Adult day services 2022 Regular Session HF4065 Chapter 98, Article 7, Sections 1-7 Health & Human Services omnibus policy bill Effective: January 1, 2023 Short description Amended the provision of adult day services to include remote adult day services. Summary Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, adult day providers had difficulty meeting face to face. As a result, many providers developed “remote” adult day programs which would allow eligible persons to receive services from their homes. The legislature needed to act to make this form of adult day services reimbursable under the Minnesota Medical Assistance program. This language puts the parameters for provision of those services, in order to receive Medical Assistance payments. Implications Adult Day services may now be provided and reimbursed for remote services. In order to do this, providers must: 1. maintain documentation of actual participation, 2. have live two way communication, 3. must meet state and federal standards for licensure as well as comply with the service limitations, 4. must comply with records requirements, 5. appropriate staff ratios, and 6. do statutorily required individual service planning. Bill language Chapter 98, Article 7, Sections 1-6: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2022/0/Session+Law/Chapter/98/ ARTICLE 7—CONTINUING CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS POLICY Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 245A.14, subdivision 14, is amended to read: Subd. 14. Attendance records for publicly funded services. (a) A child care center licensed under this chapter and according to Minnesota Rules, chapter 9503, must maintain documentation of actual attendance for each child receiving care for which the license holder is reimbursed by a governmental program. The records must be accessible to the commissioner during the program's hours of operation, they must be completed on the actual day of attendance, and they must include: (1) the first and last name of the child; (2) the time of day that the child was dropped off; and (3) the time of day that the child was picked up. (b) A family child care provider licensed under this chapter and according to Minnesota Rules, chapter 9502, must maintain documentation of actual attendance for each child receiving care for which the license holder is reimbursed for the care of that child by a governmental program. The records must be accessible to the commissioner during the program's hours of operation, they must be completed on the actual day of attendance, and they must include: (1) the first and last name of the child; CARE PROVIDERS OF MINNESOTA
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