<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62Q.19, subdivisions 2, 6.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62Q.19, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Application.</b> (a) Any provider may apply to the commissioner for <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>designation as an essential community provider by submitting an application form <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>developed by the commissioner. Except as provided in  paragraph (d), applications must be <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>accepted within two years after the effective date of the rules adopted by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>to implement this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>(b) Each application submitted must be accompanied by an application fee in an <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>amount determined by the commissioner of $60. The fee shall be no more than what is <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>needed to cover the administrative costs of processing the application.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>(c) The name, address, contact person, and the date by which the commissioner's <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>decision is expected to be made shall be classified as public data under section 
         <statute_ref>13.41</statute_ref>. All <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>other information contained in the application form shall be classified as private data <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>13.41</statute_ref> until the application has been approved, approved as modified, or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>denied by the commissioner. Once the decision has been made, all information shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>classified as public data unless the applicant designates and the commissioner determines <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>that the information contains trade secret information. <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>(d) The commissioner shall accept an application for designation as an essential <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>community provider until June 30, 2004, from one applicant that is a nonprofit community <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>services agency certified as a medical assistance provider that provides mental health, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>behavioral health, chemical dependency, employment, and health wellness services to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>the underserved Spanish-speaking Latino families and individuals with locations in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>Minneapolis and St. Paul.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62Q.19, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Termination or renewal of designation; commissioner review.</b> The <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>designation as an essential community provider shall be valid for a five-year period <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>from the date of designation. Every five years after the designation or renewal of the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>designation of essential community provider is granted to a provider, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>shall review the need for and appropriateness of continuing the designation for that <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>provider. The commissioner may require a provider whose designation is to be reviewed <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>to submit an application to the commissioner for renewal of the designation and may <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>require an application fee of $60 to be submitted with the application to cover the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>administrative costs of processing the application. Based on that review, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>may renew a provider's essential community provider designation for an additional <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>five-year period or terminate the designation. Once the designation terminates, the former <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>essential community provider has no rights or privileges beyond those of any other health <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>care provider.<br/>