Minnesota Statutes Public Welfare and Related Activities (Ch. 245-267) § 256B.71. Social health maintenance organization demonstration

Subdivision 1. Purpose. The commissioner of human services may participate in social health maintenance organization demonstration projects to determine if prepayment combined with the delivery of alternative services is an effective method of delivering services while containing costs.

Subd. 2. Case management. Each participating provider approved by the commissioner shall serve as case manager for recipients enrolled in its plan. The participating provider shall authorize and arrange for the provision of all needed health services including but not limited to the full range of services listed insections 256B.02, subdivision 8, and256B.0625in order to ensure that appropriate health care is delivered to enrollees.

Subd. 3. Enrollment of medical assistance recipients. Medical assistance recipients may voluntarily enroll in the social health maintenance organization projects. However, once enrolled in a project, the recipient must remain enrolled for a period of six months.

Subd. 4. Payment for services. Notwithstanding this chapter, the method of payment utilized for the social health maintenance organization projects shall be the method developed by the commissioner of human services in consultation with local project staff and the federal Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of Demonstrations. This subdivision applies only to the payment method for the social health maintenance organization projects.

Subd. 5. Repealed byLaws 1991, c. 292, art. 7, § 26.