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CHAPTER 53--H.F.No. 106

An act

relating to human services; modifying criteria for community medical response emergency medical technician services;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0625, subdivision 60a.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0625, subdivision 60a, is amended to read:

Subd. 60a.

Community new text begin medical response new text end emergency medical technician services.

(a) Medical assistance covers services provided by a communitynew text begin medical responsenew text end emergency medical technician (CEMT) who is certified under section 144E.275, subdivision 7, when the services are provided in accordance with this subdivision.

(b) A CEMT may provide a deleted text begin posthospital dischargedeleted text end new text begin postdischargenew text end visitnew text begin , after discharge from a hospital or skilled nursing facility,new text end when ordered by a treating physician. The deleted text begin posthospital dischargedeleted text end new text begin postdischargenew text end visit includes:

(1) verbal or visual reminders of discharge orders;

(2) recording and reporting of vital signs to the patient's primary care provider;

(3) medication access confirmation;

(4) food access confirmation; and

(5) identification of home hazards.

(c) An individual who has repeat ambulance calls due to fallsdeleted text begin , has been discharged from a nursing home,deleted text end or has been identified by the individual's primary care provider as at risk for nursing home placement, may receive a safety evaluation visit from a CEMT when ordered by a primary care provider in accordance with the individual's care plan. A safety evaluation visit includes:

(1) medication access confirmation;

(2) food access confirmation; and

(3) identification of home hazards.

(d) A CEMT shall be paid at $9.75 per 15-minute increment. A safety evaluation visit may not be billed for the same day as a deleted text begin posthospital dischargedeleted text end new text begin postdischargenew text end visit for the same individual.

Presented to the governor May 11, 2017

Signed by the governor May 12, 2017, 11:45 a.m.

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