1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; permitting state-only funding of personal care assistance 
1.3 	services provided by parents or spouses.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANCE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES 
1.6 	PROVIDED BY A PARENT OR SPOUSE.
 1.7 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0659, subdivision 3, paragraph 
1.8 	(a), clause (1); subdivision 11, paragraph (c); and subdivision 19, paragraph (b), clause (3), 
1.9 	a parent, stepparent, or legal guardian of a minor who is a personal care assistance recipient 
1.10 	or the spouse of a personal care assistance recipient may provide and be paid for providing 
1.11 	personal care assistance services under medical assistance. The commissioner shall seek 
1.12 	federal approval for these payments. The commissioner shall make payments for services 
1.13 	rendered without federal financial participation until federal approval is obtained, and if 
1.14 	federal approval is denied, until this section expires.
1.15 	(b) This section expires upon full implementation of community first services and 
1.16 	supports under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.85. The commissioner of human services 
1.17 	shall notify the revisor of statutes when this section expires.

1.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from November 11, 2023.