MN SF1767

Modifies the State Quality Council to define regional quality councils and implement a community-based, person-directed quality review system with incident reporting and investigation procedures.

Establishes three regional quality councils by July 1, 2014 (Twin Cities metropolitan area, greater Minnesota, and Quality Assurance Commission), with three additional councils by July 1, 2016, each including representatives from disability service recipients, providers, advocacy groups, and county/state agencies.

Regional quality councils must conduct quality assurance reviews of facilities and programs serving people with disabilities, including evaluation of random samples of at least 5% but no less than 2 persons served.

State Quality Council must establish variable licensure periods not exceeding three years based on outcomes and recommend statutory/rule changes by January 15, 2014 related to financial and personal risk protections for individuals with disabilities.

Appropriates $2,021,000 from the general fund for fiscal year 2015: $381,000 to the State Quality Council, $1,290,000 for three regional quality councils, and $350,000 for annual surveys of disability service recipients.