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MN Stat § 256.9866 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.9866 — Community Service As A County Obligation.

256.9866 COMMUNITY SERVICE AS A COUNTY OBLIGATION. Community service shall be an acceptable sentencing option but shall not reduce the state or federal share of any amount to be repaid or any subsequent recovery. Any reduction or offset of any such amount ordered by a court shall be treated as follows: (1) any reduction in an overpayment amount, to include the amount ordered as restitution, shall not reduce the underlying amount established as an overpayment by the state or county agency; (2) total overpayments shall continue as a debt owed and may be recovered by any civil or administrative means otherwise available to the state or county agency; and (3) any amount ordered to be offset against any overpayment shall be deducted from the county share only of any recovery and shall be based on the prevailing state minimum wage. History:  1997 c 85 art 5 s 22; 2002 c 277 s 8
MN Stat § 256.9871 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.9871 — Requirement For Liquor Stores, Tobacco Stores, Gambling Establishments, And Tattoo Parlors.

256.9871 REQUIREMENT FOR LIQUOR STORES, TOBACCO STORES, GAMBLING ESTABLISHMENTS, AND TATTOO PARLORS. Liquor stores, tobacco stores, gambling establishments, and tattoo parlors must negotiate with their third-party processors to block EBT card cash transactions at their places of business and withdrawals of cash at automatic teller machines located in their places of business. History:   1Sp2011 c 9 art 1 s 33
MN Stat § 256.9872 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.9872 — Ebt Transaction Costs; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

256.9872 EBT TRANSACTION COSTS; SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. The commissioner of human services shall not subsidize retailers for electronic benefit transfer Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program transactions. History:   2013 c 108 art 3 s 42
MN Stat § 256.99 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.99 — Reverse Mortgage Proceeds Disregarded.

256.99 REVERSE MORTGAGE PROCEEDS DISREGARDED. All reverse mortgage loan proceeds received, including interest or earnings thereon, shall be disregarded and shall not be considered available to the borrower for purposes of determining initial or continuing eligibility for, or amount of, medical assistance, Minnesota supplemental assistance, general assistance, or a federal or state low interest loan or grant. This section applies regardless of the time elapsed since the loan was made or the disposition of the proceeds. For purposes of medical assistance eligibility provided under sections 256B.055, 256B.056, and 256B.06, proceeds from a reverse mortgage must be disregarded as income in the month of receipt but are a resource if retained after the month of receipt. History:  1979 c 265 s 2; 3Sp1981 c 3 s 16; 1985 c 252 s 18; 1988 c 689 art 2 s 268; 1996 c 414 art 1 s 35; 2016 c 158 art 2 s 71
MN Stat § 256.991 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.991 — Rules.

256.991 RULES. The commissioner of human services may promulgate rules as necessary to implement sections 256.01, subdivision 2; 256.82, subdivision 3; and 261.23. The commissioner shall promulgate rules to establish standards and criteria for deciding which medical assistance services require prior authorization and for deciding whether a second medical opinion is required for an elective surgery. The commissioner shall promulgate rules as necessary to establish the methods and standards for determining inappropriate utilization of medical assistance services. History:  1983 c 312 art 5 s 38; 1984 c 640 s 32; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 1988 c 719 art 8 s 10; 1989 c 209 art 2 s 28; 1996 c 305 art 2 s 47; 2016 c 158 art 2 s 72; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 63
MN Stat § 256B.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.01 — Policy.

256B.01 POLICY. Medical assistance for needy persons whose resources are not adequate to meet the cost of such care is hereby declared to be a matter of state concern. To provide such care, a statewide program of medical assistance, with free choice of vendor, is hereby established. History:   Ex1967 c 16 s 1
MN Stat § 256B.011 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.011 — Policy For Childbirth And Abortion Funding.

256B.011 POLICY FOR CHILDBIRTH AND ABORTION FUNDING. Between normal childbirth and abortion it is the policy of the state of Minnesota that normal childbirth is to be given preference, encouragement and support by law and by state action, it being in the best interests of the well being and common good of Minnesota citizens. History:   1978 c 508 s 1
MN Stat § 256B.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.03 — Payments To Vendors.

