Bill Text: MN SF2188 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Chemical health community-based integrated model of care plan creation
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-04-05 - Senate file first reading, referred to Health and Human Services Finance [SF2188 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-SF2188-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Chemical health community-based integrated model of care plan creation
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-04-05 - Senate file first reading, referred to Health and Human Services Finance [SF2188 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-SF2188-Introduced.html
1.2relating to human services; creating a chemical health navigation program;
1.3limiting residential chemical dependency treatment; requiring a report;amending
1.4Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 254B.03, subdivision 1; 254B.04, subdivision
1.51; 256B.69, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.6chapter 254B.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 254B.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.9 Subdivision 1. Local agency duties. (a) Every local agency shall provide chemical
1.10dependency services to persons residing within its jurisdiction who meet criteria
1.11established by the commissioner for placement in a chemical dependency residential
1.12or nonresidential treatment service subject to the limitations on residential chemical
1.13dependency treatment in section 254B.04, subdivision 1. Chemical dependency money
1.14must be administered by the local agencies according to law and rules adopted by the
1.15commissioner under sections14.001 to
14.69 .
1.16 (b) In order to contain costs, the commissioner of human services shall select eligible
1.17vendors of chemical dependency services who can provide economical and appropriate
1.18treatment. Unless the local agency is a social services department directly administered by
1.19a county or human services board, the local agency shall not be an eligible vendor under
1.20section254B.05 . The commissioner may approve proposals from county boards to provide
1.21services in an economical manner or to control utilization, with safeguards to ensure that
1.22necessary services are provided. If a county implements a demonstration or experimental
1.23medical services funding plan, the commissioner shall transfer the money as appropriate.
2.1 (c) A culturally specific vendor that provides assessments under a variance under
2.2Minnesota Rules, part 9530.6610, shall be allowed to provide assessment services to
2.3persons not covered by the variance.
2.4 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 254B.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.5 Subdivision 1. Eligibility. (a) Persons eligible for benefits under Code of Federal
2.6Regulations, title 25, part 20, persons eligible for medical assistance benefits under
2.7sections256B.055 ,
256B.056 , and
256B.057, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, and 6 , or who meet
2.8the income standards of section256B.056, subdivision 4 , and persons eligible for general
2.9assistance medical care under section256D.03, subdivision 3 , are entitled to chemical
2.10dependency fund services subject to the following limitations: (1) no more than three
2.11residential chemical dependency treatment episodes for the same person in a four-year
2.12period of time unless the person meets the criteria established by the commissioner of
2.13human services; and (2) no more than four residential chemical dependency treatment
2.14episodes in a lifetime unless the person meets the criteria established by the commissioner
2.15of human services. For purposes of this section, "episode" means a span of treatment
2.16without interruption of 30 days or more. State money appropriated for this paragraph must
2.17be placed in a separate account established for this purpose.
2.18Persons with dependent children who are determined to be in need of chemical
2.19dependency treatment pursuant to an assessment under section626.556, subdivision 10 , or
2.20a case plan under section260C.201, subdivision 6 , or
260C.212 , shall be assisted by the
2.21local agency to access needed treatment services. Treatment services must be appropriate
2.22for the individual or family, which may include long-term care treatment or treatment in a
2.23facility that allows the dependent children to stay in the treatment facility. The county
2.24shall pay for out-of-home placement costs, if applicable.
2.25(b) A person not entitled to services under paragraph (a), but with family income
2.26that is less than 215 percent of the federal poverty guidelines for the applicable family
2.27size, shall be eligible to receive chemical dependency fund services within the limit
2.28of funds appropriated for this group for the fiscal year. If notified by the state agency
2.29of limited funds, a county must give preferential treatment to persons with dependent
2.30children who are in need of chemical dependency treatment pursuant to an assessment
2.31under section626.556, subdivision 10 , or a case plan under section
260C.201, subdivision
2.326 , or
260C.212 . A county may spend money from its own sources to serve persons under
2.33this paragraph. State money appropriated for this paragraph must be placed in a separate
2.34account established for this purpose.
