HF 1875

1st Engrossment - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/18/2019 03:54pm

A bill for an act
relating to human services; establishing an integrated care model pilot project;
requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 20c. new text end

new text begin Integrated care model; mental health case management services by
Center for Victims of Torture. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of human services, in collaboration
with the Center for Victims of Torture, shall develop a pilot project to support the continued
testing of an integrated care model for the delivery of mental health targeted case management
at three designated service sites. For purposes of this subdivision, "center" means the Center
for Victims of Torture.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner of human services shall contract directly with the center for the
provision of the services described in paragraph (c). The services shall be paid at $695 per
member per month and shall be funded using 100 percent state funding.
new text end

new text begin (c) Individuals who are eligible to receive medical assistance under this chapter, who
are eligible to receive mental health targeted case management as described under section
245.4711, and who are being served by the center shall be served using the integrated care
model and must be evaluated using the center's social functioning tool.
new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner of human services, in collaboration with the center, shall also
evaluate whether the center's social functioning tool can be adapted for use with the general
medical assistance population. Beginning July 1, 2020, and annually thereafter until the
evaluation is complete, the commissioner of human services shall report on the results of
the evaluation to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over human services.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin (a) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of human services for a grant to fund start-up and additional operating costs
for three service sites to employ the integrated care model for mental health targeted case
management under the integrated care model pilot project described in section 1. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2021.
new text end

new text begin (b) $500,000 in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of human services to determine whether the Center for Victims of Torture's social functioning
measurement tool can be adapted for other populations that receive targeted case management
and other medical assistance services. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2023.
new text end