Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of sections 256B.0651 to 256B.0654 and 256B.0659, the terms in paragraphs (b) to (g) have the meanings given.
(b) "Activities of daily living" has the meaning given in section 256B.0659, subdivision 1, paragraph (b).
(c) "Assessment" means a review and evaluation of a recipient's need for home care services conducted in person.
(d) "Home care services" means medical assistance covered services that are home health agency services, including skilled nurse visits; home health aide visits; physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, and language-speech pathology therapy; home care nursing; and personal care assistance.
(e) "Home residence," effective January 1, 2010, means a residence owned or rented by the recipient either alone, with roommates of the recipient's choosing, or with an unpaid responsible party or legal representative; or a family foster home where the license holder lives with the recipient and is not paid to provide home care services for the recipient except as allowed under sections 256B.0652, subdivision 10, and 256B.0654, subdivision 4.
(f) "Medically necessary" has the meaning given in Minnesota Rules, parts 9505.0170 to 9505.0475.
(g) "Ventilator-dependent" means an individual who receives mechanical ventilation for life support at least six hours per day and is expected to be or has been dependent on a ventilator for at least 30 consecutive days.
Subd. 2. Services covered. Home care services covered under this section and sections 256B.0652 to 256B.0654 and 256B.0659 include:
(1) nursing services under sections 256B.0625, subdivision 6a, and 256B.0653;
(2) home care nursing services under sections 256B.0625, subdivision 7, and 256B.0654;
(3) home health services under sections 256B.0625, subdivision 6a, and 256B.0653;
(4) personal care assistance services under sections 256B.0625, subdivision 19a, and 256B.0659;
(5) supervision of personal care assistance services provided by a qualified professional under sections 256B.0625, subdivision 19a, and 256B.0659;
(6) face-to-face assessments by county public health nurses for services under sections 256B.0625, subdivision 19a, and 256B.0659; and
(7) service updates and review of temporary increases for personal care assistance services by the county public health nurse for services under sections 256B.0625, subdivision 19a, and 256B.0659.
Subd. 3. Noncovered home care services. The following home care services are not eligible for payment under medical assistance:
(1) services provided in a nursing facility, hospital, or intermediate care facility with exceptions in section 256B.0653;
(2) services for the sole purpose of monitoring medication compliance with an established medication program for a recipient;
(3) home care services for covered services under the Medicare program or any other insurance held by the recipient;
(4) services to other members of the recipient's household;
(5) any home care service included in the daily rate of the community-based residential facility where the recipient is residing;
(6) nursing and rehabilitation therapy services that are reasonably accessible to a recipient outside the recipient's place of residence, excluding the assessment, counseling and education, and personal assistance care; or
(7) Medicare evaluation or administrative nursing visits on dual-eligible recipients that do not qualify for Medicare visit billing.
Subd. 4. MS 2008 [Renumbered 256B.0652, subd 14]
Subd. 5. [Repealed by amendment, 2009 c 79 art 8 s 23]
Subd. 6. MS 2008 [Paragraph (a) renumbered 256B.0652, subd 3a]
[Paragraph (b) renumbered 256B.0652, subd 4]
[Paragraph (c) renumbered 256B.0652, subd 7]
Subd. 7. MS 2008 [Paragraph (a) renumbered 256B.0652, subd 8]
[Paragraph (b) renumbered 256B.0652, subd 8]
[Paragraph (c) renumbered 256B.0652, subd 13]
Subd. 8. MS 2008 [Renumbered 256B.0652, subd 9]
Subd. 9. MS 2008 [Renumbered 256B.0652, subd 10]
Subd. 10. [Repealed by amendment, 2009 c 79 art 8 s 23]
Subd. 11. MS 2008 [Renumbered 256B.0652, subd 11]
Subd. 12. Approval of home care services. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall determine the medical necessity of home care services, the level of caregiver according to subdivision 2, and the institutional comparison according to this subdivision and sections 256B.0652, subdivisions 3a, 4 to 11, 13, and 14, and 256B.0659, the cost-effectiveness of services, and the amount, scope, and duration of home care services reimbursable by medical assistance, based on the assessment, primary payer coverage determination information as required, the service plan, the recipient's age, the cost of services, the recipient's medical condition, and diagnosis or disability. The commissioner may publish additional criteria for determining medical necessity according to section 256B.04.
Subd. 13. Recovery of excessive payments. The commissioner shall seek monetary recovery from providers of payments made for services which exceed the limits established in this section and sections 256B.0653, 256B.0654, and 256B.0659. This subdivision does not apply to services provided to a recipient at the previously authorized level pending an appeal under section 256.045, subdivision 10.
Subd. 14. Referrals to Medicare providers required. Home care providers that do not participate in or accept Medicare assignment must refer and document the referral of dual-eligible recipients to Medicare providers when Medicare is determined to be the appropriate payer for services and supplies and equipment. Providers must be terminated from participation in the medical assistance program for failure to make these referrals.
