Bill Text: MN SF1174 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Community-based services facilities serving individuals with developmental disabilities employees pay increase requirement
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-07 - Referred to Health, Human Services and Housing [SF1174 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF1174-Introduced.html
1.2relating to human services; requiring a pay increase for employees of
1.3community-based services facilities serving individuals with developmental
1.4disabilities.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. PROVIDER RATE INCREASE.
1.7(a) By January 15, 2014, the commissioner of human services shall make a wage
1.8adjustment for direct-care staff employed at community-based services facilities serving
1.9persons with developmental disabilities and all other community-based residential and
1.10hourly services to individuals with developmental disabilities equal to five percent. The
1.11commissioner shall make an adjustment to the intermediate care facilities payment rate
1.12and to all other community-based residential and hourly services to individuals with
1.13developmental disabilities by five percent to reflect this increased compensation for
1.14direct-care staff. The increase in compensation for employees under this section must go
1.15to increase the compensation of direct-care employees and not to the administrator, central
1.16office staff, or person paid by the provider under a management contract.
1.17(b) Providers that receive a rate increase under paragraph (a) shall provide
1.18documentation to the commissioner and those counties with whom they have a contract
1.19that specifies the provider has developed and implemented a compensation increase for
1.20employees within six months of receiving the payment rate increase in paragraph (a)
1.21that is binding for existing and future staff.
1.22(c) A facility's payment reimbursement rate under this section is subject to audit by the
1.23commissioner and may be reduced or eliminated if the provider does not comply with the
1.24provider's commitment to increase spending to improve wages for direct-care employees.
1.3community-based services facilities serving individuals with developmental
1.4disabilities.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. PROVIDER RATE INCREASE.
1.7(a) By January 15, 2014, the commissioner of human services shall make a wage
1.8adjustment for direct-care staff employed at community-based services facilities serving
1.9persons with developmental disabilities and all other community-based residential and
1.10hourly services to individuals with developmental disabilities equal to five percent. The
1.11commissioner shall make an adjustment to the intermediate care facilities payment rate
1.12and to all other community-based residential and hourly services to individuals with
1.13developmental disabilities by five percent to reflect this increased compensation for
1.14direct-care staff. The increase in compensation for employees under this section must go
1.15to increase the compensation of direct-care employees and not to the administrator, central
1.16office staff, or person paid by the provider under a management contract.
1.17(b) Providers that receive a rate increase under paragraph (a) shall provide
1.18documentation to the commissioner and those counties with whom they have a contract
1.19that specifies the provider has developed and implemented a compensation increase for
1.20employees within six months of receiving the payment rate increase in paragraph (a)
1.21that is binding for existing and future staff.
1.22(c) A facility's payment reimbursement rate under this section is subject to audit by the
1.23commissioner and may be reduced or eliminated if the provider does not comply with the
1.24provider's commitment to increase spending to improve wages for direct-care employees.
