Minn. R. 4688.0040 - CRITERIA FOR ECP DESIGNATION BY COMMISSIONER
Upon receipt of a completed application for ECP designation, the commissioner of health shall determine whether the applicant satisfies all of the criteria in this part.
The applicant must provide medical care to uninsured persons, high risk and special needs populations, and underserved and other special needs populations as follows:
The applicant must provide or coordinate the provision of supportive and stabilizing services for uninsured persons, high risk and special needs populations, and underserved and other special needs populations in a manner that is appropriate to the populations served by the applicant as identified in the application and to the geographic area served by the applicant and must include the criteria in items A to D. If the applicant provides related services other than those listed, or if the service is not appropriate for the applicant to provide, the applicant shall report this, and provide an explanation, to the commissioner.
The applicant must have developed and implemented a plan to identify the need for supportive and stabilizing services and to enable clients to access these services as available and appropriate in a timely manner.
Only nonprofit entities are required to utilize a sliding fee schedule. The applicant's sliding fee schedule must meet all of the following criteria:
The applicant must list the medical services it provides by CPT 95 codes or groups of CPT 95 codes.
The applicant must provide evidence that it satisfies the criteria under Minnesota Statutes, section 62Q.19, subdivision 1.
An applicant that has been designated a federally qualified health center or a rural health clinic under applicable federal regulations may attach a copy of the information it provided to the federal agency that addresses any of the information required under subparts 2 to 7, and so indicate in the ECP application.
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Statutory Authority: MS s 62Q.19
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