1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; requiring the commissioner of human services to establish an 
1.3 	advisory committee to develop recommendations for a dental home pilot project; 
1.4 	requiring a report to the legislature.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. DENTAL HOME PILOT PROJECT ADVISORY COMMITTEE; 
1.7 	RECOMMENDATIONS TO LEGISLATURE.
 1.8 		Subdivision 1.Establishment of advisory committee; membership. The commissioner 
1.9 	of human services shall establish a 15-member advisory committee to develop 
1.10 	recommendations for a dental home pilot project. The advisory committee shall consist of 
1.11 	the following members:
1.12 	(1) a representative of the commissioner of health;
1.13 	(2) a representative of the Minnesota Dental Association;
1.14 	(3) a representative of the Minnesota Dental Hygiene Association;
1.15 	(4) a representative of the Minnesota Dental Homes Collaborative;
1.16 	(5) seven representatives of dental providers serving medical assistance and 
1.17 	MinnesotaCare enrollees, with one member representing each of the following provider 
1.18 	types:
1.19 	(i) private practice dental clinics for which medical assistance and MinnesotaCare 
1.20 	enrollees comprise more than 25 percent of the clinic's patient load;
2.1 	(ii) nonprofit dental clinics with a primary focus on serving indigenous communities 
2.2 	and other communities of color;
2.3 	(iii) nonprofit dental clinics with a primary focus on providing eldercare;
2.4 	(iv) nonprofit dental clinics with a primary focus on serving children;
2.5 	(v) nonprofit dental clinics providing services in the seven-county metropolitan area;
2.6 	(vi) nonprofit dental clinics providing services outside of the seven-county metropolitan 
2.7 	area; and
2.8 	(vii) multispecialty hospital-based dental clinics;
2.9 	(6) a representative of the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry;
2.10 	(7) a representative of dental programs operated by the Minnesota State Colleges and 
2.11 	Universities system; and
2.12 	(8) two public members representing medical assistance and MinnesotaCare enrollees.
2.13 		Subd. 2.Advisory committee duties. The advisory committee shall provide 
2.14 	recommendations to the commissioner of human services on establishing a dental home 
2.15 	pilot project that provides incentives for the provision of patient-centered, high-quality, 
2.16 	comprehensive, and coordinated oral health services. The pilot project must be designed to 
2.17 	evaluate approaches to dental care that:
2.18 	(1) establish simpler and more flexible enrollment options to increase the number of 
2.19 	new dental providers serving medical assistance and MinnesotaCare enrollees;
2.20 	(2) establish value-based incentives to:
2.21 	(i) increase the extent to which current dental providers serve medical assistance and 
2.22 	MinnesotaCare enrollees;
2.23 	(ii) reduce disparities in access to dental services for high-risk and medically and socially 
2.24 	complex enrollees; and
2.25 	(iii) improve the quality of dental care by meeting dental home goals;
2.26 	(3) establish administrative systems that are more transparent and provide greater 
2.27 	accountability; and
2.28 	(4) coordinate the care provided through dental homes with the care provided by other 
2.29 	health care homes that address the care needs of patients across their lifespan.
3.1 		Subd. 3.Advisory committee governance and staffing. (a) The advisory committee 
3.2 	is governed by Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, except that members shall not receive 
3.3 	per diem compensation.
3.4 	(b) The commissioner of human services shall provide staff and other administrative 
3.5 	support to the advisory committee.
3.6 		Subd. 4.Commissioner's recommendations to the legislature. The commissioner of 
3.7 	human services, based on the recommendations of the advisory committee, shall present 
3.8 	recommendations for the establishment of a dental home pilot project to the chairs and 
3.9 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and 
3.10 	human services policy and finance by December 15, 2021.

3.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.