HF 3418

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/18/2020 11:28am

A bill for an act
relating to health; creating a work group to facilitate person-centered innovation
in health and human services through a statewide expansion of telepresence
platform access and collaboration; requiring a report.

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

Section 1. new text begin WORK GROUP ON PERSON-CENTERED TELEPRESENCE
PLATFORM EXPANSION.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Purpose. new text end

new text begin Minnesota's aging population and scarce workforce has caused
pressure on all industries, including health and human services, to improve productivity.
Innovation is the main source of productivity improvement. Thriving industries in the United
States are transforming digitally, focusing on improving customer experiences, innovating
industry business and platform models, and driving costs down by leveraging scale and
cloud opportunities. The Minnesota community innovation model has demonstrated the
value of adapting these strategies for person-centered innovation using Internet telepresence
to incentivize local and regional collaborative initiatives in health and human services and
related education and correctional services. The purpose of the work group is to share
knowledge at the local level and create the opportunity to adapt and expand this innovation
model throughout Minnesota.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin The work group on person-centered telepresence platform
expansion consists of the following 26 members:
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new text begin (1) two members of the senate, one appointed by the majority leader and one appointed
by the minority leader;
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new text begin (2) two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the
house and one appointed by the minority leader;
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new text begin (3) the commissioner of MN.IT services or a designee;
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new text begin (4) the commissioner of corrections or a designee;
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new text begin (5) the commissioner of human services or a designee;
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new text begin (6) the commissioner of health or a designee;
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new text begin (7) the commissioner of education or a designee;
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new text begin (8) three members appointed by the governor representing county services in the areas
of human services, health, and corrections or law enforcement. These members must represent
counties outside the metropolitan area defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121;
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new text begin (9) one member appointed by the governor representing public health;
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new text begin (10) one member appointed by the Minnesota American Indian Mental Health Advisory
Council;
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new text begin (11) one member appointed by the Minnesota Medical Association who is a primary
care provider practicing in outstate Minnesota;
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new text begin (12) one member appointed by NAMI Minnesota;
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new text begin (13) two members appointed by the Minnesota School Boards Association;
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new text begin (14) one member appointed by the Minnesota Hospital Association to represent rural
hospital emergency departments;
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new text begin (15) one member appointed by the Medical Alley Association;
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new text begin (16) one member appointed by the governor to represent community mental health
centers;
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new text begin (17) one member appointed by the governor representing adolescent treatment centers;
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new text begin (18) one member appointed by the governor representing child advocacy centers;
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new text begin (19) one member appointed by the governor representing the domestic abuse perpetrator
program;
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new text begin (20) one member appointed by the governor representing a nonprofit foundation active
in rural health care issues; and
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new text begin (21) one member appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Appointment deadline; first meeting; chair. new text end

new text begin Appointing authorities must
complete appointments by June 15, 2020. The director of telepresence integration shall
convene the first meeting of the work group by July 15, 2020. The work group shall select
a chair from among their members at their first meeting.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Compensation. new text end

new text begin Members shall be compensated and may be reimbursed for
expenses as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 3.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Duties. new text end

new text begin The work group shall:
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new text begin (1) explore opportunities for improving behavioral health and other health care service
delivery through the use of a common interoperable person-centered telepresence platform
that provides connectivity and technical support to potential users;
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new text begin (2) review and coordinate state and local innovation initiatives and investments designed
to leverage telepresence connectivity and collaboration;
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new text begin (3) identify standards and capabilities for a single interoperable telepresence platform;
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new text begin (4) identify barriers to providing a telepresence technology, including limited availability
of bandwidth, limitations in providing certain services via telepresence, and broadband
infrastructure needs;
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new text begin (5) identify and make recommendations for governance to ensure person-centered
responsiveness;
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new text begin (6) identify how the business model itself can be innovated to provide an incentive for
ongoing innovation in Minnesota's health and human service ecosystems;
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new text begin (7) evaluate and make recommendations for a potential vendor that could provide a
single telepresence platform in terms of delivering the identified standards and capabilities;
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new text begin (8) identify sustainable financial support for a single telepresence platform, including
infrastructure costs and start-up costs for potential users; and
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new text begin (9) identify the benefits to the state, political subdivisions, and tribal governments, and
the constituents they serve in using a common person-centered telepresence platform for
delivering behavioral health services.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin The work group shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the committees in the senate and the house of representatives with primary jurisdiction
over health and state information technology by December 31, 2020, with recommendations
related to expanding the state's telepresence platform and any legislation required to
implement the recommendations.
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Administrative support. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of human services shall provide
meeting space and administrative services to the work group.
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new text begin Sunset. new text end

new text begin The work group sunsets July 31, 2021.
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