Subd. 15. Quality assurance for program integrity. The commissioner shall establish an ongoing quality assurance process for home care services to monitor program integrity, including provider standards and training, consumer surveys, and random reviews of documentation.
Subd. 16. Oversight of enrolled providers. The commissioner has the authority to request proof of documentation of meeting provider standards, quality standards of care, correct billing practices, and other information. Failure to comply with or to provide access and information to demonstrate compliance with laws, rules, or policies may result in suspension, denial, or termination of the provider agency's enrollment with the department.
Subd. 17. Recipient protection. (a) Providers of home care services must provide each recipient with a copy of the home care bill of rights under section 144A.44 at least 30 days prior to terminating services to a recipient, if the termination results from provider sanctions under section 256B.064, such as a payment withhold, a suspension of participation, or a termination of participation. If a home care provider determines it is unable to continue providing services to a recipient, the provider must notify the recipient, the recipient's responsible party, and the commissioner 30 days prior to terminating services to the recipient because of an action under section 256B.064, and must assist the commissioner and lead agency in supporting the recipient in transitioning to another home care provider of the recipient's choice.
(b) In the event of a payment withhold from a home care provider, a suspension of participation, or a termination of participation of a home care provider under section 256B.064, the commissioner may inform the Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care and the lead agencies for all recipients with active service agreements with the provider. At the commissioner's request, the lead agencies must contact recipients to ensure that the recipients are continuing to receive needed care, and that the recipients have been given free choice of provider if they transfer to another home care provider. In addition, the commissioner or the commissioner's delegate may directly notify recipients who receive care from the provider that payments have been or will be withheld or that the provider's participation in medical assistance has been or will be suspended or terminated, if the commissioner determines that notification is necessary to protect the welfare of the recipients. For purposes of this subdivision, "lead agencies" means counties, tribes, and managed care organizations.
1986 c 444; 1990 c 568 art 3 s 51; 1991 c 292 art 7 s 12,25; 1992 c 391 s 3-6; 1992 c 464 art 2 s 1; 1992 c 513 art 7 s 50; 1Sp1993 c 1 art 5 s 51-53; 1995 c 207 art 6 s 52-55; 1996 c 451 art 5 s 17-20; 1997 c 203 art 4 s 28,29; 3Sp1997 c 3 s 9; 1998 c 407 art 4 s 29-31; 1999 c 245 art 4 s 50-58; 2000 c 474 s 8-11; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 3 s 29-41; 2002 c 375 art 2 s 17; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 2003 c 15 art 1 s 33; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 3 s 26-28; 2005 c 10 art 1 s 49,50; 2005 c 56 s 1; 1Sp2005 c 4 art 7 s 15-19; 2007 c 147 art 7 s 8; 2009 c 79 art 8 s 23,85; 2010 c 352 art 1 s 8; 2014 c 262 art 5 s 6; 2014 c 291 art 9 s 5; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 2 s 119
Structure 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.
Section 256B.02 — Definitions.
Section 256B.021 — Medical Assistance Reform Waiver.
Section 256B.03 — Payments To Vendors.
Section 256B.035 — Managed Care.
Section 256B.037 — Prospective Payment Of Dental Services.
Section 256B.0371 — Performance Benchmarks For Dental Access; Contingent Dental Administrator.
Section 256B.038 — Provider Rate Increases After June 30, 1999.
Section 256B.04 — Duties Of State Agency.
Section 256B.041 — Centralized Disbursement Of Medical Assistance Payments.
Section 256B.042 — Third-party Liability.
Section 256B.043 — Cost-containment Efforts.
Section 256B.05 — Administration By County Agencies.
Section 256B.051 — Housing Stabilization Services.
Section 256B.055 — Eligibility Categories.
Section 256B.056 — Eligibility Requirements For Medical Assistance.
Section 256B.0561 — Periodic Data Matching To Evaluate Continued Eligibility.
Section 256B.057 — Eligibility Requirements For Special Categories.
Section 256B.0571 — Long-term Care Partnership Program.
Section 256B.0575 — Availability Of Income For Institutionalized Persons.
Section 256B.058 — Treatment Of Income Of Institutionalized Spouse.
Section 256B.059 — Treatment Of Assets When A Spouse Is Institutionalized.
Section 256B.0594 — Payment Of Benefits From An Annuity.
Section 256B.0595 — Prohibitions On Transfer; Exceptions.
Section 256B.06 — Eligibility; Migrant Workers; Citizenship.
Section 256B.061 — Eligibility; Retroactive Effect; Restrictions.
Section 256B.0615 — Mental Health Certified Peer Specialist.
Section 256B.0616 — Mental Health Certified Family Peer Specialist.
