Minnesota Legislature
HF 1135
as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:44am
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| Introduction | Posted on 02/25/2009 |
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A bill for an act
relating to human services; increasing and indexing the medical assistance
mileage reimbursement rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section
256B.0625, subdivision 18a.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0625, subdivision 18a, is amended to
read:
Subd. 18a.
Access to medical services.
(a) Medical assistance reimbursement for
meals for persons traveling to receive medical care may not exceed $5.50 for breakfast,
$6.50 for lunch, or $8 for dinner.
(b) Medical assistance reimbursement for lodging for persons traveling to receive
medical care may not exceed $50 per day unless prior authorized by the local agency.
(c) Medical assistance direct mileage reimbursement to deleted text begin thedeleted text end new text begin an new text end eligible person or deleted text begin thedeleted text end
new text begin an new text end eligible person's deleted text begin driver may not exceed 20 cents per miledeleted text end new text begin friend, neighbor, or relative
that is providing direct transportation to a covered service must be at 15 cents below the
current Internal Revenue Service mileage reimbursement for business purposesnew text end .
(d) Regardless of the number of employees that an enrolled health care provider
may have, medical assistance covers sign and oral language interpreter services when
provided by an enrolled health care provider during the course of providing a direct,
person-to-person covered health care service to an enrolled recipient with limited English
proficiency or who has a hearing loss and uses interpreting services.