HF 1438

1st Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/04/2021 03:50pm

A bill for an act
relating to health care; increasing medical assistance reimbursement rate for
administration of COVID-19 vaccine; appropriating money.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin INCREASE IN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE REIMBURSEMENT RATE
FOR COVID-19 VACCINATION ADMINISTRATION.
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new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.76, the medical assistance
reimbursement rate for administering the COVID-19 vaccination is the Medicare rate for
health care professionals who administer a COVID-19 vaccine approved by the Food and
Drug Administration, including through emergency use authorization, to a medical assistance
enrollee in accordance with the professional's scope of practice.
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new text begin (b) This section expires on the last day of the first quarter that begins at least one year
after the last day of the federal public health emergency described in section 1135(g)(1)(B)
of the Social Security Act for COVID-19.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective April 1, 2021, or upon federal approval,
whichever is later.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin The commissioner of management and budget shall review all appropriations and transfers
from the general fund in Laws 2020, chapters 66, 70, 71, 74, and 81, to determine whether
those appropriations and transfers are eligible expenditures from the coronavirus relief
federal fund. The commissioner shall designate up to $500,000 of general fund appropriations
and transfers in Laws 2020, chapters 66, 70, 71, 74, and 81, to be an eligible expenditure
from the coronavirus relief federal fund. The commissioner may designate a portion of an
appropriation or transfer for cancellation. All appropriations and transfers designated by
the commissioner in an amount up to $500,000 are canceled to the general fund. Up to
$500,000 is appropriated from the coronavirus relief federal fund for the purposes of the
original general fund appropriation. Up to $500,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from
the general fund to the commissioner of human services for payments for COVID-19 vaccine
administration under section 1.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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