Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to human services; modifying community first services and supports
3	3	1.3 requirements for support workers to qualify for an enhanced rate; amending
4	4	1.4 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.85, subdivision 16.
5	5	1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
6	6	1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.85, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
7	7	1.7 Subd. 16.Support workers requirements.(a) Support workers shall:
8	8	1.8 (1) enroll with the department as a support worker after a background study under chapter
9	9	1.9245C has been completed and the support worker has received a notice from the
10	10	1.10commissioner that the support worker:
11	11	1.11 (i) is not disqualified under section 245C.14; or
12	12	1.12 (ii) is disqualified, but has received a set-aside of the disqualification under section
13	13	1.13245C.22;
14	14	1.14 (2) have the ability to effectively communicate with the participant or the participant's
15	15	1.15representative;
16	16	1.16 (3) have the skills and ability to provide the services and supports according to the
17	17	1.17participant's CFSS service delivery plan and respond appropriately to the participant's needs;
18	18	1.18 (4) complete the basic standardized CFSS training as determined by the commissioner
19	19	1.19before completing enrollment. The training must be available in languages other than English
20	20	1.20and to those who need accommodations due to disabilities. CFSS support worker training
21	21	1.21must include successful completion of the following training components: basic first aid,
22	22	1.22vulnerable adult, child maltreatment, OSHA universal precautions, basic roles and
23	23	1Section 1.
24	24	25-02041 as introduced01/23/25 REVISOR AGW/KR
25	25	SENATE
26	26	STATE OF MINNESOTA
27	27	S.F. No. 815NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
28	28	(SENATE AUTHORS: FATEH)
29	29	OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
30	30	Introduction and first reading01/30/2025
31	31	Referred to Human Services 2.1responsibilities of support workers including information about basic body mechanics,
32	32	2.2emergency preparedness, orientation to positive behavioral practices, orientation to
33	33	2.3responding to a mental health crisis, fraud issues, time cards and documentation, and an
34	34	2.4overview of person-centered planning and self-direction. Upon completion of the training
35	35	2.5components, the support worker must pass the certification test to provide assistance to
36	36	2.6participants;
37	37	2.7 (5) complete employer-directed training and orientation on the participant's individual
38	38	2.8needs;
39	39	2.9 (6) maintain the privacy and confidentiality of the participant; and
40	40	2.10 (7) not independently determine the medication dose or time for medications for the
41	41	2.11participant.
42	42	2.12 (b) The commissioner may deny or terminate a support worker's provider enrollment
43	43	2.13and provider number if the support worker:
44	44	2.14 (1) does not meet the requirements in paragraph (a);
45	45	2.15 (2) fails to provide the authorized services required by the employer;
46	46	2.16 (3) has been intoxicated by alcohol or drugs while providing authorized services to the
47	47	2.17participant or while in the participant's home;
48	48	2.18 (4) has manufactured or distributed drugs while providing authorized services to the
49	49	2.19participant or while in the participant's home; or
50	50	2.20 (5) has been excluded as a provider by the commissioner of human services, or by the
51	51	2.21United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, from
52	52	2.22participation in Medicaid, Medicare, or any other federal health care program.
53	53	2.23 (c) A support worker may appeal in writing to the commissioner to contest the decision
54	54	2.24to terminate the support worker's provider enrollment and provider number.
55	55	2.25 (d) A support worker must not provide or be paid for more than 310 hours of CFSS per
56	56	2.26month, regardless of the number of participants the support worker serves or the number
57	57	2.27of agency-providers or participant employers by which the support worker is employed.
58	58	2.28The department shall not disallow the number of hours per day a support worker works
59	59	2.29unless it violates other law.
60	60	2.30 (e) CFSS qualify for an enhanced rate if the support worker providing the services:
61	61	2.31 (1) provides services, within the scope of CFSS described in subdivision 7, to a participant
62	62	2.32who qualifies for ten or more hours per day of CFSS; and
63	63	2Section 1.
64	64	25-02041 as introduced01/23/25 REVISOR AGW/KR 3.1 (2) satisfies the current requirements of Medicare for training and competency or
65	65	3.2competency evaluation of home health aides or nursing assistants, as provided in the Code
66	66	3.3of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 483.151 or 484.36, or; alternative state-approved
67	67	3.4training or competency requirements; or individualized training provided by the participant's
68	68	3.5personal health care provider, the participant's worker training and development professional,
69	69	3.6or the participant's responsible party on their individualized needs.
70	70	3.7 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025, or upon federal approval,
71	71	3.8whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor of statutes
72	72	3.9when federal approval is obtained.
73	73	3Section 1.
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