Medical clinics with only one or two doctors would have until Jan. 1, 2015 to comply with new electronic prescription drug requirements. The provision is one of several in a health and human services policy bill passed 114-17 by the House on April 16.
Sponsored by Rep. Steve Gottwalt
(R-St. Cloud),
HF2627 would also allow the Department of Health to include coverage expiration dates on a monthly roster of Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare enrollees, if the provider requests them. This would help providers prevent lapses in public health care coverage.
Counties and other local social service agencies would be given the ability to negotiate supplemental agreements with vendors regarding residential placement contracts. The agreement must be designed to encourage successful and cost-effective outcomes for clients and may include incentive payments for performance.
Last year, Rep. Joe Hoppe (R-Chaska) successfully offered a provision to allow Minnesota to enter into a reciprocal agreement with the country of Bermuda to enforce child support obligations. The provision was part of a larger health care bill that passed the Senate last year but not the House.
Hoppe’s constituent told a House committee that her ex-husband owed more than $53,000 in child support payments for her two sons. Hoppe said larger countries have reciprocity with the U.S., but that the federal government leaves it up to each state to share reciprocity with smaller countries. The provision is included in this bill to address the situation.
The bill now moves to the Senate, where Sen. David Hann (R-Eden Prairie) is the sponsor.
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