256B.03 PAYMENTS TO VENDORS.Subdivision 1. General limit. All payments for medical assistance hereunder must be made to the vendor. The maximum payment for new vendors enrolled in the medical assistance program after the base year shall be determined from the average usual and customary charge of the same vendor type enrolled in the base year.Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2000 c 449 s 15]Subd. 3. Tribal purchasing model. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 1 and section 256B.0625, the commissioner may make payments to federally recognized Indian tribes with a reservation in the state to provide medical assistance to Indians, as defined under federal law, who reside on or near the reservation. The payments may be made in the form of a block grant or other payment mechanism determined in consultation with the tribe. Any alternative payment mechanism agreed upon by the tribes and the commissioner under this subdivision is not dependent upon county or health plan agreement but is intended to create a direct payment mechanism between the state and the tribe for the administration of the medical assistance program, and for covered services.(b) A tribe that implements a purchasing model under this subdivision shall report to the commissioner at least annually on the operation of the model. The commissioner and the tribe shall cooperatively determine the data elements, format, and timetable for the report.(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "Indian tribe" means a tribe, band, or nation, or other organized group or community of Indians that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians and for which a reservation exists as is consistent with Public Law 100-485, as amended.(d) Payments under this subdivision may not result in an increase in expenditures that would not otherwise occur in the medical assistance program under this chapter.[See Note.]Subd. 4. Prohibition on payments to providers outside of the United States. Payments for medical assistance must not be made:(1) for services delivered or items supplied outside of the United States; or(2) to a provider, financial institution, or entity located outside of the United States.Subd. 5.Ordering or referring providers.Claims for payments for supplies or services that are based on an order or referral of a provider must include the ordering or referring provider's national provider identifier (NPI). Claims for supplies or services ordered or referred by a vendor who is not enrolled in medical assistance are not covered.
MN Stat § 256B.035 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.035 — Managed Care.

256B.035 MANAGED CARE. The commissioner of human services may contract with public or private entities or operate a preferred provider program to deliver health care services to medical assistance and MinnesotaCare program recipients. The commissioner may enter into risk-based and non-risk-based contracts. Contracts may be for the full range of health services, or a portion thereof, for medical assistance populations to determine the effectiveness of various provider reimbursement and care delivery mechanisms. The commissioner may seek necessary federal waivers and implement projects when approval of the waivers is obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. History:  1990 c 568 art 3 s 20; 1992 c 513 art 7 s 33; 1995 c 234 art 8 s 56; 2002 c 277 s 32; 2016 c 158 art 2 s 76
MN Stat § 256B.038 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.038 — Provider Rate Increases After June 30, 1999.

256B.038 PROVIDER RATE INCREASES AFTER JUNE 30, 1999. (a) For fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 1999, the commissioner of management and budget shall include an annual inflationary adjustment in payment rates for the services listed in paragraph (b) as a budget change request in each biennial detailed expenditure budget submitted to the legislature under section 16A.11. The adjustment shall be accomplished by indexing the rates in effect for inflation based on the change in the Consumer Price Index-All Items (United States city average)(CPI-U) as forecasted by Data Resources, Inc., in the fourth quarter of the prior year for the calendar year during which the rate increase occurs. (b) Within the limits of appropriations specifically for this purpose, the commissioner shall apply the rate increases in paragraph (a) to home and community-based waiver services for persons with developmental disabilities under section 256B.501; home and community-based waiver services for the elderly under chapter 256S; waivered services under community access for disability inclusion under section 256B.49; community alternative care waivered services under section 256B.49; brain injury waivered services under section 256B.49; nursing services and home health services under section 256B.0625, subdivision 6a; personal care services and nursing supervision of personal care services under section 256B.0625, subdivision 19a; home care nursing services under section 256B.0625, subdivision 7; day training and habilitation services for adults with developmental disabilities under sections 252.41 to 252.46; physical therapy services under section 256B.0625, subdivision 8; occupational therapy services under section 256B.0625, subdivision 8a; speech-language therapy services under Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0390; respiratory therapy services under Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0295; physician services under section 256B.0625, subdivision 3; dental services under section 256B.0625, subdivision 9; alternative care services under section 256B.0913; adult residential program grants under section 245.73; adult and family community support grants under Minnesota Rules, parts 9535.1700 to 9535.1760; and semi-independent living services under section 252.275, including SILS funding under county social services grants formerly funded under chapter 256I. (c) The commissioner shall increase prepaid medical assistance program capitation rates as appropriate to reflect the rate increases in this section. (d) In implementing this section, the commissioner shall consider proposing a schedule to equalize rates paid by different programs for the same service. History:  1998 c 407 art 4 s 12; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 2012 c 216 art 14 s 2; 2014 c 275 art 1 s 56; 2014 c 291 art 9 s 5; 2015 c 78 art 6 s 31; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 109; art 2 s 79; 2019 c 54 art 2 s 15
MN Stat § 256B.041 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.041 — Centralized Disbursement Of Medical Assistance Payments.

