MN SF3989

Local agencies must act on medical assistance applications for hospital patients requiring post-acute care within five calendar days of receipt, with assistance provided if applicants cannot obtain required information within three days.

Long-term care consultation teams must complete MnCHOICES assessments for patients awaiting hospital discharge within three calendar days, with the commissioner's acute care transition team authorized to intervene if deadlines are missed.

Assessment validity period extended from 60 calendar days to one year for establishing service eligibility under alternative care, elderly waiver, developmental disabilities, and brain injury waiver programs.

State medical review team must accept direct referrals from hospitals for disability determinations for applicants expected to require long-term services and supports upon discharge.

Commissioner must make emergency supplemental payments to residential support services providers for the first 30 days of services for individuals discharged from acute care hospitals, with payments set at the 99th percentile of nonrate exception daily rates.