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as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 01/14/2013 02:37pm

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A bill for an act
 relating to human services; modifying ambulance services payment rates;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0625, subdivision 17a.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0625, subdivision 17a, is amended to
read:


Subd. 17a.

Payment for ambulance services.

(a) Medical assistance covers
ambulance services. Providers shall bill ambulance services according to Medicare
criteria. Nonemergency ambulance services shall not be paid as emergencies. Effective
for services rendered on or after July 1, 2001, medical assistance payments for ambulance
services shall be paid at the Medicare reimbursement rate or at the medical assistance
payment rate in effect on July 1, 2000, whichever is greater.

(b) Effective for services provided on or after September 1, 2011new text begin , through June 30,
2013new text end , ambulance services payment rates are reduced 4.5 percent. Payments made to
managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans must be reduced for services
provided on or after January 1, 2012new text begin , through June 30, 2013new text end , to reflect this reduction.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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