Bill > HF1953

This bill modifies the payment rate calculation for Community First Services and Supports (CFSS), a Minnesota health and social service program. Specifically, the bill establishes a new process for updating base wage component values every two years, starting January 1, 2026, using the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage data. The commissioner will calculate different base wage values for various service categories, including personal care assistance, enhanced services, and qualified professional services. The bill also introduces a method for adjusting competitive workforce factors, with a limit on how much the factor can change in each biennial update (no more than three percentage points). Additionally, the bill mandates incremental increases to implementation component values, raising them by two percentage points every two years until they reach 100 percent, and requires updates to the client programming and supports factor based on changes in the Consumer Price Index. These changes aim to ensure more accurate and regularly updated compensation rates for workers providing community-based services, with a focus on reflecting current labor market conditions and maintaining competitive wages.

Labor and Employment

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF1953&ssn=0&y=2025