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MN Stat § 256B.23 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.23 — Use Of Federal Funds.

256B.23 USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS. All federal funds made available for the purposes hereof are hereby appropriated to the state agency to be disbursed and paid out in accordance with the provisions hereof. History:   Ex1967 c 16 s 23
MN Stat § 256B.24 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.24 — Prohibitions.

256B.24 PROHIBITIONS. No enrollment fee, premium, or similar charge shall be required as a condition of eligibility for medical assistance hereunder. History:   Ex1967 c 16 s 24
MN Stat § 256B.25 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.25 — Payments To Certified Facilities.

256B.25 PAYMENTS TO CERTIFIED FACILITIES. Subdivision 1. Licensing required. Payments may not be made hereunder for care in any private or public institution, including but not limited to hospitals and nursing homes, unless licensed by an appropriate licensing authority of this state, any other state, or a Canadian province and if applicable, certified by an appropriate authority under United States Code, title 42, sections 1396-1396p. Subd. 2. Payment distribution. The payment of state or county funds to nursing homes, boarding care homes, and supervised living facilities, except payments to state operated institutions, for the care of persons who are eligible for medical assistance, shall be made only through the medical assistance program, except as provided in subdivision 3. Subd. 3. Payment exceptions. The limitation in subdivision 2 shall not apply to: (1) payment of Minnesota supplemental assistance funds to recipients who reside in facilities which are involved in litigation contesting their designation as an institution for treatment of mental disease; (2) payment or grants to a boarding care home or supervised living facility licensed by the Department of Human Services under Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.0130 to 2960.0220, 2960.0580 to 2960.0700, or 9520.0500 to 9520.0670, or under chapter 245G or 245I, or payment to recipients who reside in these facilities; (3) payments or grants to a boarding care home or supervised living facility which are ineligible for certification under United States Code, title 42, sections 1396-1396p; (4) payments or grants otherwise specifically authorized by statute or rule. [See Note.] Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 2016 c 99 art 1 s 43] History: Ex1967 c 16 s 25; 1969 c 395 s 2; 1984 c 641 s 13; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1985 c 248 s 69; 1989 c 282 art 3 s 64; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 120,214; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 71; 2018 c 182 art 2 s 20; 2021 c 30 art 17 s 107 NOTE: The amendment to subdivision 3 by Laws 2021, chapter 30, article 17, section 107, is effective July 1, 2022, or upon federal approval, whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor of statutes when federal approval is obtained. Laws 2021, chapter 30, article 17, section 114.
MN Stat § 256B.26 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.26 — Agreements With Other State Departments.

256B.26 AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER STATE DEPARTMENTS. The commissioner of the Department of Human Services is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with other state departments or divisions of this state or of other states responsible for administering or supervising the administration of health services and vocational rehabilitation services in the state for maximum utilization of such service in the provision of medical assistance under sections 256B.01 to 256B.26. History:  Ex1967 c 16 s 26; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58
MN Stat § 256B.30 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.30 — Health Care Facility Report.

256B.30 HEALTH CARE FACILITY REPORT. Every facility required to be licensed under the provisions of sections 144.50 to 144.58, or 144A.02, shall provide annually to the commissioner of human services the reports as may be required under law and under rules adopted by the commissioner of human services under the Administrative Procedure Act. The rules shall provide for the submission of a full and complete financial report of a facility's operations including: (1) An annual statement of income and expenditures; (2) A complete statement of fees and charges; (3) The names of all persons other than mortgage companies owning any interest in the facility including stockholders with an ownership interest of ten percent or more of the facility. The financial reports and supporting data of the facility shall be available for inspection and audit by the commissioner of human services. History:  1973 c 688 s 8; 1976 c 173 c 57; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58
MN Stat § 256B.32 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.32 — Facility Fee Payment.

