as introduced - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to health; modifying the definition of home 1.3 care service; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, 1.4 section 144A.43, subdivision 3. 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 144A.43, 1.7 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 1.8 Subd. 3. [HOME CARE SERVICE.] "Home care service" means 1.9 any of the following services when delivered in a place of 1.10 residence to a person whose illness, disability, or physical 1.11 condition creates a need for the service: 1.12 (1) nursing services, including the services of a home 1.13 health aide; 1.14 (2) personal care services not included under sections 1.15 148.171 to 148.285; 1.16 (3) physical therapy; 1.17 (4) speech therapy; 1.18 (5) respiratory therapy; 1.19 (6) occupational therapy; 1.20 (7) nutritional services; 1.21 (8) home management services when provided to a person who 1.22 is unable to perform these activities due to illness, 1.23 disability, or physical condition. Home management services 1.24 include at least two of the following services: housekeeping, 1.25 meal preparation, and shopping; 2.1 (9) medical social services; 2.2 (10) the provision of medical supplies and equipment when 2.3 accompanied by the provision of a home care service; 2.4 (11) the provision of a hospice program as specified in 2.5 section 144A.48; and 2.6 (12) other similar medical services and health-related 2.7 support services identified by the commissioner in rule. 2.8 "Home care service" does not include the following 2.9 activities conducted by the commissioner of health or a board of 2.10 health as defined in section 145A.02, subdivision 2: 2.11 communicable disease investigations or testing; administering or 2.12 monitoring a prescribed therapy necessary to control or prevent 2.13 a communicable disease; or the monitoring of an individual's 2.14 compliance with a health directive as defined in section 2.15 144.4172, subdivision 6.