SF 106

1st Engrossment - 91st Legislature, 2020 1st Special Session (2019 - 2020) Posted on 06/22/2020 11:39am

A bill for an act
relating to health care; providing a supplemental payment to medical assistance
dental providers to assist in covering the cost of personal protection equipment
used when providing dental services to medical assistance enrollees; appropriating
money.

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

Section 1. new text begin SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS TO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE DENTAL
PROVIDERS FOR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT DURING THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC; APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.
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new text begin (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of human services.
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new text begin (c) "Eligible provider" means a dentist or dental clinic that:
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new text begin (1) accepts patients who are covered by medical assistance;
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new text begin (2) is actively enrolled as a medical assistance provider on August 15, 2020;
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new text begin (3) is located in Minnesota;
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new text begin (4) is not paid on a cost-based payment system; and
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new text begin (5) has received at least $5,000 in medical assistance payments from claims with a date
of service on or after October 1, 2019 through April 1, 2020.
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new text begin (d) "Medical assistance payments" means payments received for providing dental services
to medical assistance enrollees from claims submitted to either the commissioner or to a
managed care plan or county based purchasing plan, or to the plan's subcontractor.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Supplemental payments. new text end

new text begin (a) By August 15, 2020, the commissioner shall pay
a onetime supplemental payment to each eligible provider for the purpose of assisting in
the increased costs incurred by the provider for personal protective equipment during the
COVID-19 pandemic.
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new text begin (b) The supplemental payment to each eligible provider shall be based on a distribution
formula established by the commissioner within the amount of the appropriation and the
requirements of this section. For each claim paid with a date of service on or after October
1, 2019 through April 1, 2020, the eligible provider shall receive a fixed dollar amount not
to exceed $10 per claim. Only claims received by the commissioner before July 1, 2020,
shall be considered for the supplemental payment.
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new text begin (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), if a dentist or dental clinic meets the criteria in
subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clauses (1) through (4), but enrolled as a medical assistance
provider after October 1, 2019, the commissioner may calculate a pro-rated supplemental
payment for the dentist or dental clinic.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $5,000,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2021 from the
coronavirus relief federal fund to the commissioner of human services for the supplemental
payments authorized in this section. The total amount of supplemental payments paid under
this section must not exceed the amount appropriated. If based on the fixed dollar amount
of the supplemental payment per claim specified in subdivision 2, there are unobligated and
unexpended funds from the appropriation, these funds shall be returned to the coronavirus
relief fund by September 1, 2020.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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