1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; expanding the integrated health care delivery network 
1.3 	pilot program;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0756.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0756, is amended to read:
1.6 	256B.0756 HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTIES PILOT ~~PROGRAM~~
1.7 	PROGRAMS.
1.8 	(a) The commissioner, upon federal approval of a new waiver request or amendment 
1.9 	of an existing demonstration, may establish ~~a~~ one or more pilot ~~program~~ programs in 
1.10 	Hennepin County or Ramsey County, or both, to test alternative and innovative integrated 
1.11 	health care delivery networks.
1.12 	(b) Individuals eligible for the pilot ~~program~~ programs shall be individuals who are 
1.13 	eligible for medical assistance under section 256B.055, subdivision 15, and who reside in 
1.14 	Hennepin County or Ramsey County. The commissioner may identify individuals to be 
1.15 	enrolled in the Hennepin County pilot ~~program~~ programs based on zip code in Hennepin 
1.16 	County or whether the individuals would benefit from an integrated health care delivery 
1.17 	network.
1.18 	(c) Individuals enrolled in the pilot ~~program~~ programs shall be enrolled in an 
1.19 	integrated health care delivery network in their county of residence. The integrated health 
1.20 	care delivery ~~network~~ networks in Hennepin County shall be ~~a network~~ networks, such 
1.21 	as ~~an~~ accountable care ~~organization~~ organizations or ~~a~~ community-based collaborative 
1.22 	care ~~network~~ networks, created by or including Hennepin County Medical Center or 
1.23 	North Memorial Health Care. The integrated health care delivery network in Ramsey 
2.1 	County shall be a network, such as an accountable care organization or community-based 
2.2 	collaborative care network, created by or including Regions Hospital.
2.3 	(d) In developing a payment system for the pilot programs, the commissioner shall 
2.4 	establish a total cost of care for the recipients enrolled in the pilot programs that equals 
2.5 	the cost of care that would otherwise be spent for these enrollees in the prepaid medical 
2.6 	assistance program.
2.7 	(e) The commissioner shall apply to the federal government for, or as appropriate, 
2.8 	cooperate with counties, providers, or other entities that are applying for any applicable 
2.9 	grant or demonstration under the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, Public 
2.10 	Law 111-148, or the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Public Law 
2.11 	111-152, that would further the purposes of or assist in the creation of an integrated health 
2.12 	care delivery network for the purposes of this subdivision, including, but not limited to, a 
2.13 	global payment demonstration or the community-based collaborative care network grants.