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MN SF3125

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/17/2020

Primary Sponsor

Carla Nelson

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Origin

Senate

91st Legislature 2019-2020

AI Summary

  • Requires medical assistance and EPSDT programs to cover routine patient costs incurred during participation in approved clinical trials if the same costs would be covered outside a clinical trial.

  • Maintains existing prohibition on coverage for costs incidental to, associated with, or resulting from use of investigational drugs, biological products, or devices.

  • Allows EPSDT coverage of stiripentol for patients with Dravet syndrome or children with malignant migrating partial epilepsy due to SCN2A genetic mutation if FDA approves an individual patient investigational new drug application.

  • Requires all other available covered prescription medications to be tried without successful outcomes before stiripentol coverage is approved.

  • Excludes stiripentol coverage provision from MinnesotaCare coverage under chapter 256L.

Legislative Description

Medical assistance (MA) coverage for routine patient costs incurred in qualified clinical trials

Last Action

Second reading

4/28/2020

Committee Referrals

Health and Human Services Finance and Policy2/13/2020

Full Bill Text

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