Legislative Session number- 86

Bill Name: SF2933

2E Relating to human services;

ARTICLE 1 - CONTINUING CARE POLICY

Relating
to human services; modifying the nursing facility level of care criteria;
modifying nursing facilities layaway status; permitting services by related
individuals under certain conditions; modifying programs and licensure
provisions for services to persons with disabilities relating to foster care;
making technical changes; requiring home care services providers to provide
recipients with copies of the home care bill of rights; allowing personal care
assistants to enroll with different personal care assistant provider agencies;
allowing lead agencies to contract for assessments and reassessments; modifying
programs and licensure provisions for services to persons with disabilities
relating to housing; providing an elderly waiver conversion under the personal
care assistance program; requiring commissioner of human services to consult
with certain stakeholders regarding home and community based waivers for
individuals with disabilities; requiring the commissioner to make certain case
management recommendations

ARTICLE 2 - PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANT
SERVICES

Modifying personal care assistance services; extending home health
services;
modifying certain personal care assistant training procedures;
requiring on-line or electronic training availability; modifying certain
requirements for personal care assistants assisting ventilator dependent
patients; modifying long term care consultation services; requiring commissioner
of human services to consult with stakeholders relating to the future budget
methodology for home and community based waivers under the new comprehensive
assessment; medicaid reimbursement for supported living services
modification
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