Consumer-directed community supports budget exception for persons with certain diagnoses established.
Impact
If enacted, HF1978 would amend Minnesota Statutes to include provisions that facilitate the delivery of tailored community-based services to those with the specified diagnoses, thereby promoting a more inclusive service structure within the state. This legislation acknowledges the challenges faced by individuals who have both developmental disabilities and type 1 diabetes, providing them with additional resources to enhance their quality of life and care. It signifies a shift towards more personalized support mechanisms within human services in Minnesota.
Summary
House File 1978 establishes a consumer-directed community supports budget exception specifically for individuals diagnosed with both developmental disabilities and type 1 diabetes. This bill aims to provide a means for these individuals to receive the necessary care and services tailored to their unique needs. Specifically, it outlines a budget exception process through the state’s home and community-based services waivers, addressing a critical gap in current support systems for this population in Minnesota.
Contention
While the bill seems well intentioned, discussions around its implications may raise concerns regarding the availability of funds and resources necessary to implement this budget exception. Questions may arise about how this new provision could affect the allocation of existing resources and whether it could lead to disparities in service provision among different populations. Stakeholders are likely to discuss the sustainability of such budget exceptions and their long-term impact on the state’s healthcare framework.
Medical assistance reimbursement for parents and spouses providing services under consumer-directed community supports and community first services and supports establishment
Medical assistance reimbursement provided for parents and spouses providing services under consumer-directed community supports and community first services and supports.
Rates and rate floors modified for services involving disability and elderly waivers, customized living, nursing and intermediate care facilities, personal care assistance, home care, nonemergency medical transportation, and community first services and supports; provisions modified; residential settings closure prevention grant program established; and money appropriated.
Professional competency and shift wage differential enhanced payment rates for personal care assistant and community first services and support professional establishment, enhanced rate revenue for workers modification, temporary personal care assistance rate increase established, appropriations
Establishing competency and shift wage differential enhanced payment rates for personal care assistant and community first services and supports professionals; modifying use of enhanced rate revenue for workings; establishing temporary personal care assistance rate increase; appropriating money.
Professional competency and shift wage differential enhanced payment rates established for personal care assistant and community first services and supports professionals, use of enhanced rate revenue for workers modified, temporary personal care assistance rate increase established, and money appropriated.