HF 3199

1st Engrossment - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 04/14/2020 03:59pm

A bill for an act
relating to health; allowing patients who receive veterans disability or railroad
disability payments to pay a lower enrollment fee for the medical cannabis program;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 152.35.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 152.35, is amended to read:

152.35 FEES; DEPOSIT OF REVENUE.

(a) The commissioner shall collect an enrollment fee of $200 from patients enrolled
under this section. If the patient deleted text begin attests to deleted text end new text begin provides evidence of new text end receiving Social Security
disability new text begin insurance (SSDI) new text end , Supplemental Security deleted text begin Insurance deleted text end new text begin Income (SSI), veterans
disability, or railroad disability new text end payments, or being enrolled in medical assistance or
MinnesotaCare, then the fee shall be $50. new text begin For purposes of this section:
new text end

new text begin (1) a patient is considered to receive SSDI if the patient was receiving SSDI at the time
the patient was transitioned to retirement benefits by the United States Social Security
Administration; and
new text end

new text begin (2) veterans disability payments include VA dependency and indemnity compensation.
new text end

new text begin Unless a patient provides evidence of receiving payments from or participating in one of
the programs specifically listed in this paragraph, the commissioner of health must collect
the $200 enrollment fee from a patient to enroll the patient in the registry program. new text end The fees
shall be payable annually and are due on the anniversary date of the patient's enrollment.
The fee amount shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state government
special revenue fund.

(b) The commissioner shall collect an application fee of $20,000 from each entity
submitting an application for registration as a medical cannabis manufacturer. Revenue
from the fee shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state government
special revenue fund.

(c) The commissioner shall establish and collect an annual fee from a medical cannabis
manufacturer equal to the cost of regulating and inspecting the manufacturer in that year.
Revenue from the fee amount shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the
state government special revenue fund.

(d) A medical cannabis manufacturer may charge patients enrolled in the registry program
a reasonable fee for costs associated with the operations of the manufacturer. The
manufacturer may establish a sliding scale of patient fees based upon a patient's household
income and may accept private donations to reduce patient fees.