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Minnesota Session Laws 2011 to 2012 Index (topics)

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

Acupuncture, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 34

Adult foster care planned closures, conversion of services, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 4 s 38

Alternative care, see ALTERNATIVE CARE PROGRAM

Alternative care program, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 16

Alternative payment demonstration project, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 4 s 31

Ambulance services, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 38

Ambulatory surgery center payments, reduction, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 69

Anesthesia, payments, reduction, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 69

Applications

Form, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 25

Timelines for processing, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 5

Appropriations

Generally, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 10 s 3

Reductions, 2010 disaster relief bill, Minn. Law 2010 2Sp c 1 art 3 s 2, 3, 5

Appropriations, forecast adjustments, Minn. Law 2012 c 292 art 3 s 2

Assessments, reform, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 11

Augmentative and alternative communication systems, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 43

Background checks and studies, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 16 s 23

Bus or taxicab transportation, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 39

Cancer treatments, coverage, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 1 s 29

Capitation payments, delay, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 94

Case management, reform, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 11

Children

Emotionally disturbed children, tribal services, coverage, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 8 s 6

Extension for certain children, repeal, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 97

High-cost medical conditions, reducing hospitalization rates, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 92

High-cost mental health conditions, coordination of care, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 89

Public program expenditures, accounting, Minn. Law 2011 c 29

Children with high-cost conditions, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 1 s 11

Children's therapeutic services and supports, day treatment program providers, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 5 s 4

Children's therapeutic services and supports providers, background studies, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 3 s 2 to 2011 1Sp c 9 art 3 s 4

Chiropractic services, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 33

Claims against estates, notices of potential claim, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 11 s 36, 37

Community paramedic services, coverage, Minn. Law 2012 c 169

Complementary and alternative medicine demonstration project, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 70

Consumer support grants, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 9 s 9

Coordinated service and support plans, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 11

Copayments, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 49

Cost-sharing, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 49

Cost-sharing, eyeglasses, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 13 s 12

County-based purchasing plans

Audits, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 1 s 14

Low birth weight, initiatives to reduce, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 1 s 15

Coverage

Community paramedic services, Minn. Law 2011 c 12 s 3, 4

Creative alternatives to congregate living for persons with lower needs, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 4 s 18, 43, 44

Critical access nursing facilities, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 4 s 32

Day treatment services, reimbursement limitations, Minn. Law 2011 c 86 s 1, 17

Deductibles, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 50, 51

Demonstration providers, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 13 s 14 to 2012 c 216 art 13 s 16

Dental services

Coverage, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 13 s 11

Critical access dental providers, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 68

Designated critical access dental clinics, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 1 s 17

Fluoride treatments, Minn. Law 2011 c 76 art 1 s 37

Reimbursement, reduction, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 67

Volunteer dental service providers, Minn. Law 2012 c 181

Dental therapists, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 48

Developmental disability waiver, 2010 appropriations amended, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 10 s 11

Developmentally disabled persons

Assessments, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 11 s 31

Case management, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 11 s 24, 28

Certified assessors, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 11 s 23, 29, 31, 32, 34

Coordinated service and support plans, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 11 s 23 to 2012 c 216 art 11 s 27, 29, 30, 35

County of service, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 11 s 33

Individual services plans, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 4 s 26

Provider's recommendations on care, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 4 s 27

Dialysis, coverage, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 1 s 29

Dialysis, payments, reduction, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 69

Disabled children, family contributions, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 3 s 5

Disabled persons

Employed persons, eligibility, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 7

Medicare special needs plans, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 64

Waivered services, see Home and community-based services waivers for disabled under this topic

Disabled persons, waivered services, see Home and community-based services under this topic

Disproportionate share hospitals, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 60

Drugs and medicine

Medication therapy management services, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 36

Payment rates, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 35

Rural pharmacies, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 35

Drugs and medicine, coverage

Active pharmaceutical ingredients, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 13 s 7, 8

Medication therapy management services, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 13 s 10

Over-the-counter drugs, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 13 s 9

Early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment services, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 47

Elderly waiver program, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 17 to 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 22, 2011 1Sp c 9 art 10 s 3

Case management services, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 11 s 18, 19

Coordinated services and support plans, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 11 s 20, 21

Customized living services, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 4 s 20, 24, 25, 2012 c 253 art 3 s 1 to 2012 c 253 art 3 s 3

Electronic health record systems loans, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 4 s 1

Payment rates, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 11 s 22

Eligibility

Asset limits

2009 amendments, delay, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 84, 85

Generally, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 6

Asset transfers, 2009 amendments, delay, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 86

