HF 3016

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to human services; allowing medical assistance payment for services
provided by more than one home care or hospice agency; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2006, section 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 53. new text end

new text begin Services by multiple agencies. new text end

new text begin (a) Medical assistance payments may be
provided to more than one home care or hospice agency, if the services provided by the
agencies are not duplicative and one of the agencies is an agency with expertise in pediatric
palliative care and is providing pediatric palliative care services. The commissioner shall
not consider pediatric palliative care services to be duplicative with services provided by
another agency solely because the agency providing pediatric palliative care services
delivers these services using the same provider types used by another agency to deliver
services that are not pediatric palliative care.
new text end

new text begin (b) For purposes of this subdivision, the following definitions apply:
new text end

new text begin (1) "agency with expertise in pediatric palliative care" means an agency that: (i)
provides two or more pediatric palliative care services across two or more disciplines,
through a hospice and palliative care certified physician, hospice and palliative care
certified registered nurse, or licensed social worker with experience in pediatric palliative
care; and (ii) employs two or more staff who have received formal academic and practical
training in providing pediatric palliative care;
new text end

new text begin (2) "pediatric palliative care services" means: (i) pain and symptom management
services provided to a child with a terminal illness by a hospice and palliative care
certified physician, hospice and palliative care certified registered nurse, or licensed social
worker with experience in pediatric palliative care; and (ii) services designed to address
the psychosocial needs of children with a terminal condition including, but not limited to,
palliative care coordination provided in collaboration with a medical home, psychosocial
support services, child life services, bereavement services, and support services provided
by a chaplain; and
new text end

new text begin (3) "terminal condition" means an illness or a medical condition likely to result in
death before the age of 21 as determined by a physician.
new text end