialty health services, and to the
commissioner of health to increase licensed home care provider
inspections
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