HF 663

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 02/18/2013 01:38pm

A bill for an act
relating to health; increasing a fee for newborn screening; appropriating money
for support services for families who have a child who is deaf or has a hearing loss;
adjusting the hospital payment rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections
144.125, subdivision 1; 144.966, subdivision 3a; 256.969, subdivision 29.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.125, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Duty to perform testing.

It is the duty of (1) the administrative
officer or other person in charge of each institution caring for infants 28 days or less of age,
(2) the person required in pursuance of the provisions of section 144.215, to register the
birth of a child, or (3) the nurse midwife or midwife in attendance at the birth, to arrange
to have administered to every infant or child in its care tests for heritable and congenital
disorders according to subdivision 2 and rules prescribed by the state commissioner of
health. Testing and the recording and reporting of test results shall be performed at the
times and in the manner prescribed by the commissioner of health. deleted text begin The commissioner
shall charge a fee so that the total of fees collected will approximate the costs of
conducting the tests and implementing and maintaining a system to follow-up infants with
heritable or congenital disorders, including hearing loss detected through the early hearing
detection and intervention program under section 144.966. deleted text end The fee new text begin to support the newborn
screening program including tests administered under this section and section 144.966 new text end is
deleted text begin $101 deleted text end new text begin $116 new text end per specimen. deleted text begin Effective July 1, 2010, the fee shall be increased to $106 per
specimen. The increased fee amount shall be deposited in the general fund. deleted text end new text begin Of the total
fee amount, $15 shall be deposited in the general fund to offset the cost of the support
services provided under section 144.966, subdivision 3a. The remaining fee amount shall
be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state government special revenue
fund. new text end Costs associated with capital expenditures and the development of new procedures
may be prorated over a three-year period when calculating the amount of the fees.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2013.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.966, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:

Subd. 3a.

Support services to families.

The commissioner shall contract with a
nonprofit organization to provide support and assistance to families with children who are
deaf or have a hearing loss. The family support provided must include new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end direct new text begin hearing loss specific new text end parent-to-parent assistance and new text begin unbiased new text end information
on communication, educational, and medical options new text begin , preferably provided by a program
that is part of a national organization; and
new text end

new text begin (2) individualized deaf or hard of hearing mentors who provide education, including
instruction in American Sign Language new text end .

The commissioner shall give preference to a nonprofit organization that has the ability to
provide these services throughout the state.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.969, subdivision 29, is amended to read:

Subd. 29.

Reimbursement for the fee increase for the early hearing detection
and intervention program.

new text begin (a) new text end For admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2010,
payment rates shall be adjusted to include the increase to the fee that is effective on July 1,
2010, for the early hearing detection and intervention program recipients under section
144.125, subdivision 1, that is paid by the hospital for public program recipients. This
payment increase shall be in effect until the increase is fully recognized in the base year
cost under subdivision 2b. This payment shall be included in payments to contracted
managed care organizations.

new text begin (b) For admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2013, payment rates shall be
adjusted to include the increase to the fee that is effective July 1, 2013, for the early
hearing detection and intervention program recipients under section 144.125, subdivision
1, that is paid by the hospital for public program recipients. This payment increase shall
be in effect until the increase is fully recognized in the base year cost under subdivision
2b. This payment shall be included in payments to contracted managed care organizations.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin (a) $....... in fiscal year 2014 and $....... in fiscal year 2015 are appropriated from the
general fund to the commissioner of health for the purpose of providing support services
to families as required under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.966, subdivision 3a. $.......
of the appropriation in each fiscal year may be used by the commissioner of health for
administrative costs associated with this program.
new text end

new text begin (b) $....... in fiscal year 2014 and $....... in fiscal year 2015 are appropriated from
the general fund to the commissioner of health for home-based education in American
Sign Language for families with children who are deaf or have hearing loss, as required
under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.966, subdivision 3a. $....... of the appropriation
in each fiscal year may be used by the commissioner of health for administrative costs
associated with this program.
new text end

new text begin (c) $....... is appropriated in fiscal year 2014 from the general fund to the
commissioner of human services for the hospital reimbursement increase in section 3.
new text end