Bill Text: MN HF484 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Home and community-based waiver requirements extended.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-11 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Health and Human Services Policy [HF484 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF484-Introduced.html
1.2relating to human services; extending reporting requirements for home and
1.3community-based waivers;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section
1.4256B.0916, subdivision 7.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0916, subdivision 7, is amended to
1.7read:
1.8 Subd. 7. Annual report by commissioner.(a) Beginning November 1, 2001, and
1.9each November 1 thereafter, the commissioner shall issue an annual report on county and
1.10state use of available resources for the home and community-based waiver for persons with
1.11developmental disabilities. For each county or county partnership, the report shall include:
1.12 (1) the amount of funds allocated but not used;
1.13 (2) the county specific allowed reserve amount approved and used;
1.14 (3) the number, ages, and living situations of individuals screened and waiting for
1.15services;
1.16 (4) the urgency of need for services to begin within one, two, or more than two
1.17years for each individual;
1.18 (5) the services needed;
1.19 (6) the number of additional persons served by approval of increased capacity within
1.20existing allocations;
1.21 (7) results of action by the commissioner to streamline administrative requirements
1.22and improve county resource management; and
1.23 (8) additional action that would decrease the number of those eligible and waiting
1.24for waivered services.
2.1The commissioner shall specify intended outcomes for the program and the degree to
2.2which these specified outcomes are attained.
2.3(b) This subdivision expires January 1, 2013.
2.4EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2013.
1.3community-based waivers;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section
1.4256B.0916, subdivision 7.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0916, subdivision 7, is amended to
1.7read:
1.8 Subd. 7. Annual report by commissioner.
1.9each November 1 thereafter, the commissioner shall issue an annual report on county and
1.10state use of available resources for the home and community-based waiver for persons with
1.11developmental disabilities. For each county or county partnership, the report shall include:
1.12 (1) the amount of funds allocated but not used;
1.13 (2) the county specific allowed reserve amount approved and used;
1.14 (3) the number, ages, and living situations of individuals screened and waiting for
1.15services;
1.16 (4) the urgency of need for services to begin within one, two, or more than two
1.17years for each individual;
1.18 (5) the services needed;
1.19 (6) the number of additional persons served by approval of increased capacity within
1.20existing allocations;
1.21 (7) results of action by the commissioner to streamline administrative requirements
1.22and improve county resource management; and
1.23 (8) additional action that would decrease the number of those eligible and waiting
1.24for waivered services.
2.1The commissioner shall specify intended outcomes for the program and the degree to
2.2which these specified outcomes are attained.
2.3
2.4EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2013.
