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MN SF1925
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Erin Maye Quade
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AI Summary
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Lowers the age eligibility for the essential community supports program from 65 to 60 years old, and adds persons with dementia as eligible regardless of age
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Expands financial eligibility to persons with income up to 400% of federal poverty guidelines and eliminates asset limits for the program
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Adds respite care as a new covered service under essential community supports, joining existing services like adult day services, homemaker support, chores, and home-delivered meals
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Maintains program benefit limits of up to $400 per person per month for services and up to $600 for service coordination over a 12-month authorization period
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Appropriates $4 million total ($2 million in FY2026 and $2 million in FY2027) from the general fund for caregiver respite services grants
Legislative Description
Essential community supports eligibility modifications provision, essential community supports services available expansion provision, caregiver respite services grants increased funding provision, and appropriation
Last Action
Author added Boldon
3/10/2025