SF 2468

1st Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/25/2016 07:57am

A bill for an act
relating to health; establishing a grant program for eligible health professional
training sites; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 144.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [144.1505] PRIMARY CARE AND MENTAL HEALTH
PROFESSIONS CLINICAL TRAINING EXPANSION GRANT PROGRAM.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, the following definitions
apply:
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new text begin (1) "eligible advanced practice registered nurse program" means a program that
is located in Minnesota and is currently accredited as a master's or doctoral level or
postgraduate level advanced practice registered nurse program by the Commission on
Collegiate Nursing Education or by the Accreditation Commission for Education in
Nursing, or is a candidate for accreditation;
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new text begin (2) "eligible mental health professional training program" means a program that is
located in Minnesota and is listed as a mental health professional training program by the
appropriate accrediting body for clinical social work, psychology, marriage and family
therapy, or licensed professional clinical counseling, or is a candidate for accreditation;
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new text begin (3) "eligible physician assistant program" means a program that is located
in Minnesota and is currently accredited as a physician assistant program by the
Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, or is a
candidate for accreditation;
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new text begin (4) "eligible project" means a project to establish or expand clinical training for
physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, or mental health professionals
in Minnesota; and
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new text begin (5) "mental health professional" means an individual providing clinical services
in the treatment of mental illness who meets one of the definitions in section 245.462,
subdivision 18.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Program. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of health shall award health professional
training site grants to eligible physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, and
mental health professional programs to plan and implement expanded clinical training. A
planning grant shall not exceed $75,000, and a training grant shall not exceed $150,000
for the first year, $100,000 for the second year, and $50,000 for the third year per program.
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new text begin (b) Funds may be used for:
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new text begin (1) establishing or expanding clinical training for physician assistants, advanced
practice registered nurses, and mental health professionals in Minnesota;
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new text begin (2) recruitment, training, and retention of students and faculty;
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new text begin (3) connecting students with appropriate clinical training sites, internships,
practicums, or externship activities;
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new text begin (4) travel and lodging for students;
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new text begin (5) faculty, student, and preceptor salaries, incentives, or other financial support;
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new text begin (6) development and implementation of cultural competency training;
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new text begin (7) evaluations;
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new text begin (8) training site improvements, fees, equipment, and supplies required to establish,
maintain, or expand a physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or mental
health professional training program; and
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new text begin (9) supporting clinical education in which trainees are part of a primary care team
model.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Applications. new text end

new text begin Eligible physician assistant, advanced practice registered
nurse, and mental health professional programs seeking a grant shall apply to the
commissioner. Applications must include a description of the number of additional
students who will be trained using grant funds; attestation that funding will be used to
support an increase in the number of clinical training slots; a description of the problem that
the proposed project will address; a description of the project, including all costs associated
with the project, sources of funds for the project, detailed uses of all funds for the project,
and the results expected; and a plan to maintain or operate any component included in
the project after the grant period. The applicant must describe achievable objectives, a
timetable, and roles and capabilities of responsible individuals in the organization.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Consideration of applications. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall review each
application to determine whether or not the application is complete and whether
the program and the project are eligible for a grant. In evaluating applications, the
commissioner shall score each application based on factors including, but not limited to,
the applicant's clarity and thoroughness in describing the project and the problems to be
addressed, the extent to which the applicant has demonstrated that the applicant has made
adequate provisions to ensure proper and efficient operation of the training program once
the grant project is completed, the extent to which the proposed project is consistent with
the goal of increasing access to primary care and mental health services for rural and
underserved urban communities, the extent to which the proposed project incorporates
team-based primary care, and project costs and use of funds.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Program oversight. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall determine the amount of
a grant to be given to an eligible program based on the relative score of each eligible
program's application, other relevant factors discussed during the review, and the funds
available to the commissioner. Appropriations made to the program do not cancel and
are available until expended. During the grant period, the commissioner may require and
collect from programs receiving grants any information necessary to evaluate the program.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of health for the purposes of the primary care and mental health professions clinical
training expansion grant programs created in Minnesota Statutes, section 144.1505.
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