HF 3479

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/12/2024 12:00pm

A bill for an act
relating to health insurance; prohibiting insurers from requiring co-payments for
children's mental health services; 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.474] MENTAL HEALTH AND CO-PAYMENTS FOR CHILDREN.
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new text begin (a) A health plan company is prohibited from requiring a co-payment to be paid for
mental health services received by a child under the age of 18.
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new text begin (b) A health plan that is a high-deductible health plan in conjunction with a health savings
account must require a co-payment for mental health services received by a child under the
age of 18 at the minimum level necessary to preserve an enrollee's ability to make tax-exempt
contributions and withdrawals from the health savings account, as provided under section
223 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2025, and applies to health
plans offered, issued, or renewed on or after that date.
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