3.1(c) Persons whose income is between 215 percent and 412 percent of the federal
3.2poverty guidelines for the applicable family size shall be eligible for chemical dependency
3.3services on a sliding fee basis, within the limit of funds appropriated for this group for the
3.4fiscal year. Persons eligible under this paragraph must contribute to the cost of services
3.5according to the sliding fee scale established under subdivision 3. A county may spend
3.6money from its own sources to provide services to persons under this paragraph. State
3.7money appropriated for this paragraph must be placed in a separate account established
3.8for this purpose.
3.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for all chemical dependency
3.10residential treatment beginning on or after July 1, 2012.
3.11 Sec. 3. [254B.14] CHEMICAL HEALTH NAVIGATION PROGRAM.
3.12 Subdivision 1. Establishment; purpose. (a) There is established a state-county
3.13chemical health navigation program. The Department of Human Services and interested
3.14counties shall work in partnership to augment the current chemical health service delivery
3.15system to promote better outcomes for eligible individuals and greater accountability and
3.16productivity in the delivery of state and county funded chemical dependency services.
3.17(b) The navigation program shall allow flexibility for eligible individuals to
3.18timely access needed services as well as to align systems and services to offer the most
3.19appropriate level of chemical health services to eligible individuals.
3.20(c) Chemical health navigation programs must maintain eligibility requirements for
3.21the consolidated chemical dependency treatment fund, continue to meet the requirements
3.22of Minnesota Rules, parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6505 and 9530.6600 to 9530.6655, and must
3.23not put current and future federal funding of chemical health services at risk.
3.24 Subd. 2. Program implementation. (a) Each county's participation in the chemical
3.25health navigation program is voluntary.
3.26(b) The commissioner and each county participating in the chemical health
3.27navigation program shall enter into an agreement governing the operation of the county's
3.28navigation program. Each county shall implement its program within 60 days of the final
3.29agreement with the commissioner.
3.30 Subd. 3. Notice of program discontinuation. Each county's participation in the
3.31chemical health navigation program may be discontinued for any reason by the county or
3.32the commissioner after 30 days' written notice to the other party. Any unspent funds held
3.33for the exiting county's pro rata share in the special revenue fund under the authority in
3.34subdivision 5, paragraph (d), shall be transferred to the consolidated chemical dependency
3.35treatment fund following discontinuation of the program.
4.1 Subd. 4. Eligibility for navigator program. To be considered for participation in
4.2a navigator program, an individual must:
4.3(1) be a resident of a county with an approved navigator program;
4.4(2) be eligible for chemical dependency fund services;
4.5(3) have a score of at least three in two or more dimensions of the placement criteria
4.6in a Rule 25 assessment under Minnesota Rules, parts 9530.6600 to 9530.6655;
4.7(4) have had at least two treatment episodes in the past two years, not limited to
4.8episodes reimbursed by the consolidated chemical dependency treatment funds; and
4.9(5) be a voluntary participant in the navigator program.
4.10 Subd. 5. Duties of commissioner. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this
4.11chapter, the commissioner may authorize chemical health navigator programs to use
4.12chemical dependency treatment funds to pay for nontreatment services:
4.13(1) in addition to those authorized under section 254B.03, subdivision 2, paragraph
4.14(a); and
4.15(2) by vendors in addition to those authorized under section 254B.05 when not
4.16providing chemical dependency treatment services.
4.17(b) Participating counties may contract with providers to provide nontreatment
4.18services pursuant to section 256B.69, subdivision 6, paragraph (c).
4.19(c) For the purposes of this section, "nontreatment services" include
4.20community-based navigator services, peer support, family engagement and support,
4.21housing support and rent subsidy for up to 90 days, supported employment, and
4.22independent living skills.