Section 256B.0621 — Covered Services: Targeted Case Management Services.
Section 256B.0622 — Assertive Community Treatment And Intensive Residential Treatment Services.
Section 256B.0623 — Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services Covered.
Section 256B.0624 — Crisis Response Services Covered.
Section 256B.0625 — Covered Services.
Section 256B.0626 — Estimation Of 50th Percentile Of Prevailing Charges.
Section 256B.063 — Cost Sharing.
Section 256B.0631 — Medical Assistance Co-payments.
Section 256B.0635 — Continued Eligibility In Special Circumstances.
Section 256B.0636 — Controlled Substance Prescriptions; Abuse Prevention.
Section 256B.0637 — Presumptive Eligibility; Treatment For Breast Or Cervical Cancer.
Section 256B.0638 — Opioid Prescribing Improvement Program.
Section 256B.064 — Sanctions; Monetary Recovery.
Section 256B.0641 — Recovery Of Overpayments.
Section 256B.0642 — Federal Financial Participation.
Section 256B.0643 — Vendor Request For Contested Case Proceeding.
Section 256B.0644 — Reimbursement Under Other State Health Care Programs.
Section 256B.0646 — Minnesota Restricted Recipient Program; Personal Care Assistance Services.
Section 256B.065 — Social Security Amendments.
Section 256B.0651 — Home Care Services.
Section 256B.0652 — Authorization And Review Of Home Care Services.
Section 256B.0653 — Home Health Agency Services.
Section 256B.0654 — Home Care Nursing.
Section 256B.0658 — Housing Access Grants.
Section 256B.0659 — Personal Care Assistance Program.
Section 256B.0671 — Covered Mental Health Services.
Section 256B.0711 — Quality Self-directed Services Workforce.
Section 256B.072 — Performance Reporting And Quality Improvement System.
Section 256B.073 — Electronic Visit Verification.
Section 256B.075 — Disease Management Programs.
Section 256B.0751 — Health Care Homes.
Section 256B.0753 — Payment Restructuring; Care Coordination Payments.
Section 256B.0754 — Payment Reform.
Section 256B.0755 — Integrated Health Partnership Demonstration Project.
Section 256B.0756 — Hennepin And Ramsey Counties Pilot Program.
Section 256B.0757 — Coordinated Care Through A Health Home.
Section 256B.0758 — Health Care Delivery Pilot Program.
Section 256B.0759 — Substance Use Disorder Demonstration Project.
Section 256B.076 — Case Management Services.
Section 256B.08 — Application.
Section 256B.09 — Investigations.
Section 256B.0911 — Long-term Care Consultation Services.
Section 256B.0913 — Alternative Care Program.
Section 256B.0914 — Conflicts Of Interest Related To Medicaid Expenditures.
Section 256B.0916 — Expansion Of Home And Community-based Services.
Section 256B.0917 — Home And Community-based Services For Older Adults.
Section 256B.0918 — Employee Scholarship Costs.
Section 256B.0919 — Adult Foster Care And Family Adult Day Care.
Section 256B.092 — Services For Persons With Developmental Disabilities.
Section 256B.0921 — Home And Community-based Services Innovation Pool.
Section 256B.0922 — Essential Community Supports.
Section 256B.0924 — Targeted Case Management Services.
Section 256B.0926 — Admission Review Team; Intermediate Care Facilities.
Section 256B.093 — Services For Persons With Traumatic Brain Injuries.
Section 256B.094 — Child Welfare Targeted Case Management Services.
Section 256B.0943 — Children's Therapeutic Services And Supports.
Section 256B.0945 — Services For Children With Severe Emotional Disturbance.
Section 256B.0946 — Children's Intensive Behavioral Health Services.
Section 256B.0947 — Intensive Rehabilitative Mental Health Services.
Section 256B.0948 — Foster Care Rate Limits.
Section 256B.0949 — Early Intensive Developmental And Behavioral Intervention Benefit.
Section 256B.095 — Quality Assurance System Established.
Section 256B.0951 — Quality Assurance Commission.
Section 256B.0952 — County Duties; Quality Assurance Teams.
Section 256B.0953 — Quality Assurance Process.
Section 256B.0954 — Certain Persons Defined As Mandated Reporters.
Section 256B.0955 — Duties Of The Commissioner Of Human Services.
Section 256B.097 — Regional And Systems Improvement For Minnesotans Who Have Disabilities.
Section 256B.12 — Legal Representation.
Section 256B.121 — Treble Damages.
Section 256B.14 — Relative's Responsibility.
Section 256B.15 — Claims Against Estates.
Section 256B.17 — Transfers Of Property.
Section 256B.18 — Methods Of Administration.
Section 256B.19 — Division Of Cost.
Section 256B.194 — Federal Payments.
