| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to health care; covering traditional health care practices under medical |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 assistance. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE COVERAGE OF TRADITIONAL HEALTH |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6CARE PRACTICES. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subdivision 1.Waiver request.By October 1, 2025, the commissioner of human services, |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8in consultation with Tribes, Tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations, shall apply |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a waiver to allow the state's medical |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10assistance program to provide coverage for traditional health care practices received through |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11Indian health service facilities, facilities operated by Tribes or Tribal organizations under |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, or facilities operated by urban |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13Indian organizations under Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 Subd. 2.Requirements.(a) A qualified provider must determine whether a medical |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15assistance enrollee is eligible to receive traditional health care practices under this section. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (b) Traditional health care practices are covered under this section if they are received |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17from a qualified provider. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (c) For purposes of this section, a "qualified provider" is a practitioner or provider who |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19is employed by or under contract with the Indian Health Service, a 638 Tribal clinic, or a |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20Title V urban Indian organization. Each facility is responsible for ensuring that a qualified |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21provider has the necessary experience and appropriate training to provide traditional health |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22care practices. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 24 | 24 | | 25-03853 as introduced02/19/25 REVISOR AGW/EN |
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| 25 | 25 | | SENATE |
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| 26 | 26 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 27 | 27 | | S.F. No. 2117NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 28 | 28 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: KUNESH) |
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| 29 | 29 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 30 | 30 | | Introduction and first reading03/03/2025 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Referred to Health and Human Services 2.1 Subd. 3.Payments for traditional health care practices.Reimbursement for traditional |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.2health care practices under this section is set at the outpatient, per visit rate established by |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.3the Indian Health Service under sections 321(a) and 322(b) of the Public Health Service |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.4Act. Reimbursement is limited to one payment per day per medical assistance enrollee |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.5receiving traditional health care practices. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.6 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026, or upon federal approval, |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.7whichever is later, except that subdivision 1, is effective the day following final enactment. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.8The commissioner of human services must notify the revisor of statutes when federal |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.9approval is obtained. |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 25-03853 as introduced02/19/25 REVISOR AGW/EN |
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