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HF 2944

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/10/2014 01:23pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

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A bill for an act
relating to health; providing an exemption for dental cone beam computerized
tomography from diagnostic imaging requirements; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2012, section 144.565, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 2013
Supplement, section 144.1225, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 144.1225, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Accreditation required.

(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in deleted text begin paragraph
deleted text end new text begin paragraphsnew text end (b)new text begin and (c)new text end , advanced diagnostic imaging services eligible for reimbursement
from any source, including, but not limited to, the individual receiving such services
and any individual or group insurance contract, plan, or policy delivered in this state,
including, but not limited to, private health insurance plans, workers' compensation
insurance, motor vehicle insurance, the State Employee Group Insurance Program
(SEGIP), and other state health care programs, shall be reimbursed only if the facility at
which the service has been conducted and processed is licensed pursuant to sections
144.50 to 144.56 or accredited by one of the following entities:

(i) American College of Radiology (ACR);

(ii) Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC);

(iii) the Joint Commission; or

(iv) other relevant accreditation organization designated by the Secretary of the
United States Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to United States Code,
title 42, section 1395M.

(2) All accreditation standards recognized under this section must include, but are
not limited to:

(i) provisions establishing qualifications of the physician;

(ii) standards for quality control and routine performance monitoring by a medical
physicist;

(iii) qualifications of the technologist, including minimum standards of supervised
clinical experience;

(iv) guidelines for personnel and patient safety; and

(v) standards for initial and ongoing quality control using clinical image review
and quantitative testing.

(b) Any facility that performs advanced diagnostic imaging services and is eligible
to receive reimbursement for such services from any source in paragraph (a), clause (1),
must obtain licensure pursuant to sections 144.50 to 144.56 or accreditation pursuant to
paragraph (a) by August 1, 2013. Thereafter, all facilities that provide advanced diagnostic
imaging services in the state must obtain licensure or accreditation prior to commencing
operations and must, at all times, maintain either licensure pursuant to sections 144.50 to
144.56 or accreditation with an accrediting organization as provided in paragraph (a).

new text begin (c) Dental clinics or offices that perform diagnostic imaging through dental cone
beam computerized tomography do not need to meet the accreditation or reporting
requirements in this section.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.565, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Definitions.

For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
meanings given:

(a) "Diagnostic imaging facility" means a health care facility that is not a hospital
or location licensed as a hospital which offers diagnostic imaging services in Minnesota,
regardless of whether the equipment used to provide the service is owned or leased. For
the purposes of this section, diagnostic imaging facility includes, but is not limited to,
facilities such as a physician's office, clinic, mobile transport vehicle, outpatient imaging
center, or surgical center.new text begin A dental clinic or office is not considered a diagnostic imaging
facility for the purpose of this section when the clinic or office performs diagnostic
imaging through dental cone beam computerized tomography.
new text end

(b) "Diagnostic imaging service" means the use of ionizing radiation or other imaging
technique on a human patient including, but not limited to, magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) or computerized tomography (CT)new text begin other than dental cone beam computerized
tomography
new text end , positron emission tomography (PET), or single photon emission
computerized tomography (SPECT) scans using fixed, portable, or mobile equipment.

(c) "Financial or economic interest" means a direct or indirect:

(1) equity or debt security issued by an entity, including, but not limited to, shares of
stock in a corporation, membership in a limited liability company, beneficial interest in
a trust, units or other interests in a partnership, bonds, debentures, notes or other equity
interests or debt instruments, or any contractual arrangements;

(2) membership, proprietary interest, or co-ownership with an individual, group, or
organization to which patients, clients, or customers are referred to; or

(3) employer-employee or independent contractor relationship, including, but not
limited to, those that may occur in a limited partnership, profit-sharing arrangement, or
other similar arrangement with any facility to which patients are referred, including any
compensation between a facility and a health care provider, the group practice of which
the provider is a member or employee or a related party with respect to any of them.

(d) "Fixed equipment" means a stationary diagnostic imaging machine installed
in a permanent location.

(e) "Mobile equipment" means a diagnostic imaging machine in a self-contained
transport vehicle designed to be brought to a temporary offsite location to perform
diagnostic imaging services.

(f) "Portable equipment" means a diagnostic imaging machine designed to be
temporarily transported within a permanent location to perform diagnostic imaging
services.

(g) "Provider of diagnostic imaging services" means a diagnostic imaging facility
or an entity that offers and bills for diagnostic imaging services at a facility owned or
leased by the entity.

Sec. 3. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final enactment.
new text end