Relating to human services; establishing eligibility requirements relating to nonuse of tobacco products and tobacco use cessation for recipients of medical assistance (MA), general assistance medical care (GAMC) or MinnesotaCare and participants in the Minnesota family investment program (MFIP), requiring the signing of a statement to be developed by the commissioner of human services of nonuse or enrollment in a tobacco use cessation program; subjecting recipients or participants failing to complete a tobacco use cessation program within a certain number of months of initial enrollment to increased cost sharing requirements until completion of the program; providing for renewal of eligibility; requiring the commissioner to coordinate approval of tobacco use cessation programs with the commissioner of health, the Minnesota partnership for action against tobacco (MPAAT) and certain other entities to ensure the availability of effective and affordable programs and minimize state program costs; requiring the commissioner to seek federal waivers necessary for implementation
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