SF 187

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 01/21/2015 09:13am

A bill for an act
relating to health; modifying the board membership for the MNsure Board of
Directors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62V.04, subdivisions 1,
2, 4.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62V.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Board.

MNsure is governed by a board of directors with deleted text begin seven deleted text end new text begin
nine new text end members.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62V.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Appointment.

(a) Board membership of MNsure consists of the following:

(1) three members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of both the
senate and the house of representatives acting separately in accordance with paragraph (d),
with one member representing the interests of individual consumers eligible for individual
market coverage, one member representing individual consumers eligible for public health
care program coverage, and one member representing small employers. Members are
appointed to serve four-year terms following the initial staggered-term lot determination;

(2) three members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of both the
senate and the house of representatives acting separately in accordance with paragraph (d)
who have demonstrated expertise, leadership, and innovation in the following areas: one
member representing the areas of health administration, health care finance, health plan
purchasing, and health care delivery systems; one member representing the areas of public
health, health disparities, public health care programs, and the uninsured; and one member
representing health policy issues related to the small group and individual markets.
Members are appointed to serve four-year terms following the initial staggered-term lot
determination; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

new text begin (3) two members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of both the
senate and the house of representatives acting separately in accordance with paragraph (d),
one member shall be an executive of a health carrier and one member shall be an insurance
producer. Members are appointed to serve four-year terms; and
new text end

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end the commissioner of human services or a designee.

(b) Section 15.0597 shall apply to all appointments, except for the commissioner.

(c) The governor shall make appointments to the board that are consistent with
federal law and regulations regarding its composition and structure. All board members
appointed by the governor must be legal residents of Minnesota.

(d) Upon appointment by the governor, a board member shall exercise duties of
office immediately. If both the house of representatives and the senate vote not to confirm
an appointment, the appointment terminates on the day following the vote not to confirm
in the second body to vote.

(e) Initial appointments shall be made by April 30, 2013.

(f) One of the six members appointed under paragraph (a), clause (1) or (2), must
have experience in representing the needs of vulnerable populations and persons with
disabilities.

(g) Membership on the board must include representation from outside the
seven-county metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62V.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Conflicts of interest.

(a) Within one year prior to or at any time during
their appointed term, board members appointed under subdivision 2, paragraph (a),
clauses (1) and (2), shall not be employed by, be a member of the board of directors of, or
otherwise be a representative of a health carrier, institutional health care provider or other
entity providing health care, navigator, insurance producer, or other entity in the business
of selling items or services of significant value to or through MNsure. For purposes of this
paragraph, "health care provider or entity" does not include an academic institution.

(b) Board members must recuse themselves from discussion of and voting on an
official matter if the board member has a conflict of interest. A conflict of interest means
an association including a financial or personal association that has the potential to bias or
have the appearance of biasing a board member's decisions in matters related to MNsure
or the conduct of activities under this chapter. new text begin For purposes of this subdivision, a board
member does not have a conflict of interest solely because the member is an executive of
a health carrier or an insurance producer.
new text end

deleted text begin (c) No board member shall have a spouse who is an executive of a health carrier.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (d) deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end No member of the board may currently serve as a lobbyist, as defined under
section 10A.01, subdivision 21.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end