4.23(d) State expenditures for chemical dependency services and nontreatment
4.24services provided through the navigator programs must not be greater than the chemical
4.25dependency treatment fund expected share of forecasted expenditures in the absence of
4.26the navigator programs. The commissioner may restructure the schedule of payments
4.27between the state and participating counties under the local agency share and division of
4.28cost provisions under section 254B.03, subdivisions 3 and 4, as necessary to facilitate
4.29the operation of the navigation programs.
4.30(e) To the extent that state fiscal year expenditures within a county's navigator
4.31program are less than the expected share of forecasted expenditures in the absence of the
4.32navigator program, the commissioner shall deposit the unexpended funds in a separate
4.33account within the consolidated chemical dependency treatment fund, and make these
4.34funds available for expenditure by the county for the following year. To the extent that
4.35treatment and nontreatment services expenditures within a county's navigator program
4.36exceed the amount expected in the absence of the navigator program, the county shall be
5.1responsible for the portion of costs for nontreatment services expended in excess of the
5.2otherwise expected share of forecasted expenditures.
5.3(f) The commissioner may waive administrative rule requirements that are
5.4incompatible with the implementation of navigator programs, except that any chemical
5.5dependency treatment funded under this section must continue to be provided by a
5.6licensed treatment provider.
5.7(g) The commissioner shall not approve or enter into any agreement related to
5.8navigator programs authorized under this section that puts current or future federal
5.9funding at risk.
5.10(h) The commissioner shall provide participating counties with transactional data,
5.11reports, provider data, and other data generated by county activity to assess and measure
5.12outcomes. This information must be transmitted to participating counties at least once
5.13every six months.
5.14 Subd. 6. Duties of county board. The county board, or other county entity that is
5.15approved to administer a navigator program, shall:
5.16(1) administer the program in a manner consistent with this section;
5.17(2) ensure that no one is denied chemical dependency treatment services for which
5.18they would otherwise be eligible under section 254A.03, subdivision 3; and
5.19(3) provide the commissioner with timely and pertinent information as negotiated in
5.20the agreement governing operation of the county's navigator program.
5.21 Subd. 7. Report. The commissioner, in partnership with participating counties,
5.22shall provide an annual report on the achievement of navigator program outcomes to the
5.23legislative committees with jurisdiction over chemical health. The report shall address
5.24qualitative and quantitative outcomes.
5.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
5.26 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256B.69, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
5.27 Subd. 6. Service delivery. (a) Each demonstration provider shall be responsible for
5.28the health care coordination for eligible individuals. Demonstration providers:
5.29 (1) shall authorize and arrange for the provision of all needed health services
5.30including but not limited to the full range of services listed in sections256B.02,
5.31subdivision 8 , and
256B.0625 in order to ensure appropriate health care is delivered to
5.32enrollees. Notwithstanding section256B.0621 , demonstration providers that provide
5.33nursing home and community-based services under this section shall provide relocation
5.34service coordination to enrolled persons age 65 and over;
6.1 (2) shall accept the prospective, per capita payment from the commissioner in return
6.2for the provision of comprehensive and coordinated health care services for eligible
6.3individuals enrolled in the program;
6.4 (3) may contract with other health care and social service practitioners to provide
6.5services to enrollees; and
6.6 (4) shall institute recipient grievance procedures according to the method established
6.7by the project, utilizing applicable requirements of chapter 62D. Disputes not resolved
6.8through this process shall be appealable to the commissioner as provided in subdivision 11.
6.9 (b) Demonstration providers must comply with the standards for claims settlement
6.10under section72A.201, subdivisions 4, 5, 7, and 8 , when contracting with other health
6.11care and social service practitioners to provide services to enrollees. A demonstration
6.12provider must pay a clean claim, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 42,
6.13section 447.45(b), within 30 business days of the date of acceptance of the claim.
6.14(c) Demonstration providers may contract with counties participating in the chemical
6.15health navigation program established under section 254B.14, to provide chemical
6.16dependency nontreatment services as defined in section 254B.14, subdivision 5, paragraph
6.17(b), using capitation payments received under this section and section 256B.692.
