H.F. No. 4085 Summary

• Amends Minnesota Statutes section 256B.0659 to modify the personal care assistance (PCA) program by updating definitions and requirements for documentation, choice options, and provider duties.

• Expands the definition of "instrumental activities of daily living" and "traveling" to explicitly include driving and accompanying recipients in their chosen mode of transportation according to their personal care assistance care plan.

• Requires PCA time sheets to document any time spent traveling, including start and stop times with a.m./p.m. designations, origination site, and destination site.

• Mandates that recipients or responsible parties ensure any personal care assistant driving a recipient has a valid driver's license and that the vehicle is registered and insured according to Minnesota law.

• All sections are effective 90 days following federal approval, with the commissioner of human services required to notify the revisor of statutes when federal approval is obtained.