256B.32 FACILITY FEE PAYMENT. Subdivision 1. Facility fee for hospital emergency room and clinic visit. (a) The commissioner shall establish a facility fee payment mechanism that will pay a facility fee to all enrolled outpatient hospitals for each emergency room or outpatient clinic visit provided on or after July 1, 1989. This payment mechanism may not result in an overall increase in outpatient payment rates. This section does not apply to federally mandated maximum payment limits, department-approved program packages, or services billed using a nonoutpatient hospital provider number. (b) For fee-for-service services provided on or after July 1, 2002, the total payment, before third-party liability and spenddown, made to hospitals for outpatient hospital facility services is reduced by .5 percent from the current statutory rates. (c) In addition to the reduction in paragraph (b), the total payment for fee-for-service services provided on or after July 1, 2003, made to hospitals for outpatient hospital facility services before third-party liability and spenddown, is reduced five percent from the current statutory rates. Facilities defined under section 256.969, subdivision 16, are excluded from this paragraph. (d) In addition to the reductions in paragraphs (b) and (c), the total payment for fee-for-service services provided on or after July 1, 2008, made to hospitals for outpatient hospital facility services before third-party liability and spenddown, is reduced three percent from the current statutory rates. Mental health services and facilities defined under section 256.969, subdivision 16, are excluded from this paragraph. Subd. 2. Prospective payment system. Effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2003, rates that are based on the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system shall be replaced by a budget-neutral prospective payment system that is derived using medical assistance data. History:  1989 c 285 s 4; 2002 c 220 art 15 s 14; 2002 c 275 s 4; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 12 s 55; 2008 c 363 art 17 s 13
MN Stat § 256B.36 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.36 — Special Personal Allowance For Certain Individuals.

256B.36 SPECIAL PERSONAL ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS. In addition to the personal allowance established in section 256B.35, any disabled recipient of medical assistance who is a resident of a nursing facility or intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled, shall also be permitted a special personal allowance drawn solely from earnings from any employment under an individual plan of rehabilitation. This special personal allowance shall consist of the sum of the following amounts, deducted from earnings in the following order: (1) $80 for the costs of meals and miscellaneous work expenses; (2) Federal Insurance Contributions Act payments withheld from the person's earned income; (3) actual employment related transportation expenses; (4) other actual employment related expenses; and (5) state and federal income taxes withheld from the person's earned income, if the person cannot be claimed as exempt from federal income tax withholding. The maximum special personal allowance from earnings is the sum of clauses (1) to (5). History:  1974 c 575 s 16; 1985 c 21 s 56; 1986 c 444; 1992 c 513 art 7 s 83; 2005 c 56 s 1
MN Stat § 256B.39 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.39 — Avoidance Of Duplicate Payments.

256B.39 AVOIDANCE OF DUPLICATE PAYMENTS. Billing statements forwarded to recipients of medical assistance by vendors seeking payment for medical care rendered shall clearly state that reimbursement from the state agency is contemplated. History:   1975 c 247 s 8
MN Stat § 256B.40 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.40 — Subsidy For Abortions Prohibited.

256B.40 SUBSIDY FOR ABORTIONS PROHIBITED. No medical assistance funds of this state or any agency, county, municipality or any other subdivision thereof and no federal funds passing through the state treasury or the state agency shall be authorized or paid pursuant to this chapter to any person or entity for or in connection with any abortion that is not eligible for funding pursuant to sections 256B.02, subdivision 8, and 256B.0625. History: 1978 c 508 s 3; 1988 c 689 art 2 s 268 NOTE: This section was found unconstitutional with regard to public funding for medical services related to therapeutic abortions. Women of State of Minn. by Doe v. Gomez, 542 N.W.2d 17 (Minn. 1995).
MN Stat § 256B.421 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.421 — Definitions.

256B.421 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of this section and sections 256B.431, 256B.434, 256B.48, 256B.50, and 256B.502, the following term has the meaning given to it. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2016 c 99 art 1 s 43] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 2016 c 99 art 1 s 43] Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 2016 c 99 art 1 s 43] Subd. 5.  [Repealed, 2016 c 99 art 1 s 43] Subd. 6.  [Repealed, 2016 c 99 art 1 s 43] Subd. 7.  [Repealed, 2016 c 99 art 1 s 43] Subd. 8.  [Repealed, 2016 c 99 art 1 s 43] Subd. 9.  [Repealed, 2016 c 99 art 1 s 43] Subd. 10.  [Repealed, 2016 c 99 art 1 s 43] Subd. 11.  [Repealed, 2016 c 99 art 1 s 43] Subd. 12.  [Repealed, 2016 c 99 art 1 s 43] Subd. 13.  [Repealed, 2016 c 99 art 1 s 43] Subd. 14.  [Repealed, 2016 c 99 art 1 s 43] Subd. 15.  [Repealed, 2016 c 99 art 1 s 43] Subd. 16. Capital assets. "Capital assets," for purposes of section 256B.431, subdivisions 13 to 21, means a nursing facility's buildings, attached fixtures, land improvements, leasehold improvements, and all additions to or replacements of those assets used directly for resident care. History:  1983 c 199 s 11; 1984 c 641 s 14-16; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1985 c 267 s 2; 1Sp1985 c 3 s 26; 1Sp1985 c 9 art 2 s 49; 1987 c 403 art 2 s 88; 1989 c 282 art 3 s 65; 1992 c 513 art 7 s 86,87,136; 1997 c 203 art 3 s 6; 2004 c 206 s 52; 2016 c 99 art 1 s 43; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 73
MN Stat § 256B.492 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.492 — Home And Community-based Settings For People With Disabilities.

