1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; modifying criteria for community medical response 
1.3 	emergency medical technician services;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 
1.4 	256B.0625, subdivision 60a.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0625, subdivision 60a, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 60a.Community medical response emergency medical technician services.
 1.9 	(a) Medical assistance covers services provided by a community medical response emergency 
1.10 	medical technician (CEMT) who is certified under section 144E.275, subdivision 7, when 
1.11 	the services are provided in accordance with this subdivision.
1.12 	(b) A CEMT may provide a posthospital dischargepostdischarge visit, after discharge 
1.13 	from a hospital or skilled nursing facility, when ordered by a treating physician. The 
1.14 	posthospital dischargepostdischarge visit includes:
1.15 	(1) verbal or visual reminders of discharge orders;
1.16 	(2) recording and reporting of vital signs to the patient's primary care provider;
1.17 	(3) medication access confirmation;
1.18 	(4) food access confirmation; and
1.19 	(5) identification of home hazards.
1.20 	(c) An individual who has repeat ambulance calls due to falls, has been discharged from 
1.21 	a nursing home, or has been identified by the individual's primary care provider as at risk 
1.22 	for nursing home placement, may receive a safety evaluation visit from a CEMT when 
2.1 	ordered by a primary care provider in accordance with the individual's care plan. A safety 
2.2 	evaluation visit includes:
2.3 	(1) medication access confirmation;
2.4 	(2) food access confirmation; and
2.5 	(3) identification of home hazards.
2.6 	(d) A CEMT shall be paid at $9.75 per 15-minute increment. A safety evaluation visit 
2.7 	may not be billed for the same day as a posthospital dischargepostdischarge visit for the 
2.8 	same individual.