Equal coverage of services provided by pharmacist required, and medical assistance and MinnesotaCare requirements for coverage and payment of pharmacy services set.
Mental health provider staffing, documentation, and diagnostic assessment requirements modified; certification process required; assertive community treatment and behavioral health home services staff requirements modified; adult rehabilitative mental health services provider entity standards modified; managed care contract requirements modified; grant data and reporting requirements modified; and family peer support services eligibility modified.
Civil commitment priority admission requirements modified, prisoner in a correctional facility specified to not be responsible for co-payments for mental health medications, county co-payment expense reimbursement allowed, and money appropriated.
Medical Assistance rate adjustments for physician and professional services establishment, increasing rates for certain residential services, requiring a statewide reimbursement rate for behavioral health home services, and appropriations
Directs the commissioner of administration, the commissioner of higher education, and statewide elected officials to review certain state contracts to identify any that can be terminated and report to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget by March 1, 2016 (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Requires certain quasi public and nongovernmental entities to submit information to the legislative auditor and be approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget prior to receiving state monies or assistance