256B.492 HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. (a) Individuals receiving services under a home and community-based waiver under section 256B.092 or 256B.49 may receive services in the following settings: (1) home and community-based settings that comply with all requirements identified by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in the Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 441.301(c), and with the requirements of the federally approved transition plan and waiver plans for each home and community-based services waiver; and (2) settings required by the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program. (b) The settings in paragraph (a) must not have the qualities of an institution which include, but are not limited to: regimented meal and sleep times, limitations on visitors, and lack of privacy. Restrictions agreed to and documented in the person's individual service plan shall not result in a residence having the qualities of an institution as long as the restrictions for the person are not imposed upon others in the same residence and are the least restrictive alternative, imposed for the shortest possible time to meet the person's needs. History:  2012 c 247 art 4 s 37; 2013 c 63 s 16; 2013 c 108 art 7 s 43; 2014 c 291 art 8 s 10; 2014 c 312 art 27 s 70; 2015 c 71 art 7 s 43
MN Stat § 256B.5011 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.5011 — Icf/dd Reimbursement System Effective October 1, 2000.

256B.5011 ICF/DD REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEM EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2000. Subdivision 1. In general. Effective October 1, 2000, the commissioner shall implement a contracting system to replace the current method of setting total cost payment rates under section 256B.501 and Minnesota Rules, parts 9553.0010 to 9553.0080. In determining prospective payment rates of intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities, the commissioner shall index each facility's operating payment rate by an inflation factor as described in section 256B.5012. The commissioner of management and budget shall include annual inflation adjustments in operating costs for intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities as a budget change request in each biennial detailed expenditure budget submitted to the legislature under section 16A.11. Subd. 2. Contract provisions. (a) The service contract with each intermediate care facility must include provisions for: (1) modifying payments when significant changes occur in the needs of the consumers; (2) appropriate and necessary statistical information required by the commissioner; (3) annual aggregate facility financial information; and (4) additional requirements for intermediate care facilities not meeting the standards set forth in the service contract. (b) The commissioner of human services and the commissioner of health, in consultation with representatives from counties, advocacy organizations, and the provider community, shall review the home and community-based services standards under chapter 245D and the supervised living facility rule under Minnesota Rules, chapter 4665, to determine what provisions in Minnesota Rules, chapter 4665, may be waived by the commissioner of health for intermediate care facilities in order to enable facilities to implement the performance measures in their contract and provide quality services to residents without a duplication of or increase in regulatory requirements. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1999 c 245 art 3 s 51] History:  1998 c 407 art 3 s 16; 1999 c 245 art 3 s 31,32; 2000 c 474 s 13; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2009 c 79 art 8 s 70; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 2009 c 159 s 100; 2013 c 108 art 9 s 11; 2013 c 125 art 1 s 107
MN Stat § 256B.5014 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.5014 — Reporting Requirements.

256B.5014 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. Subdivision 1. Financial reporting. All facilities shall maintain financial records and shall provide annual income and expense reports to the commissioner of human services on a form prescribed by the commissioner no later than April 30 of each year in order to receive medical assistance payments. The reports for the reporting year ending December 31 must include: (1) salaries and related expenses, including program salaries, administrative salaries, other salaries, payroll taxes, and fringe benefits; (2) general operating expenses, including supplies, training, repairs, purchased services and consultants, utilities, food, licenses and fees, real estate taxes, insurance, and working capital interest; (3) property related costs, including depreciation, capital debt interest, rent, and leases; and (4) total annual resident days. Subd. 2. Labor market reporting. All intermediate care facilities shall comply with the labor market reporting requirements described in section 256B.4912, subdivision 1a. History:  1999 c 245 art 3 s 35; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 5 s 69
MN Stat § 256B.5015 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.5015 — Pass-through Of Other Services Costs.