6.18 Sec. 5. COMMISSIONER'S CRITERIA FOR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT.
6.19(a) The commissioner of human services shall develop specific criteria to approve
6.20treatment for individuals who require residential chemical dependency treatment in excess
6.21of the maximum allowed in Minnesota Statutes, section 254B.04, subdivision 1, due to
6.22co-occurring disorders, including disorders related to cognition, traumatic brain injury, or
6.23documented disability. Criteria shall be developed for use no later than October 1, 2012.
6.24(b) The commissioner may grant approval for treatment in excess of the maximum
6.25allowed in Minnesota Statutes, section 254B.04, subdivision 1, upon the request of any
6.26eligible individual.
1.3limiting residential chemical dependency treatment; requiring a report;amending
1.4Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 254B.03, subdivision 1; 254B.04, subdivision
1.51; 256B.69, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.6chapter 254B.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 254B.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.9 Subdivision 1. Local agency duties. (a) Every local agency shall provide chemical
1.10dependency services to persons residing within its jurisdiction who meet criteria
1.11established by the commissioner for placement in a chemical dependency residential
1.12or nonresidential treatment service subject to the limitations on residential chemical
1.13dependency treatment in section 254B.04, subdivision 1. Chemical dependency money
1.14must be administered by the local agencies according to law and rules adopted by the
1.15commissioner under sections
1.16 (b) In order to contain costs, the commissioner of human services shall select eligible
1.17vendors of chemical dependency services who can provide economical and appropriate
1.18treatment. Unless the local agency is a social services department directly administered by
1.19a county or human services board, the local agency shall not be an eligible vendor under
1.20section
1.21services in an economical manner or to control utilization, with safeguards to ensure that
1.22necessary services are provided. If a county implements a demonstration or experimental
1.23medical services funding plan, the commissioner shall transfer the money as appropriate.
2.1 (c) A culturally specific vendor that provides assessments under a variance under
2.2Minnesota Rules, part 9530.6610, shall be allowed to provide assessment services to
2.3persons not covered by the variance.
2.4 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 254B.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.5 Subdivision 1. Eligibility. (a) Persons eligible for benefits under Code of Federal
2.6Regulations, title 25, part 20, persons eligible for medical assistance benefits under
2.7sections
2.8the income standards of section
2.9assistance medical care under section
2.10dependency fund services subject to the following limitations: (1) no more than three
2.11residential chemical dependency treatment episodes for the same person in a four-year
2.12period of time unless the person meets the criteria established by the commissioner of
2.13human services; and (2) no more than four residential chemical dependency treatment
2.14episodes in a lifetime unless the person meets the criteria established by the commissioner
2.15of human services. For purposes of this section, "episode" means a span of treatment
2.16without interruption of 30 days or more. State money appropriated for this paragraph must
2.17be placed in a separate account established for this purpose.
2.18Persons with dependent children who are determined to be in need of chemical
2.19dependency treatment pursuant to an assessment under section
2.20a case plan under section
2.21local agency to access needed treatment services. Treatment services must be appropriate
2.22for the individual or family, which may include long-term care treatment or treatment in a
2.23facility that allows the dependent children to stay in the treatment facility. The county
2.24shall pay for out-of-home placement costs, if applicable.
2.25(b) A person not entitled to services under paragraph (a), but with family income
2.26that is less than 215 percent of the federal poverty guidelines for the applicable family
2.27size, shall be eligible to receive chemical dependency fund services within the limit
2.28of funds appropriated for this group for the fiscal year. If notified by the state agency
2.29of limited funds, a county must give preferential treatment to persons with dependent
2.30children who are in need of chemical dependency treatment pursuant to an assessment
2.31under section
2.326
2.33this paragraph. State money appropriated for this paragraph must be placed in a separate
2.34account established for this purpose.
3.1(c) Persons whose income is between 215 percent and 412 percent of the federal
3.2poverty guidelines for the applicable family size shall be eligible for chemical dependency
3.3services on a sliding fee basis, within the limit of funds appropriated for this group for the
3.4fiscal year. Persons eligible under this paragraph must contribute to the cost of services
3.5according to the sliding fee scale established under subdivision 3. A county may spend
3.6money from its own sources to provide services to persons under this paragraph. State
3.7money appropriated for this paragraph must be placed in a separate account established
3.8for this purpose.