256B.041 CENTRALIZED DISBURSEMENT OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS. Subdivision 1. Statewide disbursement system. The state agency shall establish on a statewide basis a system for the centralized disbursement of medical assistance payments to vendors. Subd. 2. Account. An account is established in the state treasury from which medical assistance payments to vendors shall be made. Into this account there shall be deposited federal funds, state funds, county funds, and other moneys which are available and which may be paid to the state agency for medical assistance payments and reimbursements from counties or others for their share of such payments. Subd. 3. Vendor forms. The state agency shall prescribe and furnish vendors suitable forms for submitting claims under the medical assistance program. Subd. 4. Comply with federal requirements. The state agency in establishing a statewide system of centralized disbursement of medical assistance payments shall comply with federal requirements in order to receive the maximum amount of federal funds which are available for the purpose, together with such additional federal funds which may be made available for the operation of a centralized system of disbursement of medical assistance payments to vendors. Subd. 5.  [Repealed, 2010 c 382 s 87] Subd. 6. Contracted services. The commissioners of human services and administration may contract with any agency of government or any corporation for providing all or a portion of the services for carrying out the provisions of this section. Local welfare agencies may pay vendors of transportation for nonemergency medical care when so authorized by rule of the commissioner of human services. Subd. 7. Disbursement of federal funds. Federal funds available for administrative purposes shall be distributed between the state and the county on the same basis that reimbursements are earned, except as provided for under section 256.017. History:  1973 c 717 s 2; 1975 c 437 art 2 s 4; 1978 c 560 s 12; 1983 c 312 art 5 s 13,14; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1988 c 719 art 8 s 11,12; 1989 c 277 art 2 s 7; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 16 s 6; 2002 c 277 s 9; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 256B.043 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.043 — Cost-containment Efforts.

256B.043 COST-CONTAINMENT EFFORTS. Subdivision 1. Alternative and complementary health care. The commissioner of human services, through the medical director and in consultation with the Health Services Advisory Council established under section 256B.0625, subdivision 3c, as part of the commissioner's ongoing duties, shall consider the potential for improving quality and obtaining cost savings through greater use of alternative and complementary treatment methods and clinical practice; shall incorporate these methods into the medical assistance and MinnesotaCare programs; and shall make related legislative recommendations as appropriate. The commissioner shall post the recommendations required under this subdivision on agency websites. Subd. 2. Access to care. (a) The commissioners of human services and health, as part of their ongoing duties, shall consider the adequacy of the current system of community health clinics and centers both statewide and in urban areas with significant disparities in health status and access to services across racial and ethnic groups, including: (1) methods to provide 24-hour availability of care through the clinics and centers; (2) methods to expand the availability of care through the clinics and centers; (3) the use of grants to expand the number of clinics and centers, the services provided, and the availability of care; and (4) the extent to which increased use of physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, medical residents and interns, and other allied health professionals in clinics and centers would increase the availability of services. (b) The commissioners shall make departmental modifications and legislative recommendations as appropriate on the basis of their considerations under paragraph (a). History:  2006 c 267 art 1 s 9; 2014 c 192 art 4 s 2; 2016 c 158 art 2 s 83; 2020 c 115 art 4 s 111; 2021 c 30 art 1 s 24
MN Stat § 256B.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.05 — Administration By County Agencies.

256B.05 ADMINISTRATION BY COUNTY AGENCIES. Subdivision 1. Administration of medical assistance. The county agencies shall administer medical assistance in their respective counties under the supervision of the state agency and the commissioner of human services as specified in section 256.01, and shall make such reports, prepare such statistics, and keep such records and accounts in relation to medical assistance as the state agency may require under section 256.01, subdivision 2, paragraph (p). Subd. 2. Fee or charges. In administering the medical assistance program, no local social services agency shall pay a fee or charge for medical, dental, surgical, hospital, nursing, licensed nursing home care, medicine, or medical supplies in excess of the schedules of maximum fees and charges as established by the state agency. Subd. 3. Maximum allowances. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 2, the commissioner of human services shall establish a schedule of maximum allowances to be paid by the state on behalf of recipients of medical assistance toward fees charged for services rendered such medical assistance recipients. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1987 c 403 art 2 s 164] Subd. 5. Obligation of local agency to process medical assistance applications within established timelines. The local agency must act on an application for medical assistance within ten working days of receipt of all information needed to act on the application but no later than required under Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0090, subparts 2 and 3. History:  Ex1967 c 16 s 5; 1971 c 961 s 28; 1982 c 640 s 4; 1984 c 580 s 3; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1988 c 719 art 8 s 13; 1989 c 89 s 10; 1994 c 631 s 31; 1Sp2011 c 9 art 7 s 5; 2015 c 78 art 4 s 61
MN Stat § 256B.0594 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.0594 — Payment Of Benefits From An Annuity.

