Minnesota SF 2125: Second hand tobacco smoke exposure for children in foster care prevention

Status: Withdrawn and re-referred to Health, Human Services and Housing (as of 2014-03-20)

State: Minnesota · Session: 2013-2014 · Bill: SF 2125

Subjects: Children and Families, Cigarettes and Tobacco, Health and Health Department, Human Services and Human Services Department

Sponsors: Hayden, Sheran, Wiklund

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to human services; increasing payment rates for nonemergency medical
1.3 transportation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0625, subdivision
1.4 17.
1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0625, subdivision 17, is amended to
1.7 read:
1.8 Subd. 17.Transportation costs.(a) "Nonemergency medical transportation service"
1.9 means motor vehicle transportation provided by a public or private person that serves
1.10 Minnesota health care program beneficiaries who do not require emergency ambulance
1.11 service, as defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 3, to obtain covered medical services.
1.12 (b) For purposes of this subdivision, "rural urban commuting area" or "RUCA" means
1.13 a census-tract based classification system under which a geographical area is determined
1.14 to be urban, rural, or super rural.
1.15 (c) Medical assistance covers medical transportation costs incurred solely for obtaining
1.16 emergency medical care or transportation costs incurred by eligible persons in obtaining
1.17 emergency or nonemergency medical care when paid directly to an ambulance company,
1.18 nonemergency medical transportation company, or other recognized providers of
1.19 transportation services. Medical transportation must be provided by:
1.20 (1) nonemergency medical transportation providers who meet the requirements of this
1.21 subdivision;
1.22 (2) ambulances, as defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 2;
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 2125NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: SEEBERGER and Boldon)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading62003/03/2025
Referred to Human Services

2.1 (3) taxicabs that meet the requirements of this subdivision;
2.2 (4) public transportation, within the meaning of "public transportation" as defined in
2.3 section 174.22, subdivision 7; or
2.4 (5) not-for-hire vehicles, including volunteer drivers, as defined in section 65B.472,
2.5 subdivision 1, paragraph (p).
2.6 (d) Medical assistance covers nonemergency medical transportation provided by
2.7 nonemergency medical transportation providers enrolled in the Minnesota health care
2.8 programs. All nonemergency medical transportation providers must comply with the
2.9 operating standards for special transportation service as defined in sections 174.29 to 174.30
2.10 and Minnesota Rules, chapter 8840, and all drivers must be individually enrolled with the
2.11 commissioner and reported on the claim as the individual who provided the service. All
2.12 nonemergency medical transportation providers shall bill for nonemergency medical
2.13 transportation services in accordance with Minnesota health care programs criteria. Publicly
2.14 operated transit systems, volunteers, and not-for-hire vehicles are exempt from the
2.15 requirements outlined in this paragraph.
2.16 (e) An organization may be terminated, denied, or suspended from enrollment if:
2.17 (1) the provider has not initiated background studies on the individuals specified in
2.18 section 174.30, subdivision 10, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3); or
2.19 (2) the provider has initiated background studies on the individuals specified in section
2.20 174.30, subdivision 10, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), and:
2.21 (i) the commissioner has sent the provider a notice that the individual has been
2.22 disqualified under section 245C.14; and
2.23 (ii) the individual has not received a disqualification set-aside specific to the special
2.24 transportation services provider under sections 245C.22 and 245C.23.
2.25 (f) The administrative agency of nonemergency medical transportation must:
2.26 (1) adhere to the policies defined by the commissioner;
2.27 (2) pay nonemergency medical transportation providers for services provided to
2.28 Minnesota health care programs beneficiaries to obtain covered medical services;
2.29 (3) provide data monthly to the commissioner on appeals, complaints, no-shows, canceled
2.30 trips, and number of trips by mode; and
2.31 (4) by July 1, 2016, in accordance with subdivision 18e, utilize a web-based single
2.32 administrative structure assessment tool that meets the technical requirements established
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3.1 by the commissioner, reconciles trip information with claims being submitted by providers,
3.2 and ensures prompt payment for nonemergency medical transportation services.
3.3 (g) Until the commissioner implements the single administrative structure and delivery
3.4 system under subdivision 18e, clients shall obtain their level-of-service certificate from the
3.5 commissioner or an entity approved by the commissioner that does not dispatch rides for
3.6 clients using modes of transportation under paragraph (l), clauses

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