| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to health care; establishing a pilot program; requiring a report. |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 Section 1. SINGLE ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE AND DELIVERY SYSTEM |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5PILOT PROGRAM. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 (a) By January 1, 2026, the commissioner of human services, in coordination with the |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7commissioner of transportation, must implement one or two pilot programs for a web-based |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8single administrative structure and delivery system for nonemergency medical transportation |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9under medical assistance and MinnesotaCare. The administrative structure and delivery |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10system must meet the requirements in paragraph (b). Each pilot program must include at |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11least two counties. Metropolitan counties, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12subdivision 4, are not eligible to participate. Each pilot program shall operate for three years |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13from the date of implementation. |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (b) The web-based single administrative structure and delivery system must provide for |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15the following: |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (1) bidirectional communication between payers and transportation providers; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (2) client and client advocate access to ride scheduling and real-time trip monitoring; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (3) real-time eligibility and level of service determination; |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (4) on-demand reporting; |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (5) expedited payments for transportation providers; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 22 | 22 | | REVISOR AGW/ES 25-0219201/15/25 |
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| 23 | 23 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 24 | 24 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 25 | 25 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 26 | 26 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 27 | 27 | | H. F. No. 710 |
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| 28 | 28 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 29 | 29 | | Authored by Zeleznikar02/13/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy 2.1 (6) the ability to collect feedback, including but not limited to complaints regarding |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.2inappropriate level of needs determinations, utilization of inappropriate transportation modes, |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.3and interference with accessing nonemergency medical transportation. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.4 (c) By February 1, 2027, and each year thereafter that a pilot program is in effect, the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.5commissioner must submit a report on the pilot programs to the legislative committees with |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.6jurisdiction over nonemergency medical transportation under medical assistance and |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.7MinnesotaCare. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 38 | 38 | | REVISOR AGW/ES 25-0219201/15/25 |
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