Minn. Stat. § 62Q.137

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§ 62Q.137 CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT; COVERAGE.

Official statutory text

(a) Any health plan that provides coverage for chemical dependency treatment must cover chemical dependency treatment provided to an enrollee by the Department of Corrections while the enrollee is committed to the custody of the commissioner of corrections following a conviction for a first-degree driving while impaired offense under section 169A.24 if: (1) a court of competent jurisdiction makes a preliminary determination based on a chemical use assessment conducted under section 169A.70 that treatment may be appropriate and includes this determination as part of the sentencing order; and (2) the Department of Corrections makes a determination based on a chemical assessment conducted while the individual is in the custody of the department that treatment is appropriate. Treatment provided by the Department of Corrections that meets the requirements of this section shall not be subject to a separate medical necessity determination under the health plan company's utilization review procedures.

(b) The health plan company must be given a copy of the court's preliminary determination and supporting documents and the assessment conducted by the Department of Corrections.

(c) Payment rates for treatment provided by the Department of Corrections shall not exceed the lowest rate for outpatient chemical dependency treatment paid by the health plan company to a participating provider of the health plan company.

(d) For purposes of this section, chemical dependency treatment means all covered services that are intended to treat chemical dependency and that are covered by the enrollee's health plan or by law.

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