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Bill to add nursing support for adults with developmental disability and Type 1 diabetes laid over
Summary
The committee laid over House File 19,78 after hearing family testimony that MNChoices assessment does not account for high‑intensity interactions, such as severe developmental disability plus Type 1 diabetes. The bill would add nursing hours under the DD waiver for specific cases.
House File 19,78, introduced by Representative Norris, would add narrowly tailored nursing supports under the DD waiver for people whose complex needs — specifically the interaction of severe developmental disability with Type 1 diabetes — are not adequately captured by the current MNChoices assessment.
Representative Norris told the committee the bill grew from a constituent meeting with Sean O'Keefe, who described his daughter Kenzie’s needs: the MNChoices algorithm allocates roughly 25 minutes per day for diabetes…
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