new text begin Annual labor market reporting. new text end

new text begin (a) As determined by the commissioner, a provider of home and community-based services for the elderly under sections 256B.0913 and 256B.0915, home and community-based services for people with developmental disabilities under section 256B.092, and home and community-based services for people with disabilities under section 256B.49 shall submit data to the commissioner on the following: new text end

new text begin (1) number of direct-care staff; new text end

new text begin (2) wages of direct-care staff; new text end

new text begin (3) hours worked by direct-care staff; new text end

new text begin (4) overtime wages of direct-care staff; new text end

new text begin (5) overtime hours worked by direct-care staff; new text end

new text begin (6) benefits paid and accrued by direct-care staff; new text end

new text begin (7) direct-care staff retention rates; new text end

new text begin (8) direct-care staff job vacancies; new text end

new text begin (9) amount of travel time paid; new text end

new text begin (10) program vacancy rates; and new text end

new text begin (11) other related data requested by the commissioner. new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may adjust reporting requirements for a self-employed direct-care staff. new text end

new text begin (c) For the purposes of this subdivision, "direct-care staff" means employees, including self-employed individuals and individuals directly employed by a participant in a consumer-directed service delivery option, providing direct service provision to people receiving services under this section. Direct-care staff does not include executive, managerial, or administrative staff. new text end

new text begin (d) This subdivision also applies to a provider of personal care assistance services under section 256B.0625, subdivision 19a; community first services and supports under section 256B.85; nursing services and home health services under section 256B.0625, subdivision 6a; home care nursing services under section 256B.0625, subdivision 7; or day training and habilitation services for residents of intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities under section 256B.501. new text end

new text begin (e) This subdivision also applies to financial management services providers for participants who directly employ direct-care staff through consumer support grants under section 256.476; the personal care assistance choice program under section 256B.0657, subdivisions 18 to 20; community first services and supports under section 256B.85; and the consumer-directed community supports option available under the alternative care program, the brain injury waiver, the community alternative care waiver, the community access for disability inclusion waiver, the developmental disabilities waiver, the elderly waiver, and the Minnesota senior health option, except financial management services providers are not required to submit the data listed in paragraph (a), clauses (7) to (11). new text end

new text begin (f) The commissioner shall ensure that data submitted under this subdivision is not duplicative of data submitted under any other section of this chapter or any other chapter. new text end

new text begin (g) A provider shall submit the data annually on a date specified by the commissioner. The commissioner shall give a provider at least 30 calendar days to submit the data. If a provider fails to submit the requested data by the date specified by the commissioner, the commissioner may delay medical assistance reimbursement until the requested data is submitted. new text end

new text begin (h) Individually identifiable data submitted to the commissioner in this section are considered private data on an individual, as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 12. new text end

new text begin (i) The commissioner shall analyze data annually for workforce assessments and how the data impact service access. new text end