MN HF3520

Modifies the base wage for employment exploration services staff by replacing the reference to "rehabilitation counselor (SOC code 21-1015)" with "education, guidance, school, and vocational counselors (SOC code 21-1012)."

Requires the commissioner to analyze absence and utilization costs for day programs, unit-based services with programming, and unit-based services without programming (except respite) using only the most recent 24 consecutive months of cost reporting or claims data.

Prohibits the commissioner from including unsupported factors such as assumptions regarding variable expenses in the analysis and recommendations for absence and utilization ratio adjustments.

Requires providers to submit labor market data annually to the commissioner, including direct care staff wages, hours worked, vacancies, and retention rates.

Updates framework component values every two years for changes in the Consumer Price Index and requires removal of prior rate adjustments upon implementation of updates.