3.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for all chemical dependency
3.10residential treatment beginning on or after July 1, 2012.
3.11 Sec. 3. [254B.14] CHEMICAL HEALTH NAVIGATION PROGRAM.
3.12 Subdivision 1. Establishment; purpose. (a) There is established a state-county
3.13chemical health navigation program. The Department of Human Services and interested
3.14counties shall work in partnership to augment the current chemical health service delivery
3.15system to promote better outcomes for eligible individuals and greater accountability and
3.16productivity in the delivery of state and county funded chemical dependency services.
3.17(b) The navigation program shall allow flexibility for eligible individuals to
3.18timely access needed services as well as to align systems and services to offer the most
3.19appropriate level of chemical health services to eligible individuals.
3.20(c) Chemical health navigation programs must maintain eligibility requirements for
3.21the consolidated chemical dependency treatment fund, continue to meet the requirements
3.22of Minnesota Rules, parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6505 and 9530.6600 to 9530.6655, and must
3.23not put current and future federal funding of chemical health services at risk.
3.24 Subd. 2. Program implementation. (a) Each county's participation in the chemical
3.25health navigation program is voluntary.
3.26(b) The commissioner and each county participating in the chemical health
3.27navigation program shall enter into an agreement governing the operation of the county's
3.28navigation program. Each county shall implement its program within 60 days of the final
3.29agreement with the commissioner.
3.30 Subd. 3. Notice of program discontinuation. Each county's participation in the
3.31chemical health navigation program may be discontinued for any reason by the county or
3.32the commissioner after 30 days' written notice to the other party. Any unspent funds held
3.33for the exiting county's pro rata share in the special revenue fund under the authority in
3.34subdivision 5, paragraph (d), shall be transferred to the consolidated chemical dependency
3.35treatment fund following discontinuation of the program.
4.1 Subd. 4. Eligibility for navigator program. To be considered for participation in
4.2a navigator program, an individual must:
4.3(1) be a resident of a county with an approved navigator program;
4.4(2) be eligible for chemical dependency fund services;
4.5(3) have a score of at least three in two or more dimensions of the placement criteria
4.6in a Rule 25 assessment under Minnesota Rules, parts 9530.6600 to 9530.6655;
4.7(4) have had at least two treatment episodes in the past two years, not limited to
4.8episodes reimbursed by the consolidated chemical dependency treatment funds; and
4.9(5) be a voluntary participant in the navigator program.
4.10 Subd. 5. Duties of commissioner. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this
4.11chapter, the commissioner may authorize chemical health navigator programs to use
4.12chemical dependency treatment funds to pay for nontreatment services:
4.13(1) in addition to those authorized under section 254B.03, subdivision 2, paragraph
4.14(a); and
4.15(2) by vendors in addition to those authorized under section 254B.05 when not
4.16providing chemical dependency treatment services.
4.17(b) Participating counties may contract with providers to provide nontreatment
4.18services pursuant to section 256B.69, subdivision 6, paragraph (c).
4.19(c) For the purposes of this section, "nontreatment services" include
4.20community-based navigator services, peer support, family engagement and support,
4.21housing support and rent subsidy for up to 90 days, supported employment, and
4.22independent living skills.
4.23(d) State expenditures for chemical dependency services and nontreatment
4.24services provided through the navigator programs must not be greater than the chemical
4.25dependency treatment fund expected share of forecasted expenditures in the absence of
4.26the navigator programs. The commissioner may restructure the schedule of payments
4.27between the state and participating counties under the local agency share and division of
4.28cost provisions under section 254B.03, subdivisions 3 and 4, as necessary to facilitate
4.29the operation of the navigation programs.
