1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; providing colorectal cancer screening for the uninsured; 
1.3 	appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.057, 
1.4 	by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.5 	chapter 144.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. [144.929] COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner shall develop and implement a 
1.9 	colorectal screening program to provide screening to uninsured and underinsured women 
1.10 	and men.
1.11 		Subd. 2.Eligibility. To be eligible, an applicant must:
1.12 	 (1) be over 50 years of age or under the age of 50 and at high risk for colon cancer;
1.13 	(2) be uninsured, have insurance that does not cover routine colorectal cancer 
1.14 	screenings, or be unable to pay the deductible or co-payment; and
1.15 	(3) have a gross family income at or below 250 percent of the federal poverty level.
1.16 		Subd. 3.Services. Services provided under this program shall include:
1.17 	(1) colorectal cancer screening, according to standard practice of medicine;
1.18 	(2) follow-up services for abnormal tests; and
1.19 	(3) diagnostic services.

1.20 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.057, is amended by adding a 
1.21 	subdivision to read:
1.22 		Subd. 11.Certain persons needing treatment for colorectal cancer. (a) Medical 
1.23 	assistance may be paid for an individual who:
2.1 	(1) has been screened for colorectal cancer through the colorectal cancer screening 
2.2 	program under section 144.929;
2.3 	(2) according to the individual's treating health professional, needs treatment, 
2.4 	including diagnostic services necessary to determine the extent and proper course of 
2.5 	treatment, for colorectal cancer;
2.6 	(3) has a gross family income at or below 250 percent of federal poverty guidelines;
2.7 	(4) is under the age of 65;
2.8 	(5) is not otherwise eligible for medical assistance, general assistance medical care, 
2.9 	or MinnesotaCare program; and
2.10 	(6) is not otherwise covered under creditable coverage, as defined under United 
2.11 	States Code, title 42, section 139.60(aa).
2.12 	(b) Medical assistance provided for an eligible individual under this subdivision 
2.13 	shall be limited to services provided during the period that the individual receives 
2.14 	treatment for colorectal cancer.
2.15 	(c) An individual meeting the criteria in paragraph (a) is eligible for medical 
2.16 	assistance without meeting the eligibility criteria relating to income and assets in section 
2.17 	256B.056, subdivisions 1a to 5b.

2.18 	Sec. 3. APPROPRIATION.
 2.19 	$....... is appropriated in fiscal year 2009 from the general fund to the commissioner 
2.20 	of health to implement the colorectal screening program established in Minnesota Statutes, 
2.21 	section 144.929.