| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to human services; exempting assisted living service providers from direct |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 care staff compensation requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 256B.4914, subdivision 10d. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.4914, subdivision 10d, is amended to |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7read: |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Subd. 10d.Direct care staff; compensation.(a) A provider paid with rates determined |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9under subdivision 6 must use a minimum of 66 percent of the revenue generated by rates |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10determined under that subdivision for direct care staff compensation. |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (b) A provider paid with rates determined under subdivision 7 must use a minimum of |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.1245 percent of the revenue generated by rates determined under that subdivision for direct |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13care staff compensation. |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (c) A provider paid with rates determined under subdivision 8 or 9 must use a minimum |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15of 60 percent of the revenue generated by rates determined under those subdivisions for |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16direct care staff compensation. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (d) Compensation under this subdivision includes: |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (1) wages; |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (2) taxes and workers' compensation; |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (3) health insurance; |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21 (4) dental insurance; |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 25-03240 as introduced02/12/25 REVISOR AGW/AD |
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| 24 | 24 | | SENATE |
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| 25 | 25 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 26 | 26 | | S.F. No. 2168NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 27 | 27 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: FATEH) |
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| 28 | 28 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 29 | 29 | | Introduction and first reading03/06/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Referred to Human Services 2.1 (5) vision insurance; |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.2 (6) life insurance; |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.3 (7) short-term disability insurance; |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.4 (8) long-term disability insurance; |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.5 (9) retirement spending; |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.6 (10) tuition reimbursement; |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.7 (11) wellness programs; |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.8 (12) paid vacation time; |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.9 (13) paid sick time; or |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.10 (14) other items of monetary value provided to direct care staff. |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.11 (e) This subdivision does not apply to a provider licensed as an assisted living facility |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.12by the commissioner of health under chapter 144G. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 25-03240 as introduced02/12/25 REVISOR AGW/AD |
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