1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2414, the first engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 715, after line 25, insert:

1.3    "Sec. 25. [144.1478] GRANTS TO IMPROVE PATIENT ACCESS TO HEALTH
1.4CARE PROVIDERS.
1.5    Subdivision 1. Program. The commissioner of health shall establish a grant program
1.6to fund projects to improve patient access to health care providers in counties in which the
1.7commissioner grants a waiver of network adequacy requirements to a health maintenance
1.8organization under section 62D.124, subdivision 3, or to a health carrier under section
1.962K.10, subdivision 5. A project funded under this section must have the purpose of
1.10improving patient access in a county or region for which a waiver is granted to the specific
1.11health care provider types for which a waiver is granted. Entities eligible for grants under
1.12this section include hospitals, health systems, nonprofit organizations, provider groups,
1.13community health boards, and local units of government.
1.14    Subd. 2. Application. An entity seeking a grant shall apply to the commissioner in a
1.15format and according to a timeline established by the commissioner. An application must
1.16identify the health care provider types for which the project seeks to improve patient access,
1.17the amount of grant funds sought, a proposed budget detailing how the grant funds will be
1.18spent, a proposed timeline for the project, and anticipated outcomes for the project.
1.19    Subd. 3. Allowable uses of grant funds. A grant recipient may use grant funds for the
1.20cost of constructing or renovating a health care provider office or a health care clinic;
1.21operating costs for a health care provider office or health care clinic; costs related to recruiting
1.22or retaining health care providers of the type for which a waiver is granted; or another use
1.23that the commissioner determines will improve patient access to health care provider types
1.24for which a waiver is granted."
2.1Page 1029, line 16, delete "250,590,000" and insert "251,427,000" and delete
2.2"253,568,000" and insert "253,613,000"
2.3Page 1029, line 21, delete "60,979,000" and insert "61,816,000" and delete "62,630,000"
2.4and insert "62,675,000"
2.5Page 1029, line 31, delete "10,500,000" and insert "11,337,000" and delete "9,474,000"
2.6and insert "9,519,000"
2.7Page 1034, after line 33, insert:
2.8"(q) Grants to Improve Patient Access to
2.9Health Care Providers. $837,000 in fiscal
2.10year 2020 and $45,000 in fiscal year 2021 are
2.11from the state government special revenue
2.12fund for grants to improve patient access to
2.13health care providers under Minnesota
2.14Statutes, section 144.1478."
2.15Page 1035, line 1, delete "(q)" and insert "(r)"
2.16Adjust amounts accordingly
2.17Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.18Amend the title accordingly