1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; directing the commissioner of human services to make 
1.3 	recommendations for substance use disorder treatment provider paperwork 
1.4 	reduction and systems improvement; appropriating money.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. DIRECTION TO THE COMMISSIONER; SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER 
1.7 	TREATMENT PAPERWORK REDUCTION.
 1.8 	(a) The commissioner of human services, in consultation with counties, tribes, managed 
1.9 	care organizations, chemical health professional associations, and other relevant stakeholders, 
1.10 	shall develop, test, and recommend systems improvements to minimize the regulatory 
1.11 	paperwork for substance use disorder programs licensed under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
1.12 	245A, and regulated under Minnesota Statutes, chapters 245F and 245G, and Minnesota 
1.13 	Rules, parts 2960.0580 to 2960.0700.
1.14 	(b) In developing the recommendations, the commissioner of human services shall 
1.15 	contract with a vendor with experience in multiple states developing statewide systems 
1.16 	changes at the payer and provider levels, and that ensures input from all stakeholders is 
1.17 	considered and that the commissioner's recommendations maximize client benefits and 
1.18 	utility for providers, regulatory agencies, and payers.
1.19 	(c) By December 15, 2020, the commissioner shall submit to the chairs and ranking 
1.20 	minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and human 
1.21 	services a report that includes the recommendations for systems improvement to reduce 
1.22 	paperwork, any necessary legislative proposals, and a summary of the approaches developed 
1.23 	and tested by the commissioner of human services and stakeholders.

2.1 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 2.2 	$....... in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of 
2.3 	human services for the purposes of section 1. $....... of this appropriation is to contract with 
2.4 	the vendor described in section 1, paragraph (b). This is a onetime appropriation and is 
2.5 	available until December 15, 2020.