<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>report on autism; requiring the Department of Human Services to train autism <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>service providers; requiring notification of autism service options for medical <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>assistance and MinnesotaCare recipients.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</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.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>    Section 1. <b>AUTISM RESEARCH AND REPORT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>The Department of Health shall study the prevalence and prevention of autism in <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>Somali communities in Minnesota. They shall review and analyze the magnitude and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>incidence of autism-related health disparities according to age, location, potential or known <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>toxic environmental exposures, housing conditions, poverty, nutritional factors, health <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>care access including prescribed medical treatments, the occupational and residential <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>history of the children's parents, and the children's current residence. The Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>Health shall report results of their analysis and recommendations to the Public Health and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>Health and Human Services Committee chairs in the house of representatives and senate.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>    Sec. 2. <b>AUTISM NOTIFICATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>The commissioner of human services shall develop an informational notice for <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>parents of children with autism who are enrolled in medical assistance or MinnesotaCare <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>to inform them that their children may qualify to receive services on a fee-for-service basis <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>instead of through a managed care organization, explain the process of disenrolling from <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>managed care, and inform them that fee-for-service coverage may provide access to an <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>expanded set of providers. The commissioner shall make the informational notice available <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>on the department's public Web site and include a copy of the notice in the next scheduled <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>mailing to enrolled children. The commissioner shall make language translations of the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>notice available on the Web site and in the mailing to the enrolled children.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>    Sec. 3. <b>TRAINING OF AUTISM SERVICE PROVIDERS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>The Departments of Health and Human Services shall ensure that the departments' <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>autism-related service providers receive training in culturally appropriate approaches <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>to the Somali, Latino, Hmong, Indigenous American Indian, and other cultural groups <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>experiencing a disproportionate incidence of autism.<br/>