SF94 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))
Integrated community supports payment rates modification
AI Generated Summary
The legislative bill SF No. 94 aims to amend the way payment rates are calculated for integrated community supports in Minnesota. It outlines specific ratios and methods to determine the cost of providing support to people in these settings. Here’s a simplified breakdown of the bill’s content:
Payment Components Defined: The bill specifies various components that influence the payment rates for integrated community supports, including the competitive workforce factor, supervisory span of control, allowances for employee vacation, sick days, training, employer-related costs, administrative support, program-related expenses, and a factor for absences and utilization.
Calculating Payments:
- Staffing and Wages: It first requires calculating the number of hours of both shared and individual direct staffing needed per recipient. It then involves determining the appropriate hourly wages for the staff.
- Adjustments for Special Needs: Added to this are any customization rates for recipients needing support with deaf and hard-of-hearing language accessibility.
- Total Staffing Costs: These hours and rates are multiplied and adjusted by various factors such as the supervisory span, vacation, and training allowances to calculate the direct staffing cost.
- Additional Costs: Employee-related expenses and client programming and support costs are also factored in.
- Final Payment Calculation: Finally, the total direct staffing cost, employee-related expenses, and client support costs are added, and then adjusted by administrative and program-related expense ratios to find the total payment amount.
Regional Adjustment: The calculated payment amounts can be further adjusted by the commissioner to account for regional differences in the cost of providing services.
This bill is about setting clear, structured guidelines on how payments should be calculated for services provided to people with special needs under integrated community supports, aiming to ensure fair compensation that covers all aspects of service provision.
Bill text versions
- Introduction PDF file
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 15, 2025 | Senate | Floor | Action | Introduction and first reading | |
| January 15, 2025 | Senate | Floor | Action | Referred to | Human Services |
Citations
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