Bill Summary

• Adjusts health and human services appropriations with total spending of $28,225,000 for fiscal year 2012 and $27,579,000 for fiscal year 2013, including $21,918,000 for Medical Assistance Grants in FY2013.

• Modifies foster care licensing moratorium requirements to implement statewide capacity management and requires needs determination process at state level rather than allowing individual facility increases.

• Changes personal care assistant provider payment from 80 percent rate for relatives to equal payment for all providers, removing the relative care rate reduction.

• Increases application fees for home and community-based services providers to $585 and establishes new annual license fee of $750 for certain community-based service providers under chapter 245D.

• Removes age requirement (previously 16-65) for employed persons with disabilities to receive medical assistance and extends asset disregard protections for individuals transitioning from Medicaid work programs to age 65 eligibility.