SF 3580

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/29/2022 11:29am

A bill for an act
relating to health care; requiring the commissioner of human services to report on
the number of dentists serving medical assistance and MinnesotaCare enrollees;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 256B.0371, subdivision
4.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 256B.0371, subdivision 4, is
amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Dental utilization report.

(a) The commissioner shall submit an annual report
beginning March 15, 2022, and ending March 15, 2026, to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and human services
policy and finance that includes the percentage for adults and children one through 20 years
of age for the most recent complete calendar year receiving at least one dental visit for both
fee-for-service and the prepaid medical assistance program. The report must include:

(1) statewide utilization for both fee-for-service and for the prepaid medical assistance
program;

(2) utilization by county;

(3) utilization by children receiving dental services through fee-for-service and through
a managed care plan or county-based purchasing plan;

(4) utilization by adults receiving dental services through fee-for-service and through a
managed care plan or county-based purchasing plan.

(b) The report must also include a description of any corrective action plans required to
be submitted under subdivision 2.

(c) The initial report due on March 15, 2022, must include the utilization metrics described
in paragraph (a) for each of the following calendar years: 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.

new text begin (d) In the annual report due on March 15, 2023, and in each report due thereafter, the
commissioner shall include the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) the number of dentists enrolled with the commissioner as a medical assistance dental
provider and the county or counties in which the dentist provides services;
new text end

new text begin (2) the number of enrolled dentists who provided fee-for-service dental services to
medical assistance or MinnesotaCare patients within the previous coverage year in the
following increments: one to nine patients, ten to 100 patients, and over 100 patients;
new text end

new text begin (3) the number of enrolled dentists who provided dental services to medical assistance
or MinnesotaCare patients through a managed care plan or county-based purchasing plan
within the previous coverage year in the following increments: one to nine patients, ten to
100 patients, and over 100 patients; and
new text end

new text begin (4) the number of dentists who provided dental services to a new patient who was enrolled
in medical assistance or MinnesotaCare within the previous coverage year.
new text end

new text begin (e) The report due on March 15, 2023, must include the metrics described in paragraph
(d) for each of the following years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.
new text end