1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; requiring medical assistance to
1.3 	cover environmental investigations for children with
1.4 	elevated blood lead levels; amending Minnesota
1.5 	Statutes 2004, section 256B.0625, subdivision 14.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.0625,
1.8 	subdivision 14, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 14.Diagnostic, screening, and preventive
1.10 	services.  (a) Medical assistance covers diagnostic, screening,
1.11 	and preventive services.
1.12 	(b) "Preventive services" include services related to
1.13 	pregnancy, including:
1.14 	(1) services for those conditions which may complicate a
1.15 	pregnancy and which may be available to a pregnant woman
1.16 	determined to be at risk of poor pregnancy outcome;
1.17 	(2) prenatal HIV risk assessment, education, counseling,
1.18 	and testing; and
1.19 	(3) alcohol abuse assessment, education, and counseling on
1.20 	the effects of alcohol usage while pregnant.  Preventive
1.21 	services available to a woman at risk of poor pregnancy outcome
1.22 	may differ in an amount, duration, or scope from those available
1.23 	to other individuals eligible for medical assistance.
1.24 	(c) "Screening services" include, but are not limited to,
1.25 	blood lead tests. Screening services also include, for children
2.1 	with blood lead levels equal to or greater than ten micrograms
2.2 	of lead per deciliter of whole blood, environmental
2.3 	investigations to determine the source of lead exposure.
2.4 	Reimbursement is limited to a health professional's time and
2.5 	activities during an on-site investigation of a child's home or
2.6 	primary residence.