All employees of state-operated day training habilitation programs will qualify for Medical Assistance for Employed Persons with Disabilities, under a new law signed April 24 by Gov. Tim Pawlenty.
Under current law, a person must be a state employee to qualify for the benefit. The technical change “clarifies that clients who benefit from treatment and habilitation programs can work in these programs and do not have to be considered state employees,” said Rep. Debra Hilstrom (DFL-Brooklyn Center), who sponsors the law with Sen. Tony Lourey (DFL-Kerrick).
The law takes effect Aug. 1, 2008.
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