Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF4690: Nursing facility level of care modified for purposes of home and community-based waiver services.
Status: In committee, April 22, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the nursing facility level of care for purposes of certain home and community-based waiver services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 144.0724, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0911, subdivision 26; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 144.0724, subdivisions 2, 11.
From the introduced text, March 25, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the nursing facility level of care for purposes of certain home and community-based waiver services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 144.0724, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0911, subdivision 26; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 144.0724, subdivisions 2, 11. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 144.0724, subdivision 2, is amended to read: Subd. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (a) "Assessment reference date" or "ARD" means the specific end point for look-back periods in the MDS assessment process. This look-back period is also called the observation or assessment period. (b) "Case mix index" means the weighting factors assigned to the case mix reimbursement classifications determined by an assessment. (c) "Index maximization" means classifying a resident who could be assigned to more than one category, to the category with the highest case mix index. (d) "Minimum Data Set" or "MDS" means a core set of screening, clinical assessment, and functional status elements, that include common definitions and coding categories specified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and designated by the Department of Health. (e) "Representative" means a person who is the resident's guardian or conservator, the person authorized to pay the nursing home expenses of the resident, a representative of the Office …
Sponsors
- Joe Schomacker (R) · primary sponsor
- Aaron Repinski (R)
Latest actions
- : Author added Repinski
- : Introduction and first reading, referred to Human Services Finance and Policy
Common questions
- What is HF4690?
- HF4690 is a bill in the Minnesota Legislature (94th Legislature 2025-2026): Nursing facility level of care modified for purposes of home and community-based waiver services.
- What does HF4690 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the nursing facility level of care for purposes of certain home and community-based waiver services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 144.0724, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0911, subdivision 26; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 144.0724, subdivisions 2, 11.
- What is the status of HF4690?
- In committee as of April 22, 2026. Latest action: Author added Repinski (April 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF4690?
- Joe Schomacker (R), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HF4690?
- On the Minnesota Legislature website: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=HF4690&y=2025&ssn=0&b=house
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