The bill establishes a new subdivision in Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256.01, which mandates the creation of a Department of Human Services home and community-based services provider support and technical assistance team. This team is tasked with providing proactive and coordinated support to home and community-based services providers. The commissioner is responsible for ensuring that the team is adequately staffed and resourced to fulfill its functions, which include serving as a liaison for providers, developing training materials, collecting data on provider challenges, coordinating departmental functions, and making recommendations for operational improvements.

The specific responsibilities of the support and technical assistance team include addressing providers' technical, regulatory, and operational inquiries, creating onboarding resources, gathering data on challenges faced by providers, and clarifying program and service requirements to aid compliance and prevent fraud. Additionally, the team will advise the commissioner on potential changes to enhance service delivery and program integrity within the home and community-based services framework.

Statutes affected:
Introduction: 256.01