1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 767 as follows:
1.2Page 17, after line 11, insert:

1.3    "Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0659, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1.4    Subd. 7. Personal care assistance care plan. (a) Each recipient must have a
1.5current personal care assistance care plan based on the service plan in subdivision 6 that is
1.6developed by the qualified professional with the recipient and responsible party. A copy of
1.7the most current personal care assistance care plan is required to be in the recipient's home
1.8and in the recipient's file at the provider agency.
1.9(b) The personal care assistance care plan must have the following components:
1.10(1) start and end date of the care plan;
1.11(2) recipient demographic information, including name and telephone number;
1.12(3) emergency numbers, procedures, and a description of measures to address
1.13identified safety and vulnerability issues, including a backup staffing plan;
1.14(4) name of responsible party and instructions for contact;
1.15(5) description of the recipient's individualized needs for assistance with activities of
1.16daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, health-related tasks, and behaviors; and
1.17(6) dated signatures of recipient or responsible party and qualified professional.
1.18(c) The personal care assistance care plan must have instructions and comments
1.19about the recipient's needs for assistance and any special instructions or procedures
1.20required, including whether or not the recipient has requested a personal care assistant
1.21of the same gender. The month-to-month plan for the use of personal care assistance
1.22services is part of the personal care assistance care plan. The personal care assistance
1.23care plan must be completed within the first week after start of services with a personal
1.24care provider agency and must be updated as needed when there is a change in need for
1.25personal care assistance services. A new personal care assistance care plan is required
1.26annually at the time of the reassessment.

2.1    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0659, is amended by adding a
2.2subdivision to read:
2.3    Subd. 7a. Special instructions; gender. If a recipient requests a personal care
2.4assistant of the same gender as the recipient, the personal care assistance agency must
2.5make a reasonable effort to fulfill the request."
2.6Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.7Amend the title accordingly