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MN HF3780
Bill
Status
2/26/2026
Primary Sponsor
Kim Hicks
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AI Summary
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Clarifies that "shared services" means one personal care assistant serving 2-3 Medical Assistance-eligible recipients simultaneously in the same setting, with each recipient voluntarily agreeing to the arrangement
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Establishes tiered reimbursement rates for shared services: up to 1.5x the single-recipient rate for serving 2 recipients, and up to 2x the rate for serving 3 recipients
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Requires provider agencies to pass through a specified percentage of additional shared services revenue directly to support workers as increased wages and wage-related costs (FICA, Medicare, unemployment taxes, workers' compensation, retirement contributions)
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Extends shared services requirements to Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) under both the agency-provider model and budget model, with commissioner authorization required based on appropriateness for participants' needs, health, and safety
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Directs the revisor of statutes to consolidate and renumber CFSS definitions from sections 256B.85 and 256B.851 into a new section 256B.8502, arranged alphabetically
Legislative Description
Community first services and supports requirements for shared services clarified, wage increases for support workers providing shared services required, and community first services and supports definitions renumbered.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Human Services Finance and Policy
2/26/2026