1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; modifying coverage and payment for certain pharmacy 
1.3 	services;amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 256B.0625, by adding a 
1.4 	subdivision; 256L.03, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 13l.Coverage and payment for certain pharmacy services. (a) Medical 
1.9 	assistance covers services provided by a licensed pharmacist under the coverage for services 
1.10 	provided by a licensed physician to the extent the licensed pharmacist's services are within 
1.11 	both a pharmacist's and physician's scope of practice.
1.12 	(b) This subdivision applies to licensed pharmacist services provided:
1.13 	(1) under fee-for-service medical assistance; or
1.14 	(2) by a managed care plan under section 256B.69 or a county-based purchasing plan 
1.15 	under section 256B.692.
1.16 	(c) The commissioner, and managed care and county-based purchasing plans when 
1.17 	providing services under sections 256B.69 and 256B.692, must reimburse a participating 
1.18 	pharmacist or pharmacy for a service that is within both a pharmacist's and physician's scope 
1.19 	of practice at an amount no lower than the standard payment rate applied when reimbursing 
1.20 	a physician for the service.

2.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026, or upon federal approval, 
2.2 	whichever is later. The commissioner of human services must notify the revisor of statutes 
2.3 	when federal approval is obtained.

2.4 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256L.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
2.5 	read:
2.6 		Subd. 7.Coverage and payment for certain pharmacy services. MinnesotaCare must 
2.7 	cover and pay for pharmacy services in compliance with the requirements for medical 
2.8 	assistance specified under section 256B.0625, subdivision 13l.

2.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026, or upon federal approval, 
2.10 	whichever is later. The commissioner of human services must notify the revisor of statutes 
2.11 	when federal approval is obtained.