SF2933 Summary

• Modifies nursing facility level of care criteria to include 7 determination methods, including formal clinical monitoring, assistance with activities of daily living, memory/behavioral needs, prior 90-day facility stays, and risk assessment for community-dwelling individuals living alone

• Extends nursing facility bed layaway period from 5 to 10 years and allows closure of housing-with-services units when replaced by reactivated nursing facility beds

• Requires home care services providers to give recipients copies of home care bill of rights at least 30 days before service termination due to provider sanctions

• Allows personal care assistants to enroll with different provider agencies under specified conditions ensuring continuity of services, and permits related individuals to provide supported living services to persons with developmental disabilities under specific licensing and certification requirements

• Establishes elderly waiver conversion for persons 65+ with MT home care rating, allowing budget caps based on January 1, 2010 personal care assistance spending levels