Section 256B.196 — Intergovernmental Transfers; Hospital And Physician Payments.
Section 256B.197 — Intergovernmental Transfers; Inpatient Hospital Payments.
Section 256B.1973 — Directed Payment Arrangements.
Section 256B.198 — Payments For Non-hospital-based Governmental Health Centers.
Section 256B.199 — Payments Reported By Governmental Entities.
Section 256B.20 — County Appropriations.
Section 256B.21 — Change Of Residence.
Section 256B.22 — Compliance With Social Security Act.
Section 256B.23 — Use Of Federal Funds.
Section 256B.24 — Prohibitions.
Section 256B.25 — Payments To Certified Facilities.
Section 256B.26 — Agreements With Other State Departments.
Section 256B.27 — Medical Assistance; Cost Reports.
Section 256B.30 — Health Care Facility Report.
Section 256B.32 — Facility Fee Payment.
Section 256B.35 — Personal Needs Allowance; Persons In Certain Facilities.
Section 256B.36 — Special Personal Allowance For Certain Individuals.
Section 256B.37 — Private Insurance Policies, Causes Of Action.
Section 256B.39 — Avoidance Of Duplicate Payments.
Section 256B.40 — Subsidy For Abortions Prohibited.
Section 256B.421 — Definitions.
Section 256B.431 — Rate Determination.
Section 256B.434 — Payment Rates And Procedures; Contracts And Agreements.
Section 256B.439 — Long-term Care Quality Profiles.
Section 256B.48 — Conditions For Participation.
Section 256B.49 — Home And Community-based Service Waivers For Persons With Disabilities.
Section 256B.4905 — Home And Community-based Services Policy Statement.
Section 256B.4911 — Consumer-directed Community Supports.
Section 256B.4912 — Home And Community-based Waivers; Providers And Payment.
Section 256B.4914 — Home And Community-based Services Waivers; Rate Setting.
Section 256B.492 — Home And Community-based Settings For People With Disabilities.
Section 256B.493 — Adult Foster Care Planned Closure.
Section 256B.501 — Rates For Community-based Services For Persons With Disabilities.
Section 256B.5011 — Icf/dd Reimbursement System Effective October 1, 2000.
Section 256B.5012 — Icf/dd Payment System Implementation.
Section 256B.5013 — Payment Rate Adjustments.
Section 256B.5014 — Reporting Requirements.
Section 256B.5015 — Pass-through Of Other Services Costs.
Section 256B.51 — Nursing Homes; Cost Of Home Care.
Section 256B.69 — Prepaid Health Plans.
Section 256B.6903 — Ombudsperson For Managed Care.
Section 256B.691 — Risk-based Transportation Payments.
Section 256B.692 — County-based Purchasing.
Section 256B.6925 — Enrollee Information.
Section 256B.6926 — State Monitoring.
Section 256B.6927 — Quality Assessment And Performance.
Section 256B.6928 — Managed Care Rates And Payments.
Section 256B.693 — State-operated Services; Managed Care.
Section 256B.694 — Sole-source Or Single-plan Managed Care Contract.
Section 256B.70 — Demonstration Project Waiver.
Section 256B.71 — Social Health Maintenance Organization Demonstration.
Section 256B.72 — Commissioner's Recovery Of Overpayments.
Section 256B.73 — Demonstration Project For Uninsured Low-income Persons.
Section 256B.74 — Special Payments.
Section 256B.75 — Hospital Outpatient Reimbursement.
Section 256B.756 — Reimbursement Rates For Births.
Section 256B.758 — Reimbursement For Doula Services.
Section 256B.76 — Physician And Dental Reimbursement.
Section 256B.761 — Reimbursement For Mental Health Services.
Section 256B.762 — Reimbursement For Health Care Services.
Section 256B.763 — Critical Access Mental Health Rate Increase.
Section 256B.7635 — Reimbursement For Evidence-based Public Health Nurse Home Visits.
Section 256B.764 — Reimbursement For Family Planning Services.
Section 256B.765 — Provider Rate Increases.
Section 256B.766 — Reimbursement For Basic Care Services.
Section 256B.767 — Medicare Payment Limit.
Section 256B.77 — Coordinated Service Delivery System For Persons With Disabilities.
Section 256B.771 — Complementary And Alternative Medicine Demonstration Project.
Section 256B.78 — Demonstration Project For Family Planning Services.
Section 256B.79 — Integrated Care For High-risk Pregnant Women.
Section 256B.795 — Maternal And Infant Health Report.
Section 256B.81 — Mental Health Provider Appeal Process.
Section 256B.82 — Prepaid Plans And Mental Health Rehabilitative Services.
Section 256B.84 — American Indian Contracting Provisions.
Section 256B.85 — Community First Services And Supports.
Section 256B.851 — Community First Services And Supports; Payment Rates.