Minnesota Legislature
HF 2769
as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 11:32pm
Current Version - as introduced
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A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying duties of the commissioner of human
services related to controlled substance abuse prevention; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 256B.0636.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0636, is amended to read:
256B.0636 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PRESCRIPTIONS; ABUSE
PREVENTION.
The commissioner of human services shall develop and implement a plan to:
(1) review utilization patterns of Minnesota health care program enrollees for
controlled substances listed in section 152.02, subdivisions 3 and 4, and those substances
defined by the Board of Pharmacy under section 152.02, subdivisions 8 and 12new text begin , and
periodically review information collected by the prescription electronic reporting system
under section 152.126new text end ;
(2) develop a mechanism to address abuses both for fee-for-service Minnesota health
care program enrollees and those enrolled in managed care plansnew text begin , and when appropriate,
enroll controlled substance abusers in the Minnesota restricted recipient programnew text end ; deleted text begin and
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(3) provide education to Minnesota health care program enrollees on the proper
use of controlled substancesdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
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(4) provide education to Minnesota pharmacists on the Minnesota restricted recipient
program and the prevention of controlled substance abuse.
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For purposes of this section, "Minnesota health care program" means medical
assistance, MinnesotaCare, or general assistance medical care.