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256B.075 DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.

Subdivision 1.General.

The commissioner shall implement disease management initiatives that seek to improve patient care and health outcomes and reduce health care costs by managing the care provided to recipients with chronic conditions.

Subd. 2.Fee-for-service.

(a) The commissioner shall develop and implement a disease management program for medical assistance and general assistance medical care recipients who are not enrolled in the prepaid medical assistance or prepaid general assistance medical care programs and who are receiving services on a fee-for-service basis. The commissioner may contract with an outside organization to provide these services.

(b) The commissioner shall seek any federal approval necessary to implement this section and to obtain federal matching funds.

(c) The commissioner shall develop and implement a pilot intensive care management program for medical assistance children with complex and chronic medical issues.

Subd. 3.Prepaid managed care programs.

For the prepaid medical assistance, prepaid general assistance medical care, and MinnesotaCare programs, the commissioner shall ensure that contracting health plans implement disease management programs that are appropriate for Minnesota health care program recipients and have been designed by the health plan to improve patient care and health outcomes and reduce health care costs by managing the care provided to recipients with chronic conditions.

Subd. 4.Report.

The commissioner of human services shall report to the legislature by January 15, 2005, on the status of disease management initiatives, and shall present recommendations to the legislature on any statutory changes needed to increase the effectiveness of these initiatives.

Subd. 5.

[Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 4 art 8 s 88]

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