Bill > HF2373

This bill modifies provisions governing long-term care consultation services in Minnesota, focusing on improving assessment processes and ensuring timely service delivery. The bill lowers the educational requirements for long-term care consultation assessors from a bachelor's degree to an associate's degree in human services, allows lead agencies to contract with hospitals to conduct assessments when they fail to meet mandated timelines, and introduces a new mechanism for state-employed assessors to step in when local agencies cannot complete assessments within 20 working days. The bill establishes financial penalties for lead agencies that do not complete assessments on time, with $250 daily fines that will be deposited into the general fund, though these can be waived if staffing shortages are the cause. Additionally, the bill requires the commissioner of human services to create a pool of state-employed certified assessors and to publish biannual public reports detailing assessment completion statistics, including metrics like total assessments performed, percentage of timely completions, and average assessment completion times. The overall goal is to improve access to long-term care consultation services, ensure more consistent and timely assessments, and provide greater transparency in the service delivery process.

Labor and Employment

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF2373&ssn=0&y=2025