All three MHCA priority issues have seen movement at the Capitol. The bill which would set a new Start of Care (SOC) reimbursement rate has been introduced and referred to the Senate Health and Human Services Finance and Policy Committee and the House Health and Human Services Reform Committee. The legislation which would require agencies to be notified if a client to be served is a registered predatory offender has been heard in the House Health and Human Services Reform Committee and is scheduled to be heard in the House Public Safety Committee. The “licensure” bill, which would update the complex state home health rules and regulations, has been heard in the Senate Human Services Reform committee and was laid over as we await a fiscal note, and has been heard in the House Health and Human Services Reform Committee and was passed on to the House Health and Human Services Finance Committee where it is scheduled to be heard Thursday.
Other issues we are tracking:
- Several bills related to elder abuse, that include modifications of regulations and Bill of Rights, the establishment working groups and allowance of electronic monitoring
- Creation of Complex PCA Category and Payment
- Raising of the Medical Assistance Spenddown Income and Asset Limits
- Nurse Licensure Compact, allowing nurses from other states and US Territories to work in MN. This is of particular importance in light of the workforce shortage challenges.
-Governor’s proposal to increase rates for personal care assistance and self-directed programs by 1.69% effective July 1, 2018
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