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SF3054 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Human services provisions modifications; appropriating money

Related bill: HF2434

AI Generated Summary

Purpose of the Bill

The bill aims to amend and introduce various provisions related to human services in Minnesota. It focuses on services for aging populations, people with disabilities, and caregiver support. Additionally, it proposes new financial models for patient care and aims to establish a trust fund for caregivers. The bill also includes modifications to facility certification, stipends for certain workers, and outlines new requirements for state reports.

Main Provisions

  • Infrastructure and Facilities: The bill allows for renovations, replacements, upgrades, or relocations of nursing homes and boarding care homes to meet licensing and certification requirements. Specific conditions under which the Health Commissioner and Human Services Commissioner can approve these projects are defined, such as replacing destroyed facilities or moving beds within a facility.

  • Caregiver Support Initiatives: Establishes the Minnesota Caregiver Defined Contribution Retirement Fund Trust to support caregivers financially through new retirement plan options.

  • Patient Driven Payment Model: Proposes a phased implementation of a patient-focused payment system, which seeks to better align payments with patient needs rather than fixed rates.

  • Collective Bargaining Stipends: Introduces stipend payments for certain members of collective bargaining units, aimed at improving support for direct care workers.

  • New Facility Licensing and Certification: Provides detailed guidelines for the certification and licensing of new and existing facilities, including conditions for transitioning between types of care facilities.

Significant Changes

  • The bill repeals certain existing statutes that may conflict with the new measures.
  • Encourages facility upgrades to ensure they meet both physical and emotional needs of residents while maintaining expenditure control.
  • Establishes processes to restore beds previously lost due to fires or relocation, aiming to prevent a shortfall in bed supply.

Relevant Terms

  • Human services, aging, older adult services, disability services, caregiver support, patient-driven payment model, Minnesota Caregiver Defined Contribution Retirement Fund Trust, recovery residence certification, stipend payments, nursing home beds, facility relocation, facility licensing.

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 26, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
March 26, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toHuman Services

Citations

 
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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "A provision addressing data sharing between agencies."
      ],
      "removed": [
        "Obsolete references to repealed programs."
      ],
      "summary": "This bill modifies data practices related to human services under section 13.46.",
      "modified": [
        "Updates terminology for consistency with federal standards."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "13.46",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 1"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Provision for temporary rate increase during emergencies."
      ],
      "removed": [
        ""
      ],
      "summary": "This bill amends nursing home rate adjustments under section 144.0724.",
      "modified": [
        "Changes to the reimbursement calculation method."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "144.0724",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 11"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Inclusion of new construction costs into rental per diem calculations."
      ],
      "removed": [
        "Older provisions related to bed capacity thresholds."
      ],
      "summary": "The bill modifies the nursing home's property-related payment rates under section 256B.431.",
      "modified": [
        "Rental per diem adjustments for facilities relocating beds within same ownership structure."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "256B.431",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 30"
  }
]

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