Legislative Session number- 85

Bill Name: SF3241

Revising requirements and procedures for county based purchasing for state
health care programs including general assistance medical care, medical
assistance (MA) prepayment program and other prepaid health care programs in
counties administered by the commissioner of human services; modifying dispute
mediation panel membership requirements; specifying certain duties of the
commissioner relating to contractual disputes; expanding the authority of county
boards to elect to purchase or provide health care services on behalf of persons
eligible for MinnesotaCare and other prepaid health care programs; clarifying
certain duties of the commissioner of health relating to county based purchasing
for state health care programs; modifying and expanding single plan management
care contract requirements to include any county establishing the county based
purchasing entity under certain conditions; purchasing arrangements for certain
service areas under certain conditions; requiring certain conforming statutory
changes by the revisor of statutes; repealing a certain provision relating to
county based purchasing report requirements to the legislature
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