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Latest Action: 03/04/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Modifying medical assistance (MA) rebased nursing home (facility) operating cost
payment rates phase-in by requiring calculation using the statistical and cost
report filed by each nursing facility
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Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Relating to human services; authorizing county agency access to the statewide
supervision system and the national crime information center database for
background checks for adult foster care, family adult day services and family
child care services
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Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill TextRelating to human servcies; modifying certain family eligibility participant requirements for child care assistance under the Minnesota family investment program (MFIP) program; modifying the definition of participant; modifying certain property limitations requirements for vehicles; specifying ineligibility of certain legal noncitizens for MFIP programs; modifying county agency recertification requirements; modifying certain employment services assessments requirements; modifying postsecondary education or training approval requirements; eliminating family stabilization services from allowable expenditures of the MFIP consolidated fund; modifying diversionary work program (DWP) eligibility requirements; repealing a prior repealer relating to MFIP grant treatment of supplemental security income; repealing certain provisions relating to family stabilization services, the work participation bonus, and the Workforce U [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administration Department, Chemical Dependency, Children and Minors, Counties, Disadvantaged, Drugs and Medicine, Family, Health and Health Department, Health-Mental Health, Hospitals and Health Facilities, Human Services and Human Services Department, Insurance-Health, Native Americans, Nursing Homes and Care Facilities, Senior Citizens
Latest Action: 04/30/2007 - Received from Senate Bill Text1E Relating to human services; making certain technical changes ARTICLE 1 - CHEMICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH Requiring counties to ensure mental health screening for children receiving certain county services unless a diagnostic assessment has been performed; eliminating certain rules relating to chemical dependency care; modifying chemical dependency treatment allocations reserved for Native American tribes; modifying the administrative adjustment of the chemical dependency allocation process; modifying payment process for counties paying their share of chemical dependency treatment costs; modifying billing procedure for children's therapeutic services and supports; requiring providers to bill only for direct service time ARTICLE 2 - CONTINUING CARE Eliminating the requirement for the commissioner of human services and local agencies to jointly develop an implementation plan under [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/23/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Relating to human services; requiring counties providing health care services
through a county based purchasing plan to reinvest the savings into health care
programs
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Also tagged in: Adoption, Chemical Dependency, Children-Child Abuse and Neglect, Children-Child Care and Facilities, Crimes and Criminals, Data Practices and Privacy, Disasters, Hospitals and Health Facilities, Human Services and Human Services Department, Legal Proceedings, Nursing Homes and Care Facilities, Senior Citizens, State Government-Departments and Agencies
Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - H adopted SCC report and repassed bill Bill Text
Human services licensing and other provisions modified.
Latest Action: 04/23/2007 - Calendar: Third reading Passed Bill Text2E Relating to human services ARTICLE 1 - CHILD WELFARE Modifying child welfare provisions; expanding certain duties of the commissioner of human services to include children under the guardianship of a tribe in the state recognized by the secretary of interior; modifying certain adoption requirements for older children under the guardianship of the commissioner, prohibiting refusal by a child to refuse or waive the efforts of an agent to recruit, identify and place the child in an adoptive home or sign a document relieving county social services agencies of all recruitment efforts on behalf of the child; modifying certain provisions relating to referrals for postplacement assessment; modifying certain court findings provisions; modifying certain adoption assistance eligibility criteria; eliminating certain reasons for deferral of the listing of a child with the state adoption exchange; modifying [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Relating to taxation; providing for additional county program aid to meet the
cost of out of home placement programs
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Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Providing certain homeless management information system (HMIS) data
requirements for organizations providing homeless services; prohibiting the
withholding of state funding under certain conditions
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Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Committee report: To pass Bill Text
Authorizing certain state hospitals and institutions for persons who are
mentally ill and developmentally disabled and county social service agencies
providing child and vulnerable adult protection services to operate vehicles
exempt from payment of registration tax and fees and without the required
identification on the sides of the vehicle; regulating display of vehicle
license plates; requiring vehicles displaying tax exempt plates to have vehicle
identification markings
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Latest Legislation - View All
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Relating to taxation; providing for additional county program aid to meet the
cost of out of home placement programs
(me)
Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Withdrawn and re-referred to Finance Bill Text
1E Authorizing the commissioner of health to award a demonstration project grant
to a community based health care initiative to develop and operate a community
based health care coverage program to operate within Carlton, Cook, Lake, and
St. Louis counties; removing references to federal grant program approval
requirements; extending the report date requirements; extending the sunset
provision; appropriating money to the commissioner of health for the
demonstration grant
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Latest Action: 03/31/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill TextRelating to human services ARTICLE 1 - PROGRAM INTEGRITY Making program integrity improvements and expanding certain duties of the department of human services; modifying the subpoena authority; authorizing the department of labor and industry to allow the department of human services and county agencies direct access and data matching on workers compensation claims information; modifying public assistance overpayments and declarations ARTICLE 2 - MINNESOTA FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM Expanding Minnesota family investment program (MFIP) income exclusions to include cash payments to individuals enrolled for full time services as a volunteer under AmeriCorps programs; modifying referral information requirements for diversionary work program (DWP) employment services ARTICLE 3 - CHILD CARE Expanding certain private data disclosure requirements on individuals to include [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Increasing reimbursement rates for nursing facilities in Olmsted County
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Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Providing certain homeless management information system (HMIS) data
requirements for organizations providing homeless services; prohibiting the
withholding of state funding under certain conditions
(je)
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Committee report: To pass Bill Text
Authorizing certain state hospitals and institutions for persons who are
mentally ill and developmentally disabled and county social service agencies
providing child and vulnerable adult protection services to operate vehicles
exempt from payment of registration tax and fees and without the required
identification on the sides of the vehicle; regulating display of vehicle
license plates; requiring vehicles displaying tax exempt plates to have vehicle
identification markings
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Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text
1E Authorizing the commissioner of human services to approve a planned medical
assistance (MA) closure rate adjustment for a Big Stone county nursing facility
in Clinton for a facility in Graceville
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Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text
Relating to human services; modifying adult foster care licensing requirements
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Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Providing additional medical assistance (MA) operating payment rate adjustments
for nursing facilities and community-based long-term care providers effective
after phase-in of rebased operating cost payments rates; clarifying allowable
uses; requiring a signed bargaining agent letter of acceptance for rate
adjustments
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Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill TextRevising requirements and procedures for county based purchasing for state health care programs including general assistance medical care, medical assistance (MA) prepayment program and other prepaid health care programs in counties administered by the commissioner of human services; modifying dispute mediation panel membership requirements; specifying certain duties of the commissioner relating to contractual disputes; expanding the authority of county boards to elect to purchase or provide health care services on behalf of persons eligible for MinnesotaCare and other prepaid health care programs; clarifying certain duties of the commissioner of health relating to county based purchasing for state health care programs; modifying and expanding single plan management care contract requirements to include any county establishing the county based purchasing entity under certain conditions; purchasing arrangements for certain show full description
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