1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; modifying medical assistance coverage under the 
1.3 	asthma coverage demonstration project; amending Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 
1.4 	5, section 75, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 5, section 75, subdivision 1, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Medical assistance coverage. The commissioner of human services 
1.9 	shall establish a demonstration project to provide additional medical assistance coverage 
1.10 	for a maximum of 200 American Indian children in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Duluth 
1.11 	who are burdened by health disparities associated with the cumulative health impact 
1.12 	of toxic environmental exposures. Under this demonstration project, the additional 
1.13 	medical assistance coverage for this population must include, but is not limited to, home 
1.14 	environmental assessments for triggers of asthma, in-home asthma education on the proper 
1.15 	medical management of asthma by a certified asthma educator or public health nurse with 
1.16 	asthma management training limited to two visits per child. Coverage also includes the 
1.17 	following durable medical equipment: high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) cleaners, 
1.18 	HEPA vacuum cleaners, allergy bed and pillow encasements, high filtration filters for 
1.19 	forced air gas furnaces, and dehumidifiers with medical tubing to connect the appliance to 
1.20 	a floor drain, if the listed item is medically necessary useful to reduce asthma symptoms. 
1.21 	Provision of these items of durable medical equipment must be preceded by a home 
1.22 	environmental assessment for triggers of asthma and in-home asthma education on the 
1.23 	proper medical management of asthma by a Certified Asthma Educator or public health 
1.24 	nurse with asthma management training.