Minnesota SF 276: Blazing Star trail bond issue and appropriation

Status: Referred to Capital Investment (as of 2017-01-23)

State: Minnesota · Session: 2017-2018 · Bill: SF 276

Subjects: Bonds, Natural Resources and Natural Resources Department, Parks and Trails

Sponsors: Sparks

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to health; providing medical assistance coverage for violence prevention
1.3 services; requiring initial and final reports on violence prevention services;
1.4 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision;
1.5 proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.
1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.8 to read:
1.9 Subd. 77.Violence prevention services.Medical assistance covers violence prevention
1.10 services, as provided in section 256B.0762.
1.11 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026.
1.12 Sec. 2. [256B.0762] VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES.
1.13 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions
1.14 apply.
1.15 (b) "Provider" means a violence prevention services provider that meets the standards
1.16 established by the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention or an equivalent accrediting
1.17 organization.
1.18 (c) "Violence prevention services" means services provided to promote improved health
1.19 outcomes and positive behavioral and environmental change, prevent injury and recidivism,
1.20 and reduce the likelihood that individuals who are victims of community violence will
1.21 commit or promote violence themselves.
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25-01508 as introduced12/19/24 REVISOR AGW/KR
SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 276NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: BOLDON, Mann, Kupec, Westlin and Abeler)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading10901/21/2025
Referred to Health and Human Services
Author added Westlin19901/27/2025
Author added Marty31402/06/2025
Author stricken Marty46302/20/2025
Author added Abeler

2.1 (d) "Violence prevention professional" means an individual certified by the Health
2.2 Alliance for Violence Intervention or an equivalent accrediting organization to provide
2.3 violence prevention services.
2.4 Subd. 2.Provider requirements.To be eligible to receive reimbursement for the
2.5 provision of violence prevention services, a provider must:
2.6 (1) meet qualifications to bill as a medical assistance provider or to provide services
2.7 under contract with a medical assistance provider;
2.8 (2) ensure that all supervisors of violence prevention professionals have been certified
2.9 by the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention or an equivalent accrediting organization
2.10 as violence prevention professionals and have been providing violence prevention services
2.11 for a minimum of two years; and
2.12 (3) show and maintain evidence that all violence prevention professionals employed by
2.13 or under contract with the provider are certified by the Health Alliance for Violence
2.14 Intervention or an equivalent accrediting organization.
2.15 Subd. 3.Settings.Violence prevention services may be provided in any setting.
2.16 Subd. 4.Recipient eligibility; criteria for coverage of services.(a) To be eligible for
2.17 violence prevention services, a recipient must:
2.18 (1) have received medical treatment for an injury sustained due to an act of community
2.19 violence or be experiencing physical or mental illness symptoms due to exposure to
2.20 community violence;
2.21 (2) be referred for violence prevention services, as part of a determination of medical
2.22 necessity and coverage, by a physician or other qualified licensed health care practitioner
2.23 based on a determination that the recipient is at elevated risk of a violent injury or retaliation
2.24 resulting from another act of community violence; and
2.25 (3) meet the criteria in the Minnesota health care programs provider manual for enrollee
2.26 eligibility for violence prevention services.
2.27 (b) The services recommended through referral under paragraph (a), clause (2), must:
2.28 (1) meet the criteria for preventive services as specified in Code of Federal Regulations,
2.29 title 42, section 440.130(c);
2.30 (2) be within the practitioner's scope of practice under state law; and
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3.1 (3) be designed to prevent further impacts of community violence, prevent future
3.2 community violence, prolong life, and promote the physical and mental health of the
3.3 individual.
3.4 Subd. 5.Payment rate.(a) Effective January 1, 2026, the violence prevention services
3.5 rate for services provided by a certified violence prevention professional must be at least
3.6 $25 for each 15-minute unit of service. This rate must be adjusted annually for inflation as
3.7 provided in subdivision 6.
3.8 (b) Services eligible for coverage as violence prevention services include:
3.9 (1) screening;
3.10 (2) assessment of needs;
3.11 (3) development of an individualized service plan;
3.12 (4) peer support;
3.13 (5) counseling, including counseling t

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