1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; providing medical assistance coverage for community 
1.3 	paramedic services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256B.0625, by 
1.4 	adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 60.Community paramedic services. Medical assistance covers services 
1.9 	provided by a community paramedic who meets the requirements for additional 
1.10 	certification under section 144E.28, subdivision 9, in accordance with protocols and 
1.11 	supervisory standards established by the ambulance service medical director under that 
1.12 	subdivision. These services include, but are not limited to, the services identified by 
1.13 	the commissioner under Laws 2011, chapter 12, section 3, paragraph (c). Payment for 
1.14 	community paramedics shall be set at 90 percent of the rate paid to physician assistants for 
1.15 	the same or similar service, and must satisfy the criteria specified in Laws 2011, chapter 
1.16 	12, section 3, paragraph (b).