Office of the Revisor of Statutes
HF 2193
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/20/2025 04:14 p.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to health; requiring health plan coverage for imaging services for brain
aneurysms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, 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.
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[62Q.512] COVERAGE FOR BRAIN ANEURYSM IMAGING SERVICES.
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(a) Every health plan company shall provide coverage for the use of imaging services,
including but not limited to magnetic resonance imaging, computerized tomography, or
angiograms, to identify and check on the status of unruptured brain aneurysms.
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(b) The imaging services described in paragraph (a) must be provided with no cost
sharing at least annually to women 40 years of age or older and be classified as a preventive
service.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective January 1, 2026, and applies to health
plans offered, issued, or renewed on or after that date.
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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0625, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
Subd. 10.
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(a) Medical
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(b) Medical assistance covers screening and urinalysis tests for opioids without lifetime
or annual limits.
(c) Medical assistance covers laboratory tests ordered and performed by a licensed
pharmacist, according to the requirements of section 151.01, subdivision 27, clause (3), at
no less than the rate for which the same services are covered when provided by any other
licensed practitioner.
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(d) Medical assistance coverage for brain aneurysm imaging must meet the requirements
that would otherwise apply to health plan companies under section 62Q.512.
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This section is effective January 1, 2026.
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Sec. 3. new text begin PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.
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Beginning January 1, 2026, and for two years thereafter, the commissioner of health
shall operate a statewide public awareness campaign related to the risks of brain aneurysms
for women 40 years of age or older and the coverage that may be available to them under
Minnesota Statutes, section 62Q.512.
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