Disabled persons, employed persons, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 7

Noncitizens, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 27

Streamlined eligibility determination system, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 10 s 3

Eligibility, end dates, providing, Minn. Law 2012 c 253 art 1 s 3

Emergency medical assistance, study, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 1 s 28

Emergency medical conditions, services necessary to treat, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 27

Emotionally disturbed children, out-of-state residential treatment programs, Minn. Law 2012 c 148

Emotionally disturbed children, tribal services, coverage, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 8 s 6

Evidence-based childbirth program, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 1 s 27

Eyeglasses, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 13 s 12, 13

Eyeglasses, payments, reduction, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 69

Family adult day services, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 4 s 9

Fraud

Medicaid fraud prevention and detection, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 93

Recovery of payments, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 52, 53

Government health centers, nonhospital-based, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 59

Health care homes, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 54, 55

Hearing instruments, payments, reduction, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 69

Hennepin County demonstration provider, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 13 s 14

Hennepin County Medical Center, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 56 to 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 58

Home and community-based services

Amendments, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 4 s 46, 47, 2012 c 298 s 4

Annual report, county of residence information, expiration, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 9 s 29

Annual report, expiration, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 9 s 23

Assessments, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 11 s 39, 2012 c 247 art 4 s 34

Case management, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 11 s 38

Certified assessors, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 11 s 38

Community alternatives for disabled individuals (CADI), independent living services, billing, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 4 s 45

Community-living settings, leases, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 4 s 36

Coordinated service and support plans, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 11 s 38, 40

Developmentally disabled persons, support grants, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 9 s 6

Disabled persons, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 9 s 36, 2012 c 247 art 4 s 37

Long-term care consultation assessments, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 11 s 4

Payment rates, research rates, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 18 s 26, 27

Standards for licensees

Application of law, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 18 s 18

Citation, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 18 s 16

Definitions, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 18 s 17

Employees, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 18 s 24

Generally, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 18 s 1, 4, 16 to 25

Grievances, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 18 s 25

Health services, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 18 s 20

Incident response and reporting, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 18 s 21

Medications, administering, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 18 s 20

Policies and procedures, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 18 s 25

Records and record keeping, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 18 s 23

Reports given, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 18 s 22

Safety, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 18 s 21

Service recipients' rights, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 18 s 19

Services, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 18 s 22

Transfers from adult foster homes, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 4 s 35

Transportation providers, fuel tax exemption, Minn. Law 2012 c 287 art 3 s 48 to 2012 c 287 art 3 s 50

Home and community-based services waivers for disabled, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 38 to 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 41

Hospice services, payments, reduction, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 69

Housing with services establishments, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 14

Housing with services, transitions to, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 4 s 21, 22

In-reach community-based service coordination, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 11 s 1

Inpatient hospital services

Diagnostic classifications, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 19

Operating payment rates, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 20

Total payment for fee-for-service admissions, reduction, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 21

Intermediate care facilities

Admission review teams, Minn. Law 2011 c 86 s 19

Clearwater County, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 42

Operating payments, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 42 to 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 46

Intermediate care facilities/developmental disability, rate reduction, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 4 s 39

Labor and delivery

Inductions, evidence-based childbirth program, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 28

Laboratory services, payments, reduction, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 69

Long-term care

Consultation services, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 12 to 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 15

Spousal contributions, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 3 s 5

Long-term care consultation services, see under LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES

Managed care

Competitive bidding pilot, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 96

Financial reporting, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 1, 63

Payment reduction, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 65

Prepaid health plans, emergency department utilization rates, reductions, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 61

Managed care plans

Audits, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 1 s 14

Competitive bidding, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 1 s 16

Contracts, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 1 s 12

Family deductible, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 1 s 10

Low birth weight, initiatives to reduce, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 1 s 15

Study, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 1 s 31

Medical assistance prepaid demonstration project, reports by providers, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 1 s 13

Medical assistance qualifying trusts, pooled trust accounts

2009 amendments, delay, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 88

Medical education and research fund, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 62

Medical equipment and supplies

Payments, reduction, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 69

Vendors, enrollment as Medicare providers, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 42

Medical service coordination, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 45

Medical service coordination, in-reach community-based service coordination, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 11 s 1

Medicare Part B crossover claims, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 46

Medicare special needs plans, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 13 s 16

Medication management services, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 1 s 8

Medication therapy management services, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 36

Mental health professionals, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 12 s 8

Mental health services, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 1 s 9, 25

Adult diagnostic assessment updates, Minn. Law 2011 c 86 s 2, 12, 13

Adult mental health crisis response services, Minn. Law 2011 c 86 s 15

Intensive rehabilitative mental health services, Minn. Law 2011 c 86 s 11, 20, 23

