Bill > HF3138

This bill provides several key provisions related to health care, chemical and mental health, community supports and continuing care, and protections for older adults and vulnerable adults: Health Care: - Requires health plan companies to cover digital breast tomosynthesis (3D mammography) for at-risk enrollees as a preventive service. - Prohibits "price gouging" on essential off-patent or generic drugs and provides a process for the attorney general to investigate suspected price gouging. - Establishes a prescription drug repository program to allow unused drugs to be donated and redistributed to eligible individuals. - Limits the number of days for which opioid prescriptions can be dispensed. - Provides grants for community paramedics to conduct outreach and follow-up services for individuals who have experienced an opioid overdose. Chemical and Mental Health: - Allows a person with a nonviolent controlled substance offense to have their disqualification set aside to work in the chemical dependency field if certain conditions are met. - Requires a structured screening tool to be used in county jails to identify inmates with potential mental illness. - Provides Medicaid coverage for certain services provided by community paramedics for individuals with mental illness or substance use disorders. Community Supports and Continuing Care: - Increases compensation rates and provides an enhanced rate for personal care assistants providing services to individuals needing 12 or more hours per day. - Modifies the disability waiver rate system, including incorporating a competitive workforce factor. - Authorizes the commissioner of human services to establish a direct contracting pilot program to test alternative care delivery models for certain Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare enrollees. - Provides Medicaid coverage and payment rates for services provided at prescribed pediatric extended care centers. Protections for Older Adults and Vulnerable Adults: - Strengthens requirements for contracts and disclosures in housing with services establishments and assisted living settings. - Expands protections against retaliation for reporting suspected maltreatment of vulnerable adults. - Modifies the maltreatment reporting and investigation process, including requiring the lead investigative agency to provide more information to the vulnerable adult and alleged perpetrator. - Establishes new advisory councils and technical panels to advise on safety and quality improvement practices and make recommendations for legislative changes. The bill also includes various other provisions, such as modifying transportation services under Medical Assistance and making changes to the regulation of home care providers, speech-language pathology assistants, and mortuary science licensees.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF3138&ssn=0&y=2017