Minnesota SF 2651: Long-term care consultation services provisions modifications

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to human services; modifying provisions governing long-term care​
1.3 consultation services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0911,​
1.4 subdivisions 1, 10, 13, 14, 17, by adding subdivisions.​
1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0911, subdivision 1, is amended to read:​
1.7 Subdivision 1.Purpose and goal.(a) The purpose of long-term care consultation services​
1.8 is to assist persons with long-term or chronic care needs in making care decisions and​
1.9 selecting support and service options that meet their needs and reflect their preferences.​
1.10 The availability of, and access to, information and other types of assistance, including​
1.11 long-term care consultation assessment and support planning, is also intended to prevent​
1.12 or delay institutional placements and to provide access to transition assistance after​
1.13 placement. Further, the goal of long-term care consultation services is to contain costs​
1.14 associated with unnecessary institutional admissions. Long-term care consultation services​
1.15 must be available to any person regardless of public program eligibility.​
1.16 (b) The commissioner of human services shall seek to maximize use of available federal​
1.17 and state funds and establish the broadest program possible within the funding available.​
1.18 (c) Long-term care consultation services must be coordinated with long-term care options​
1.19 counseling, long-term care options counseling for assisted living at critical care transitions,​
1.20 the Disability Hub, and preadmission screening.​
1.21 (d) A lead agency providing long-term care consultation services shall encourage the​
1.22 use of volunteers from families, religious organizations, social clubs, and similar civic and​
1.23 service organizations to provide community-based services.​
1​Section 1.​
25-03747 as introduced​02/13/25 REVISOR AGW/EN​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 2651​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: HOFFMAN and Abeler)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​866​03/17/2025​
Referred to Human Services​
See First Special Session, HF3​

2.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0911, subdivision 10, is amended to read:​
2.2 Subd. 10.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply.​
2.3 (b) "Available service and setting options" or "available options," with respect to the​
2.4 home and community-based waivers under chapter 256S and sections 256B.092 and 256B.49,​
2.5 means all services and settings defined under the waiver plan for which a waiver applicant​
2.6 or waiver participant is eligible.​
2.7 (c) "Competitive employment" means work in the competitive labor market that is​
2.8 performed on a full-time or part-time basis in an integrated setting, and for which an​
2.9 individual is compensated at or above the minimum wage, but not less than the customary​
2.10 wage and level of benefits paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by​
2.11 individuals without disabilities.​
2.12 (d) "Cost-effective" means community services and living arrangements that cost the​
2.13 same as or less than institutional care. For an individual found to meet eligibility criteria​
2.14 for home and community-based service programs under chapter 256S or section 256B.49,​
2.15 "cost-effectiveness" has the meaning found in the federally approved waiver plan for each​
2.16 program.​
2.17 (e) "Independent living" means living in a setting that is not controlled by a provider.​
2.18 (f) "Informed choice" has the meaning given in section 256B.4905, subdivision 1a.​
2.19 (g) "Lead agency" means a county administering or a Tribe or health plan under contract​
2.20 with the commissioner to administer long-term care consultation services.​
2.21 (h) "Long-term care consultation services" means the activities described in subdivision​
2.22 11.​
2.23 (i) "Long-term care options counseling" means the services provided by sections 256.01,​
2.24 subdivision 24, and 256.975, subdivision 7, and also includes telephone assistance and​
2.25 follow-up after a long-term care consultation assessment has been completed.​
2.26 (j) "Long-term care options counseling for assisted living at critical care transitions"​
2.27 means the services provided under section 256.975, subdivisions subdivision 7e to 7g.​
2.28 (k) "Minnesota health care programs" means the medical assistance program under this​
2.29 chapter and the alternative care program under section 256B.0913.​
2.30 (l) "Person-centered planning" is a process that includes the active participation of a​
2.31 person in the planning of the person's services, including in making meaningful and informed​
2.32 choices about the person's own goals, talents, and objectives, as well as making meaningful​
2​Sec. 2.​
25-03747 as introduced​02/13/25 REVISOR AGW/EN​

3.1 and informed choices ab