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Committee considers bill to allow certain disability waiver services during temporary out‑of‑state travel
Summary
Senate File 1810 would permit two disability waiver services — individualized home supports without training and night supervision — to be provided during temporary out‑of‑state travel by treating them as direct care staff services; committee laid the bill over for possible inclusion.
Senate File 1810, as amended and presented to the Senate Human Services Committee on March 5, would correct an apparent oversight in Minnesota’s disability waiver rules by allowing individuals who receive individualized home supports (IHS) without training and night supervision to continue receiving those services during temporary out‑of‑state travel.
The author presented an amendment and said the bill would add those two services to the department’s list of direct care staff services that may be provided while an individual is temporarily outside Minnesota. Tyler Langenfeld, senior director of 245D services at ACRA (a home care provider), testified in support, saying the change would remove an unnecessary barrier that prevents people from traveling across state lines for family visits, appointments or short trips without forfeiting needed supports.
ACRA’s testimony said roughly 1,000 of its clients and families are affected by the current restriction. Langenfeld explained that the bill would not create additional hours; hours used during travel would come from the same already‑approved service agreement, and services would continue to be limited to the hours authorized in a client’s plan.
Committee disposition: After discussion, the committee laid the bill over for possible inclusion and asked staff to work on technical adjustments and alignment with existing rules.