256B.5015 PASS-THROUGH OF OTHER SERVICES COSTS. Subdivision 1. Day training and habilitation services. Day training and habilitation services costs shall be paid as a pass-through payment at the lowest rate paid for the comparable services at that site under sections 252.41 to 252.46. The pass-through payments for training and habilitation services shall be paid separately by the commissioner and shall not be included in the computation of the ICF/DD facility total payment rate. Subd. 2. Services during the day. (a) Services during the day, as defined in section 256B.501, but excluding day training and habilitation services, shall be paid as a pass-through payment. The commissioner shall establish rates for these services, other than day training and habilitation services, at 100 percent of a recipient's day training and habilitation service costs prior to the service change. (b) An individual qualifies for services during the day under paragraph (a) if, through consultation with the individual and the individual's support team or interdisciplinary team: (1) it has been determined that the individual's needs can best be met through partial or full retirement from: (i) participation in a day training and habilitation service; or (ii) the use of services during the day in the individual's home environment; and (2) an individualized plan has been developed with designated outcomes that: (i) address the support needs and desires contained in the person-centered plan or individual support plan; and (ii) include goals that focus on community integration as appropriate for the individual. (c) When establishing a rate for these services, the commissioner shall also consider an individual recipient's needs as identified in the individual support plan and the person's need for active treatment as defined under federal regulations. The pass-through payments for services during the day shall be paid separately by the commissioner and shall not be included in the computation of the ICF/DD facility total payment rate. [See Note.] History: 1999 c 245 art 3 s 36; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 3 s 50; 2013 c 125 art 1 s 107; 2014 c 275 art 1 s 65; 1Sp2021 c 7 art 13 s 47 NOTE: The amendment to subdivision 2 by Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 7, article 13, section 47, is effective January 1, 2022, or upon federal approval, whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor of statutes when federal approval is obtained. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 7, article 13, section 47, the effective date.
MN Stat § 256B.502 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.502 — Rules.

256B.502 RULES. The commissioners of health and human services shall promulgate rules necessary to implement Laws 1983, chapter 199. History:  1983 c 199 s 16; 1984 c 640 s 32; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1996 c 305 art 2 s 51; 1997 c 187 art 5 s 29
MN Stat § 256B.51 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.51 — Nursing Homes; Cost Of Home Care.

256B.51 NURSING HOMES; COST OF HOME CARE. Subdivision 1. In-home care for elderly; experimental program. To determine the effectiveness of home care in providing or arranging for the care and services which would normally be provided in a nursing home, the commissioner of human services may establish an experimental program to subsidize a limited number of eligible agencies or households which agree to carry out a planned program of in-home care for an elderly or physically disabled person. The household or agency to provide the services shall be selected by the person who will receive the services. This program shall be limited to agencies or households caring for persons with a physical disability or persons 60 years of age or older, and who otherwise would require and be eligible for placement in a nursing home. Subd. 2. Grants. Grants to eligible agencies or households shall be determined by the commissioner of human services. In determining the grants, the commissioner shall consider the cost of diagnostic assessments, homemaker services, specialized equipment, visiting nurses' or other pertinent therapists' costs, social services, day program costs, and related transportation expenses, not to exceed 50 percent of the average medical assistance reimbursement rate for nursing homes in the region of the person's residence. Subd. 3. Care plan required. An individual care plan for the person shall be established and agreed upon by the person or agency providing the care, the person or agency receiving the subsidy, the person receiving the care, and the appropriate local welfare agency. The plan shall be periodically evaluated to determine the person's progress. History:  1976 c 312 s 2; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 121
MN Stat § 256B.691 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.691 — Risk-based Transportation Payments.

256B.691 RISK-BASED TRANSPORTATION PAYMENTS. Any contract with a prepaid health plan under the medical assistance or MinnesotaCare program that requires the health plan to cover transportation services for obtaining medical care for eligible individuals who are ambulatory must provide for payment for those services on a risk basis. History:  1995 c 207 art 6 s 103; 2016 c 158 art 2 s 99