4.30(e) To the extent that state fiscal year expenditures within a county's navigator
4.31program are less than the expected share of forecasted expenditures in the absence of the
4.32navigator program, the commissioner shall deposit the unexpended funds in a separate
4.33account within the consolidated chemical dependency treatment fund, and make these
4.34funds available for expenditure by the county for the following year. To the extent that
4.35treatment and nontreatment services expenditures within a county's navigator program
4.36exceed the amount expected in the absence of the navigator program, the county shall be
5.1responsible for the portion of costs for nontreatment services expended in excess of the
5.2otherwise expected share of forecasted expenditures.
5.3(f) The commissioner may waive administrative rule requirements that are
5.4incompatible with the implementation of navigator programs, except that any chemical
5.5dependency treatment funded under this section must continue to be provided by a
5.6licensed treatment provider.
5.7(g) The commissioner shall not approve or enter into any agreement related to
5.8navigator programs authorized under this section that puts current or future federal
5.9funding at risk.
5.10(h) The commissioner shall provide participating counties with transactional data,
5.11reports, provider data, and other data generated by county activity to assess and measure
5.12outcomes. This information must be transmitted to participating counties at least once
5.13every six months.
5.14 Subd. 6. Duties of county board. The county board, or other county entity that is
5.15approved to administer a navigator program, shall:
5.16(1) administer the program in a manner consistent with this section;
5.17(2) ensure that no one is denied chemical dependency treatment services for which
5.18they would otherwise be eligible under section 254A.03, subdivision 3; and
5.19(3) provide the commissioner with timely and pertinent information as negotiated in
5.20the agreement governing operation of the county's navigator program.
5.21 Subd. 7. Report. The commissioner, in partnership with participating counties,
5.22shall provide an annual report on the achievement of navigator program outcomes to the
5.23legislative committees with jurisdiction over chemical health. The report shall address
5.24qualitative and quantitative outcomes.
5.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
5.26 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256B.69, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
5.27 Subd. 6. Service delivery. (a) Each demonstration provider shall be responsible for
5.28the health care coordination for eligible individuals. Demonstration providers:
5.29 (1) shall authorize and arrange for the provision of all needed health services
5.30including but not limited to the full range of services listed in sections
5.31subdivision 8
5.32enrollees. Notwithstanding section
5.33nursing home and community-based services under this section shall provide relocation
5.34service coordination to enrolled persons age 65 and over;
6.1 (2) shall accept the prospective, per capita payment from the commissioner in return
6.2for the provision of comprehensive and coordinated health care services for eligible
6.3individuals enrolled in the program;
6.4 (3) may contract with other health care and social service practitioners to provide
6.5services to enrollees; and
6.6 (4) shall institute recipient grievance procedures according to the method established
6.7by the project, utilizing applicable requirements of chapter 62D. Disputes not resolved
6.8through this process shall be appealable to the commissioner as provided in subdivision 11.
6.9 (b) Demonstration providers must comply with the standards for claims settlement
6.10under section
6.11care and social service practitioners to provide services to enrollees. A demonstration
6.12provider must pay a clean claim, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 42,
6.13section 447.45(b), within 30 business days of the date of acceptance of the claim.
6.14(c) Demonstration providers may contract with counties participating in the chemical
6.15health navigation program established under section 254B.14, to provide chemical
6.16dependency nontreatment services as defined in section 254B.14, subdivision 5, paragraph
6.17(b), using capitation payments received under this section and section 256B.692.
6.18 Sec. 5. COMMISSIONER'S CRITERIA FOR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT.
6.19(a) The commissioner of human services shall develop specific criteria to approve
6.20treatment for individuals who require residential chemical dependency treatment in excess
6.21of the maximum allowed in Minnesota Statutes, section 254B.04, subdivision 1, due to
6.22co-occurring disorders, including disorders related to cognition, traumatic brain injury, or
6.23documented disability. Criteria shall be developed for use no later than October 1, 2012.
6.24(b) The commissioner may grant approval for treatment in excess of the maximum
6.25allowed in Minnesota Statutes, section 254B.04, subdivision 1, upon the request of any
6.26eligible individual.
