MN HF1606

Reduces eligibility threshold for medication therapy management services from four or more prescriptions to an unspecified number, and from treating two or more chronic conditions to one or more chronic conditions.

Expands the existing medication therapy management pilot project beginning January 1, 2012, to include organizations providing culturally specific services to American Indian and medically underserved communities, with modified eligibility criteria allowed and services continuing through June 30, 2014.

Establishes a two-year medication reconciliation demonstration project under the Commissioner of Health to evaluate pharmacy-based medication histories, documentation, and reconciliation methods, with hospitals or health care systems submitting proposals by September 1, 2011, and implementation beginning January 1, 2012.

Creates a medication reconciliation task force consisting of representatives from the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy, Minnesota Hospital Association, Minnesota Medical Association, Minnesota Pharmacists Association, and Minnesota Society of Hospital Pharmacists to review applications and provide recommendations by January 15, 2014.

Allows demonstration projects to incorporate innovative practice roles for pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and pharmacy technicians, with participating hospitals submitting progress reports by November 1, 2012, and final reports by December 1, 2013.