Electronic visit verification requirements modification

A bill for an act

relating to human services; modifying electronic visit verification requirements;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.073, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.073, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision have

the meanings given
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(b) "Electronic visit verification" means the electronic documentation of the:

(1) type of service performed;

(2)
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full name of the
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individual receiving the service;

(3) date of the service;

(4) location of the service delivery;

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(5) individual providing the service; and

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(6)
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(5)
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time the service begins and ends
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;
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(6) full name, unique provider identifier, if any, and title, if any, of the individual

providing the service or, if the service is provided by multiple individuals, full name, unique

provider identifier, if any, and title, if any, of the individual to whom the employer has

delegated responsibility for verifying services;

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(7) signature of the individual under clause (6) acknowledging that providing false

information on an electronic visit verification is a federal crime and that by signing the

electronic visit verification the signatory is attesting to the accuracy of the information

contained on the electronic visit verification; and

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(8) method by which the service recipient, the service recipient's legal guardian or

conservator, or the service recipient's parent, if the service recipient is a minor, attests to

the accuracy of the information contained on the electronic visit verification.

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(c) "Electronic visit verification system" means a system that provides electronic

verification of services that complies with the 21st Century Cures Act, Public Law 114-255,

and the requirements of subdivision 3.

(d) "Service" means one of the following:

(1) personal care assistance services as defined in section
256B.0625, subdivision 19a
,

and provided according to section
256B.0659
;

(2) community first services and supports under section
256B.85
;

(3) home health services under section
256B.0625, subdivision 6a
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or
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(4) services of provider types designated high-risk by the commissioner under section

256B.04, subdivision 21;

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(4)
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(5)
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other medical supplies and equipment or home and community-based services

that are required to be electronically verified by the 21st Century Cures Act, Public Law

114-255
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.
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; or
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(6) any other program or service designated by the commissioner.

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Sec. 2.
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DIRECTION TO THE COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES;

METHOD OF VISIT VERIFICATION.
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The commissioner must develop methods for collecting signatures required under

Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.073, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), clause (8), of the service

recipient, the service recipient's legal guardian or conservator, or the service recipient's

parent, if the service recipient is a minor, on a statement acknowledging that providing false

information on an electronic visit verification is a federal crime and attesting to the accuracy

of the information contained on an electronic visit verification. The methods may differ to

meet the needs of the service recipient, the service recipient's legal guardian or conservator,

or the service recipient's parent, if the service recipient is a minor.

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