HF 3765

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to state government; establishing the Center for Health Care Purchasing
Improvement; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 43A.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [43A.312] CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE PURCHASING
IMPROVEMENT.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment; administration. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall establish
and administer the Center for Health Care Purchasing Improvement as an administrative
unit within the Department of Employee Relations.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Purpose. new text end

new text begin The purpose of the Center for Health Care Purchasing
Improvement is to support the state in its efforts to be a more prudent and efficient
purchaser of quality health care services.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Staffing; duties; scope. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner may appoint a director, and
up to three additional senior-level staff or co-directors, and other staff as needed who shall
be under the direction of the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin (b) With the authorization of the commissioner of the Department of Employee
Relations, and in consultation or interagency agreement with the appropriate
commissioners of state agencies, the director, or co-directors, may:
new text end

new text begin (1) initiate projects for development of plan designs for state health care purchasing;
new text end

new text begin (2) require reports or surveys to evaluate the performance of current health care
purchasing strategies;
new text end

new text begin (3) conduct policy audits of state programs to measure conformity to state statute or
other purchasing initiatives or objectives;
new text end

new text begin (4) support the Administrative Uniformity Committee under section 62J.50 and
other relevant groups or activities to advance agreement on health care administrative
process streamlining;
new text end

new text begin (5) consult with the Health Economics Unit of the Department of Health regarding
reports and assessments of the health care marketplace;
new text end

new text begin (6) consult with the departments of Health and Commerce regarding health care
regulatory issues and legislative initiatives;
new text end

new text begin (7) work with appropriate Department of Human Services staff and the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services to address federal requirements and conformity issues
for health care purchasing;
new text end

new text begin (8) assist the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association in health care
purchasing strategies;
new text end

new text begin (9) convene medical directors of agencies engaged in health care purchasing for
advice, collaboration, and exploring possible synergies;
new text end

new text begin (10) recommend redeployment of staff among various state agencies to
commissioners and the governor to better organize health care purchasing efforts;
new text end

new text begin (11) consult with the commissioner of finance regarding:
new text end

new text begin (i) any fees to be assessed to agencies to support the activities of the center; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) calculation of fiscal impacts, including net savings and return on investment, of
health care purchasing strategies and initiatives;
new text end

new text begin (12) contact and participate with other relevant health care task forces, study
activities, and similar efforts with regard to:
new text end

new text begin (i) promoting health information technology;
new text end

new text begin (ii) health care performance measurement and performance-based purchasing;
new text end

new text begin (iii) improving health outcomes for health care conditions of interest; and
new text end

new text begin (iv) identifying and overcoming barriers to more efficient, effective, quality health
care related to items (i) to (iii);
new text end

new text begin (13) develop options or plans for building off existing examples or consensus on
common health care performance measures relevant to ambulatory care, hospitals, and
health plans; and
new text end

new text begin (14) convene a group of health policy experts as advisors on health care market
trends.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Fees; funding. new text end

new text begin The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner
of finance, may assess appropriate fees or charges to state agencies for services and
products received from the center. The center may assist in seeking external funding
through appropriate grants or other funding opportunities, and may administer grants
and externally funded projects.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must report annually to the legislature and the
governor on the operations, activities, and impacts of the center. The report must be posted
on the Department of Employee Relations Web site and must be available to the public.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $100,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2007 from the general fund to the
commissioner of employee relations for the purposes in section 1.
new text end