MO HB1712

Requires all in-home services provider agencies to implement and use a telephone tracking system by July 1, 2015, with voluntary use permitted before that date.

Establishes a pilot project in three specific Missouri counties (one charter form of government county with 600,000-700,000 inhabitants, and two first-class counties with 92,000-101,000 and 200,000-260,000 inhabitants respectively) to be operational by July 1, 2013.

Telephone tracking system must record service delivery dates, exact start and end times, verify client and provider phone numbers, require unique personal identification numbers for attendants, and generate reports documenting services for MO HealthNet reimbursement and payroll tracking.

Department of Health and Senior Services shall promulgate rules establishing minimum criteria for the tracking system and submit a report by December 31, 2013, evaluating pilot outcomes including impact on service quality and self-directed care principles.

If consensus cannot be reached between in-home service providers and executive branch representatives, the report shall include a minority report detailing areas of substantial dissent.