SF 2439 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Aging and disability services provisions modification

SF 2439 modifies Minnesota's aging and disability services laws to improve oversight of day services for adults with disabilities and strengthen case management. It requires the commissioner to establish transparent, statewide rates for day training and habilitation services (effective 2026) and mandates that case managers conduct at least one annual face-to-face meeting with each person they serve. The bill also requires county agencies contracting for case management to provide grievance contact information to recipients and use culturally responsive criteria when selecting providers. These changes directly affect adults with disabilities receiving home and community-based waiver services, day services providers, and county agencies administering these programs.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Tags: People with Disabilities

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 13, 2025 Last action Mar 20, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduction → 1st Engrossment · 5 edits · Mar 20, 2025

MODERATE

This bill updates Minnesota's laws governing human services for people with disabilities, specifically focusing on aging and disability services. The primary changes involve renumbering sections to reflect a new version of the bill and clarifying the definition of 'day services' to explicitly include day training and habilitation services. It also modifies the commissioner's duties regarding rule adoption and adds new requirements for lead agency boards to monitor service effectiveness. Additionally, the bill strengthens training mandates for case managers, requiring them to complete an informed choice curriculum and pass a competency evaluation annually.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on human services for persons with developmental disabilities, but the applicability of certain definitions and administrative duties has been clarified and expanded to ensure services align with current federal standards and support plan requirements.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'day services' was updated to explicitly include 'day training and habilitation services' and to clarify that services must be provided by vendors licensed under specific sections.

REQUIREMENT

The commissioner's duties were renumbered and slightly modified; the requirement to adopt rules for day services was retained but the text was adjusted to remove references to 'programs' and clarify the licensing context.

New duties were added for lead agency boards, requiring them to monitor and evaluate the cost and effectiveness of services provided to adults with disabilities.

Case manager training requirements were strengthened to mandate an annual informed choice curriculum and a competency evaluation on informed decision-making standards, replacing the previous requirement to pass an evaluation on 'topics'.

TECHNICAL

The bill was renumbered from 'Introduction' to '1st Engrossment,' and numerous section numbers were updated to reflect the new version of the legislation.

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Committee

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Comm report: To pass as amended

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Committee

Referred to Human Services

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Introduced

Introduction and first reading

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors