HF3191 Bill Summary

• Modifies Minnesota's disability waiver rate system by establishing statewide uniform processes for setting service rates based on individualized recipient needs and standardized component values.

• Updates wage index calculations using Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational codes, with base wage index updates occurring every two years starting January 1, 2022 (instead of every five years), and applies an 8.35 percent competitive workforce factor effective July 1, 2018.

• Changes Consumer Price Index adjustment updates to occur every two years beginning January 1, 2022, instead of at inconsistent intervals, with adjustments based on data available December 31 of the year two years prior to the scheduled update.

• Removes regional adjustment factors from rate calculations for residential support services, day programs, and unit-based services, instead allowing the commissioner to determine regional adjustment factors separately.

• Requires providers to submit cost data at least once every five years and labor market data annually beginning January 1, 2019, with the commissioner publishing annual labor market reports starting January 15, 2020.