1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; providing separate medical assistance reimbursement 
1.3 	for long-acting reversible contraceptives;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, 
1.4 	section 256.969, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256.969, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 31.Long-acting reversible contraceptives. (a) The commissioner must provide 
1.9 	separate reimbursement to hospitals for long-acting reversible contraceptives provided 
1.10 	immediately postpartum in the inpatient hospital setting. This payment must be in addition 
1.11 	to the diagnostic related group (DRG) reimbursement for labor and delivery.
1.12 	(b) The commissioner must require managed care and county-based purchasing plans 
1.13 	to comply with this subdivision when providing services to medical assistance enrollees.

1.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2023.