1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; providing medical assistance coverage for services 
1.3 	provided by a community medical response emergency medical technician;
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 60a.Community emergency medical technician services. (a) Medical 
1.9 	assistance covers services provided by a community emergency medical technician 
1.10 	(CEMT) who is certified under section 144E.275, subdivision 7, when the services are 
1.11 	provided in accordance with this subdivision.
1.12 	(b) A CEMT may provide a posthospital discharge visit when ordered by a treating 
1.13 	physician. The posthospital discharge visit includes:
1.14 	(1) verbal or visual reminders of discharge orders;
1.15 	(2) recording and reporting of vital signs to the patient's primary care provider;
1.16 	(3) medication access confirmation;
1.17 	(4) food access confirmation; and
1.18 	(5) identification of home hazards.
1.19 	(c) Individuals who have repeat ambulance calls due to falls, have been discharged 
1.20 	from a nursing home, or identified by their primary care provider as at risk for nursing 
1.21 	home placement, may receive a safety evaluation visit from a CEMT when ordered by a 
1.22 	primary care provider in accordance with the individual's care plan. A safety evaluation 
1.23 	visit includes:
1.24 	(1) medication access confirmation;
2.1 	(2) food access confirmation; and
2.2 	(3) identification of home hazards.
2.3 	(d) A CEMT shall be paid at $9.75 per 15 minute increment. A safety evaluation visit 
2.4 	may not be billed for the same day as a posthospital discharge visit for the same recipient.

2.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2017, or upon federal 
2.6 	approval, whichever is later.