1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; establishing a health care homes advisory committee;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0751, by adding a subdivision.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0751, is amended by adding a 
1.6 	subdivision to read:
1.7 		Subd. 10.Health care homes advisory committee. (a) The commissioner of health 
1.8 	shall establish a health care homes advisory committee to advise the commissioner on 
1.9 	the ongoing statewide implementation of the health care homes program authorized in 
1.10 	section 256B.072.
1.11 	(b) The commissioner shall establish an advisory committee that includes 
1.12 	representatives of the health care professions such as primary care providers; nursing 
1.13 	and care coordinators; certified health care home clinics with statewide representation; 
1.14 	health plan companies; state agencies; employers; academic researchers; consumers; and 
1.15 	organizations that work to improve health care quality in Minnesota. At least 25 percent 
1.16 	of the committee members must be consumers or patients in health care homes.
1.17 	(c) The advisory committee shall advise the commissioner on ongoing 
1.18 	implementation of the health care homes program, including, but not limited to, the 
1.19 	following activities:
1.20 	(1) implementation of certified health care homes across the state on performance 
1.21 	management and implementation of benchmarking;
1.22 	(2) implementation of modifications to the health care homes program based on 
1.23 	results of the legislatively mandated health care home evaluation;
1.24 	(3) statewide solutions for engagement of employers and commercial payers;
2.1 	(4) potential modifications of the health care home rules or statutes;
2.2 	(5) consumer engagement, including patient and family-centered care, patient 
2.3 	activation in health care, and shared decision making;
2.4 	(6) oversight for health care home subject matter task forces or workgroups; and
2.5 	(7) other related issues as requested by the commissioner.
2.6 	(d) The advisory committee shall have the ability to establish subcommittees on 
2.7 	specific topics. The advisory committee is governed by section 15.059. Notwithstanding 
2.8 	section 15.059, the advisory committee does not expire.