Mental health mobile crisis intervention services, Minn. Law 2011 c 86 s 5, 14 to 16

Social workers, reimbursement, Minn. Law 2011 c 86 s 18

Specialized maintenance therapy, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 91

Tribal services, coverage, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 8 s 7

Money follows the person rebalancing demonstration project, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 4

Noncitizens, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 27

Noncovered services, seeking payment from recipients, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 44

Nonemergency medical transportation, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 1 s 5 to 2012 c 247 art 1 s 7

Administrative structure, proposal for, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 3 s 6

Payments, reduction, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 37

Nonemergency Medical Transportation Advisory Committee, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 1 s 3, 4

Nursing facilities

Admissions, long-term care consultation services, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 13

Bloomington facility, property rate adjustment, Minn. Law 2011 c 22 art 1 s 6

Case mix system, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 30 to 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 33

Consolidation requests, Minn. Law 2011 c 22 art 1 s 3

Critical access nursing facilities, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 4 s 32

Electronic health record systems loans, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 4 s 1

Levels of care, determination, 2009 amendments delayed, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 47

Medicare-qualifying stays, Medicaid denials, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 4 s 33

Nursing facility levels of care, 2009 amendments, delay, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 87

Payment rates, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 25 to 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 28

Planned closures, Minn. Law 2011 c 22 art 2 s 3, 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 29

Rate adjustments, moratorium exception projects, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 4 s 30

Relocation projects, Minn. Law 2011 c 22 art 1 s 4, 7

Replacement-costs-new per bed, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 4 s 29

RUG-IV-based payment model, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 33

Value-based reimbursement system, Minn. Law 2011 c 22 art 1 s 7, 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 34 to 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 37, 2012 c 216 art 9 s 26 to 2012 c 216 art 9 s 28

Outpatient hospital facility payments, reduction, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 69

Overpayment investigations, access to offices and records, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 4 s 19

Overpayments, recovery, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 18, 52

Participants

Asset limits, Indians, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 13 s 3

Asset transfers, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 13 s 6

Indians, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 13 s 3 to 2012 c 216 art 13 s 5

Payments to providers, reform, cost and quality outcome standards, Minn. Law 2012 c 164 s 8

Pediatric care coordination service, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 1 s 11

Personal care assistance services, see under HOME CARE SERVICES

Personal care assistants

Personal care assistance providers, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 11

Qualifications, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 10

Services, coverage, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 8, 9

Physical therapy, payments, reduction, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 69

Physician assistants, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 1 s 8, 9, 25

Physician services

Reimbursement, reduction, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 66

Prepaid health plans

Managed care contracts, see Managed care under this topic

Materials, alternative formats, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 9 s 2

Prepaid health plans, managed care contracts, see Managed care plans under this topic

Prior authorization

Electronic system for, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 40

Recipients with other coverage, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 41

Providers

Enrollment, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 26, 42

National provider identifiers, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 24

Payments to, recovery, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 52

Providers outside United States, payments prohibited, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 23

Rate reductions, 2012 fiscal year and later, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 51

Rate reductions, 2013 fiscal year, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 54

Seeking payment from recipients, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 44

Termination, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 22

Providers, rate reductions, 2013 fiscal year, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 4 s 42, 2012 c 298 s 3

Public health nursing services, payments, reduction, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 69

Purchases, competitive bidding, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 13 s 2, 13

Quality assurance and improvement system, biennial report, expiration, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 9 s 25

Quality assurance, quality improvement, and licensing system, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 23

Rate reductions

2012 fiscal year and later, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 51

2013 fiscal year, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 54

Rate reductions, 2013 fiscal year, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 4 s 42, 2012 c 298 s 3

Reform, proposals, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 53

Regions Hospital, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 56 to 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 58

Rehabilitation services, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 32

Residential support services, registration, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 9 s 24

Revisor's corrections, Minn. Law 2012 c 187 art 1 s 36 to 2012 c 187 art 1 s 40

Seniors agenda for independent living, essential community supports grants, 2009 amendments delayed, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 48

Special education, notices to parents about medical assistance, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 11 art 3 s 4

Specialized maintenance therapy, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 29 to 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 31

Speech therapy, payments, reduction, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 69

Spousal contributions, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 3 s 5

State and county share, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 24

State medical review team, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 3

State Quality Council, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 4 s 28

Supplemental security income eligible persons, Minn. Law 2012 c 247 art 4 s 15 to 2012 c 247 art 4 s 17

Vendors, human services licensees, compliance officers, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 17 s 4