as introduced - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to human services; increasing medical 1.3 assistance and general assistance medical care 1.4 payments for ambulance services; amending Minnesota 1.5 Statutes 1996, sections 256B.0625, by adding a 1.6 subdivision; and 256D.03, by adding a subdivision. 1.7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.0625, is 1.9 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 1.10 Subd. 17a. [PAYMENT FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES.] Effective for 1.11 services rendered on or after July 1, 1999, medical assistance 1.12 payments for ambulance services are increased by ten percent 1.13 from the lower of: (1) the submitted charges; or (2) the 50th 1.14 percentile of the prevailing charge for 1982. 1.15 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256D.03, is 1.16 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 1.17 Subd. 9. [PAYMENT FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES.] Effective July 1.18 1, 1999, general assistance medical care payments for ambulance 1.19 services are increased by ten percent from the lower of: (1) 1.20 the submitted charges; or (2) the 50th percentile of the 1.21 prevailing charge for 1982. 1.22 Sec. 3. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 1.23 Sections 1 and 2 are effective July 1, 1999.