as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/01/2023 12:51pm
A bill for an act
relating to human services; increasing medical assistance payment rates for abortion
and abortion-related services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section
256B.0625, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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The commissioner shall increase
payment rates for surgical and medication abortion services and abortion-related services
by ..... percent, effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2023. For purposes of this
subdivision, "abortion-related services" means services provided in connection with a
surgical or medication abortion except those services which would otherwise be provided
in the course of a pregnancy. Abortion-related services include but are not limited to:
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(1) hospitalization when the abortion is performed in an outpatient setting;
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(2) the use of a facility when the abortion is performed in an outpatient setting;
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(3) counseling about the abortion;
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(4) general and local anesthesia provided in connection with the abortion; and
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(5) antibiotics provided directly after the abortion.
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