MN Stat § 256S.215 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256S — Medical Assistance Elderly Waiver|Section 256S.215 — Rate Setting; Component Rates.

256S.215 RATE SETTING; COMPONENT RATES. Subdivision 1. Medication setups by licensed nurse component rate. The component rate for medication setups by a licensed nurse equals the medication setups by licensed nurse adjusted base wage. Subd. 2. Home management and support services component rate. The component rate for home management and support services is the home management and support services adjusted base wage plus the registered nurse management and supervision factor. Subd. 3. Home care aide services component rate. The component rate for home care aide services is the home health aide services adjusted base wage plus the registered nurse management and supervision factor. Subd. 4. Home health aide services component rate. The component rate for home health aide services is the home health aide services adjusted base wage plus the registered nurse management and supervision factor. Subd. 5. Socialization component rate. The component rate under elderly waiver customized living for one-to-one socialization equals the home management and support services component rate. Subd. 6. Transportation component rate. The component rate under elderly waiver customized living for one-to-one transportation equals the home management and support services component rate. Subd. 7. Chore services rate. The 15-minute unit rate for chore services is calculated as follows: (1) sum the chore services adjusted base wage and the social worker supervision factor; and (2) divide the result of clause (1) by four. Subd. 8. Companion services rate. The 15-minute unit rate for companion services is calculated as follows: (1) sum the companion services adjusted base wage and the social worker supervision factor; and (2) divide the result of clause (1) by four. Subd. 9. Homemaker services and assistance with personal care rate. The 15-minute unit rate for homemaker services and assistance with personal care is calculated as follows: (1) sum the homemaker services and assistance with personal care adjusted base wage and the registered nurse management and supervision factor; and (2) divide the result of clause (1) by four. Subd. 10. Homemaker services and cleaning rate. The 15-minute unit rate for homemaker services and cleaning is calculated as follows: (1) sum the homemaker services and cleaning adjusted base wage and the registered nurse management and supervision factor; and (2) divide the result of clause (1) by four. Subd. 11. Homemaker services and home management rate. The 15-minute unit rate for homemaker services and home management is calculated as follows: (1) sum the homemaker services and home management adjusted base wage and the registered nurse management and supervision factor; and (2) divide the result of clause (1) by four. Subd. 12. In-home respite care services rates. (a) The 15-minute unit rate for in-home respite care services is calculated as follows: (1) sum the in-home respite care services adjusted base wage and the registered nurse management and supervision factor; and (2) divide the result of clause (1) by four. (b) The in-home respite care services daily rate equals the in-home respite care services 15-minute unit rate multiplied by 18. Subd. 13. Out-of-home respite care services rates. (a) The 15-minute unit rate for out-of-home respite care is calculated as follows: (1) sum the out-of-home respite care services adjusted base wage and the registered nurse management and supervision factor; and (2) divide the result of clause (1) by four. (b) The out-of-home respite care services daily rate equals the 15-minute unit rate for out-of-home respite care services multiplied by 18. Subd. 14. Individual community living support rate. The individual community living support rate is calculated as follows: (1) sum the home care aide adjusted base wage and the social worker supervision factor; and (2) divide the result of clause (1) by four. Subd. 15. Home-delivered meals rate. The home-delivered meals rate equals $9.30. The commissioner shall increase the home delivered meals rate every July 1 by the percent increase in the nursing facility dietary per diem using the two most recent and available nursing facility cost reports. Subd. 16. Adult day services rate. The 15-minute unit rate for adult day services, with an assumed staffing ratio of one staff person to four participants, is the sum of: (1) one-sixteenth of the home care aide services adjusted base wage, except that the general and administrative factor used to determine the home care aide services adjusted base wage is 20 percent; (2) one-fourth of the registered nurse management and supervision factor; and (3) $0.63 to cover the cost of meals. Subd. 17. Adult day services bath rate. The 15-minute unit rate for adult day services bath is the sum of: (1) one-fourth of the home care aide services adjusted base wage, except that the general and administrative factor used to determine the home care aide services adjusted base wage is 20 percent; (2) one-fourth of the registered nurse management and supervision factor; and (3) $0.63 to cover the cost of meals. History:   2019 c 54 art 1 s 31