256B.0594 PAYMENT OF BENEFITS FROM AN ANNUITY. When payment becomes due under an annuity that names the department a remainder beneficiary, the issuer shall request and the department shall, within 45 days after receipt of the request, provide a written statement of the total amount of the medical assistance paid or confirmation that any family member designated as a remainder beneficiary meets requirements for qualification as a beneficiary in the first position. Upon timely receipt of the written statement of the amount of medical assistance paid, the issuer shall pay the department an amount equal to the lesser of the amount due the department under the annuity or the total amount of medical assistance paid on behalf of the individual or the individual's spouse. Any amounts remaining after the issuer's payment to the department shall be payable according to the terms of the annuity or similar financial instrument. The county agency or the department shall provide the issuer with the name, address, and telephone number of a unit within the department the issuer can contact to comply with this section. The requirements of section 72A.201, subdivision 4, clause (3), shall not apply to payments made under this section until the issuer has received final payment information from the department, if the issuer has notified the beneficiary of the requirements of this section at the time it initially requests payment information from the department. History:  2006 c 282 art 17 s 29; 2008 c 326 art 1 s 22
MN Stat § 256B.061 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.061 — Eligibility; Retroactive Effect; Restrictions.

256B.061 ELIGIBILITY; RETROACTIVE EFFECT; RESTRICTIONS. If any individual has been determined to be eligible for medical assistance, it will be made available for care and services included under the plan and furnished in or after the third month before the month in which the individual made application for such assistance, if such individual was, or upon application would have been, eligible for medical assistance at the time the care and services were furnished. The commissioner may limit, restrict, or suspend the eligibility of an individual for up to one year upon that individual's conviction of a criminal offense related to application for or receipt of medical assistance benefits. History:  1973 c 717 s 3; 1983 c 312 art 5 s 16; 1986 c 444; 1999 c 245 art 4 s 36; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 12 s 32
MN Stat § 256B.0626 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.0626 — Estimation Of 50th Percentile Of Prevailing Charges.

256B.0626 ESTIMATION OF 50TH PERCENTILE OF PREVAILING CHARGES. (a) The 50th percentile of the prevailing charge for the base year identified in statute must be estimated by the commissioner in the following situations: (1) there were less than five billings in the calendar year specified in legislation governing maximum payment rates; (2) the service was not available in the calendar year specified in legislation governing maximum payment rates; (3) the payment amount is the result of a provider appeal; (4) the procedure code description has changed since the calendar year specified in legislation governing maximum payment rates, and, therefore, the prevailing charge information reflects the same code but a different procedure description; or (5) the 50th percentile reflects a payment which is grossly inequitable when compared with payment rates for procedures or services which are substantially similar. (b) When one of the situations identified in paragraph (a) occurs, the commissioner shall use the following methodology to reconstruct a rate comparable to the 50th percentile of the prevailing rate: (1) refer to information which exists for the first four billings in the calendar year specified in legislation governing maximum payment rates; or (2) refer to surrounding or comparable procedure codes; or (3) refer to the 50th percentile of years subsequent to the calendar year specified in legislation governing maximum payment rates, and reduce that amount by applying an appropriate Consumer Price Index formula; or (4) refer to relative value indexes; or (5) refer to reimbursement information from other third parties, such as Medicare. History:  1Sp1993 c 1 art 5 s 50; 1997 c 203 art 4 s 27
MN Stat § 256B.063 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons|Section 256B.063 — Cost Sharing.

256B.063 COST SHARING. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 256B.05, subdivision 2, the commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, and to require a nominal enrollment fee, premium, or similar charge for recipients of medical assistance, if and to the extent required by applicable federal regulation. History:   1973 c 717 s 5