HF 2140

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/13/2017 06:09pm

A bill for an act
relating to health; requiring the commissioner of health to establish opioid abuse
prevention pilot projects; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin OPIOID ABUSE PREVENTION.
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new text begin (a) The commissioner of health shall establish opioid abuse prevention pilot projects in
geographic areas throughout the state, to reduce opioid abuse through the use of controlled
substance care teams and community-wide coordination of abuse-prevention initiatives.
The commissioner may award up to ....... grants to health care providers, health plan
companies, local units of government, or other entities to establish pilot projects.
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new text begin (b) Each pilot project must:
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new text begin (1) be designed to reduce emergency room and other health care provider visits resulting
from opioid use or abuse, and reduce rates of opioid addiction in the community;
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new text begin (2) establish multidisciplinary controlled substance care teams, that may consist of
physicians, pharmacists, social workers, nurse care coordinators, and mental health
professionals;
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new text begin (3) deliver health care services and care coordination, through controlled substance care
teams, to reduce the inappropriate use of opioids by patients and rates of opioid addiction;
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new text begin (4) address any unmet social service needs that create barriers to managing pain
effectively and obtaining optimal health outcomes;
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new text begin (5) provide prescriber and dispenser education and assistance to reduce the inappropriate
prescribing and dispensing of opioids;
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new text begin (6) promote the adoption of best practices related to opioid disposal and reducing
opportunities for illegal access to opioids; and
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new text begin (7) engage partners outside of the health care system, including schools, law enforcement,
and social services, to address root causes of opioid abuse and addiction at the community
level.
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new text begin (c) The commissioner shall contract with an accountable community for health that
operates an opioid abuse prevention project, and can document success in reducing opioid
use through the use of controlled substance care teams, to assist the commissioner in
administering this section, and to provide technical assistance to the commissioner and to
entities selected to operate a pilot project.
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new text begin (d) The contract under paragraph (c) shall require the accountable community for health
to evaluate the extent to which the pilot projects were successful in reducing the inappropriate
use of opioids. The evaluation must analyze changes in the number of opioid prescriptions,
the number of emergency room visits related to opioid use, and other relevant measures.
The accountable community for health shall report evaluation results to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and
human services policy and finance and public safety by December 15, 2019.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $....... for the biennium ending June 30, 2019, is appropriated from the general fund to
the commissioner of health to implement opioid abuse prevention pilot projects and to
contract with an accountable community for health for administrative and technical assistance,
and for an evaluation of the pilot projects.
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