1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health care; increasing medical assistance reimbursement rate for 
1.3 	administration of COVID-19 vaccine.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. INCREASE IN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE REIMBURSEMENT RATE 
1.6 	FOR COVID-19 VACCINATION ADMINISTRATION.
 1.7 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.76, the medical assistance 
1.8 	reimbursement rate for administering the COVID-19 vaccination is the Medicare rate for 
1.9 	health care professionals who administer a COVID-19 vaccine to a medical assistance 
1.10 	enrollee in accordance with the professional's scope of practice.
1.11 	(b) This section expires on the last day of the calendar quarter in which the federal public 
1.12 	health emergency for COVID-19 ends.