HF 648

1st Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/08/2021 04:08pm

A bill for an act
relating to health insurance; prohibiting health plans from limiting testing for
opioids; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.0625, subdivision 10;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [62Q.472] SCREENING AND TESTING FOR OPIOIDS.
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new text begin (a) A health plan company shall not place a lifetime or annual limit on screenings and
urinalysis testing for opioids for an enrollee in an inpatient or outpatient substance use
disorder treatment program when ordered by a health care provider and performed by an
accredited clinical laboratory. A health plan company is not prohibited from conducting a
medical necessity review when screenings or urinalysis testing for an enrollee exceeds 24
tests in any 12-month period.
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new text begin (b) This section does not apply to managed care plans or county-based purchasing plans
when the plan is providing coverage to public health care program enrollees under chapter
256B or 256L.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2022, and applies to health
plans offered, issued, or renewed on or after that date.
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.0625, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10.

Laboratory and x-ray services.

new text begin (a) new text end Medical assistance covers laboratory and
x-ray services.

new text begin (b) Medical assistance covers screening and urinalysis tests for opioids without lifetime
or annual limits.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2022.
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