Individual authorized budget reduction limit on reductions resulting from implementation of waiver reimagine phase II established, and cost-of-living adjustment in the waiver reimagine phase II methodology required.

HF 3800 sets a 10% maximum annual reduction limit on individual budgets for people receiving home and community-based services under Minnesota's waiver reimagine phase II program. It directly affects current waiver recipients assessed as needing nursing home-level care. The bill requires the human services commissioner to apply this limit unless a recipient's documented needs decrease in their assessment, and mandates an annual cost-of-living adjustment for all recipients' budgets. These changes ensure budget stability for participants while aligning with the program's goal of supporting community-based care choices.