| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to human services; raising reimbursement rates for long-term ambulatory |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 electrocardiogram monitoring services provided by diagnostic testing facilities; |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.76, by adding a subdivision. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.76, is amended by adding a subdivision |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7to read: |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Subd. 1a.Certain long-term ambulatory electrocardiogram monitoring services.(a) |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9For the purpose of this subdivision, "long-term ambulatory electrocardiogram monitoring |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10services" means the provision of external cardiac patch monitoring devices to patients to |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11wear for 48 hours or greater and the interpretation of data gathered by such devices to detect |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12heart arrhythmias that can lead to stroke, cardiac arrest, or other comorbidities or medical |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13complications if not correctly diagnosed. |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (b) Effective January 1, 2026, or upon federal approval, whichever is later, the |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15commissioner must reimburse diagnostic testing facilities providing long-term ambulatory |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16electrocardiogram monitoring services at 100 percent of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17rate for such services or higher. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 25-01523 as introduced01/03/25 REVISOR AGW/DG |
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| 21 | 21 | | SENATE |
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| 22 | 22 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 23 | 23 | | S.F. No. 1497NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 24 | 24 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: UTKE) |
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| 25 | 25 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 26 | 26 | | Introduction and first reading02/17/2025 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Referred to Health and Human Services |
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