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HF 3026

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/29/2016 12:32pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to human services; modifying certain payment and reimbursement
requirements of chemical dependency treatment; clarifying certain treatment
facility placement considerations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections
254B.03, subdivision 4; 254B.04, subdivision 2a; 254B.06, subdivision 2, by
adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 254B.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Division of costs.

Except for services provided by a county under
section 254B.09, subdivision 1, or services provided under section 256B.69 or 256D.03,
subdivision 4, paragraph (b), the county shall, out of local money, pay the state for deleted text begin 22.95
deleted text end new text begin 15new text end percent of the cost of chemical dependency services, including those services provided
to persons eligible for medical assistance under chapter 256B and general assistance
medical care under chapter 256D. Counties may use the indigent hospitalization levy for
treatment and hospital payments made under this section. deleted text begin 22.95deleted text end new text begin Fifteennew text end percent of any
state collections from private or third-party pay, less 15 percent for the cost of payment
and collections, must be distributed to the county that paid for a portion of the treatment
under this section.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 254B.04, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

Eligibility for treatment in residential settings.

Notwithstanding
provisions of Minnesota Rules, part 9530.6622, subparts 5 and 6, related to an assessor's
discretion in making placements to residential treatment settings, a person eligible for
services under this section must score at level 4 on assessment dimensions related to
relapse, continued use, or recovery environment in order to be assigned to services with a
room and board component reimbursed under this section.new text begin Whether a treatment facility
has been designated an institution for mental diseases under United States Code, title 42,
section 1396d, shall not be a factor in making placements.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 254B.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Allocation of collections.

The commissioner shall allocate all federal
financial participation collections to a special revenue account. The commissioner shall
allocate deleted text begin 77.05deleted text end new text begin 85new text end percent of patient payments and third-party payments to the special
revenue account and deleted text begin 22.95deleted text end new text begin 15new text end percent to the county financially responsible for the patient.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 254B.06, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Reimbursement for institutions for mental diseases. new text end

new text begin The commissioner
shall not deny reimbursement to a program designated as an institution for mental diseases
under United States Code, title 42, section 1396d, due to a reduction in federal financial
participation and the addition of new residential beds.
 new text end