2000 Minnesota Statutes

     256B.041 Centralized disbursement of medical assistance 
  payments. 

    Subdivision 1.    Statewide disbursement system.  The 
 state agency shall establish on a statewide basis a system for 
 the centralized disbursement of medical assistance payments to 
 vendors. 

    Subd. 2.    Account.  An account is established in the 
 state treasury from which medical assistance payments to vendors 
 shall be made.  Into this account there shall be deposited 
 federal funds, state funds, county funds, and other moneys which 
 are available and which may be paid to the state agency for 
 medical assistance payments and reimbursements from counties or 
 others for their share of such payments. 

    Subd. 3.    Vendor forms.  The state agency shall 
 prescribe and furnish vendors suitable forms for submitting 
 claims under the medical assistance program. 

    Subd. 4.    Comply with federal requirements.  The state 
 agency in establishing a statewide system of centralized 
 disbursement of medical assistance payments shall comply with 
 federal requirements in order to receive the maximum amount of 
 federal funds which are available for the purpose, together with 
 such additional federal funds which may be made available for 
 the operation of a centralized system of disbursement of medical 
 assistance payments to vendors. 

    Subd. 5.    Payment by county to state treasurer.  If 
 required by federal law or rules promulgated thereunder, or by 
 authorized rule of the state agency, each county shall pay to 
 the state treasurer the portion of medical assistance paid by 
 the state for which it is responsible.  The county's share of 
 cost shall be ten percent of that portion not met by federal 
 funds. 

    The county shall advance ten percent of that portion of 
 medical assistance costs not met by federal funds, based upon 
 estimates submitted by the state agency to the county agency, 
 stating the estimated expenditures for the succeeding month.  
 Upon the direction of the county agency, payment shall be made 
 monthly by the county to the state for the estimated 
 expenditures for each month.  Adjustment of any overestimate or 
 underestimate based on actual expenditures shall be made by the 
 state agency by adjusting the estimate for any succeeding month. 

    Beginning July 1, 1991, the state will reimburse counties 
 according to the payment schedule in section 256.025 for the 
 county share of local agency expenditures under this subdivision 
 from January 1, 1991, on.  Payment to counties under this 
 subdivision is subject to the provisions of section 256.017. 

    Subd. 6.    Contracted services.  The commissioners of 
 human services and administration may contract with any agency 
 of government or any corporation for providing all or a portion 
 of the services for carrying out the provisions of this 
 section.  Local welfare agencies may pay vendors of 
 transportation for nonemergency medical care when so authorized 
 by rule of the commissioner of human services. 

    Subd. 7.    Disbursement of federal funds.  Federal 
 funds available for administrative purposes shall be distributed 
 between the state and the county on the same basis that 
 reimbursements are earned, except as provided for under section 
 256.017. 

    HIST: 1973 c 717 s 2; 1975 c 437 art 2 s 4; 1978 c 560 s 12; 
 1983 c 312 art 5 s 13,14; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1985 c 248 s 
 70; 1988 c 719 art 8 s 11,12; 1989 c 277 art 2 s 7; 1Sp1989 c 1 
 art 16 s 6