2000 Minnesota Statutes

     256B.0629 Advisory committee on organ and tissue 
  transplants. 

    Subdivision 1.    Creation and membership.  By July 1, 
 1990, the commissioner shall appoint and convene a 12-member 
 advisory committee to provide advice and recommendations to the 
 commissioner concerning the eligibility of organ and tissue 
 transplant procedures for reimbursement by medical assistance 
 and general assistance medical care.  The committee must include 
 representatives of the transplant provider community, hospitals, 
 patient recipient groups or organizations, the department of 
 human services, the department of finance, and the department of 
 health, at least one representative of a health plan regulated 
 under chapter 62A, 62C, or 62D, and persons with expertise in 
 ethics, law, and economics.  The terms and removal of members 
 shall be governed by section 15.059.  Members shall not receive 
 per diems but shall be compensated for expenses.  The advisory 
 committee does not expire as provided in section 15.059, 
 subdivision 6. 

    Subd. 2.    Function and objectives.  The advisory 
 committee shall meet at least twice a year.  The committee's 
 activities include, but are not limited to: 

    (1) collection of information on the efficacy and 
 experience of various forms of transplantation not approved by 
 Medicare; 

    (2) collection of information from Minnesota transplant 
 providers on available services, success rates, and the current 
 status of transplant activity in the state; 

    (3) development of guidelines for determining when and 
 under what conditions organ and tissue transplants not approved 
 by Medicare should be eligible for reimbursement by medical 
 assistance and general assistance medical care; 

    (4) providing recommendations, at least annually, to the 
 commissioner on:  (i) organ and tissue transplant procedures, 
 beyond those approved by Medicare, that should also be eligible 
 for reimbursement under medical assistance and general 
 assistance medical care; and (ii) which transplant centers 
 should be eligible for reimbursement from medical assistance and 
 general assistance medical care. 

    Subd. 3. Repealed, 1997 c 7 art 2 s 67 

    Subd. 4.    Responsibilities of the commissioner.  The 
 commissioner shall periodically: 

    (1) Determine criteria governing the eligibility of organ 
 and tissue transplant procedures for reimbursement from medical 
 assistance and general assistance medical care.  Procedures 
 approved by Medicare are automatically eligible for medical 
 assistance and general assistance medical care reimbursement.  
 Additional procedures are eligible for reimbursement only if 
 they are recommended by the task force, approved by the 
 commissioner, and published in the State Register.  

    (2) Determine criteria for certifying transplant centers 
 within and outside of Minnesota where Minnesotans receiving 
 medical assistance and general assistance medical care may 
 obtain transplants.  Only centers recommended by the task force 
 and approved by the commissioner may be certified by the 
 commissioner. 

    HIST: 1990 c 568 art 3 s 52; 1993 c 4 s 29; 1993 c 339 s 24; 
 1Sp1993 c 1 art 5 s 55; 1Sp1993 c 6 s 11; 1994 c 529 s 9,10,19