1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to 
1.3 	develop a comprehensive asthma care plan.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. COMPREHENSIVE ASTHMA CARE PLAN.
 1.6 	(a) The commissioner of human services, in consultation with stakeholders, shall 
1.7 	develop a comprehensive asthma care plan that:
1.8 	(1) recommends best practices for asthma treatment;
1.9 	(2) incorporates home environmental assessments and interventions in the 
1.10 	prevention and treatment of asthma; and
1.11 	(3) provides adequate resources to prevent and treat asthma for all children who are 
1.12 	enrolled in Minnesota health care plans.
1.13 	(b) The commissioner shall report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
1.14 	over health and human services policy and finance issues by February 1, 2014, on the 
1.15 	comprehensive asthma care plan developed under paragraph (a) and recommend any 
1.16 	legislative changes necessary to implement the plan.