SF 2495

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/11/2014 09:49am

A bill for an act
relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to
make a waiver request for public health programs.

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

Section 1. new text begin WAIVER REQUEST.
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new text begin The commissioner of human services shall request a federal waiver to allow the state
to continue the public health programs it had in place before the adoption of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148. In particular, a waiver request
to continue the medical assistance and MinnesotaCare programs as they were in effect
prior to the passage of Public Law 111-148. This will allow patients to continue to see
their own physicians and offer the state the flexibility to address health care issues unique
to Minnesota.
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