as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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Introduction | Posted on 04/20/2005 |
A bill for an act
relating to health; requiring the commissioner of
human services to fund the University of Minnesota's U
special kids program; eliminating the expiration date
for section 256B.075; appropriating money; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.075, subdivision
2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section
256B.075, subdivision 5.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.075,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
(a) The commissioner shall
develop and implement a disease management program for medical
assistance and general assistance medical care recipients who
are not enrolled in the prepaid medical assistance or prepaid
general assistance medical care programs and who are receiving
services on a fee-for-service basis. The commissioner may
contract with an outside organization to provide these services.
(b) The commissioner shall seek any federal approval
necessary to implement this section and to obtain federal
matching funds.
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(c) The commissioner shall develop and implement a pilot
intensive care management program for medical assistance
children with complex and chronic medical issues who are not
able to participate in the metro-based U special kids program
due to geographic distance.
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$300,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal
year 2006 to the commissioner of human services to fund the U
special kids program to comply with section 256B.075,
subdivision 2, paragraph (c).
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Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.075, subdivision 5,
is repealed.
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