1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to insurance; health; requiring coverage for 
  1.3             hospitalization and anesthesia coverage for dental 
  1.4             procedures; requiring coverage for general anesthesia 
  1.5             and treatment for covered medical conditions rendered 
  1.6             by a dentist; proposing coding for new law in 
  1.7             Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A. 
  1.8   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.9      Section 1.  [62A.307] [HOSPITALIZATION AND ANESTHESIA FOR 
  1.10  DENTAL PROCEDURES.] 
  1.11     Subdivision 1.  [SCOPE OF COVERAGE.] This section applies 
  1.12  to a health plan as defined in section 62A.011, except a vision 
  1.13  and dental plan, that provides coverage to a Minnesota resident. 
  1.14     Subd. 2.  [REQUIRED COVERAGES.] (a) A health plan included 
  1.15  in subdivision 1 must cover anesthesia and hospital charges for 
  1.16  dental care provided to a child or severely disabled person who 
  1.17  requires hospitalization or general anesthesia for dental care 
  1.18  treatment.  A health carrier may require prior authorization of 
  1.19  hospitalization for dental care procedures in the same manner 
  1.20  that prior authorization is required for hospitalization for 
  1.21  other covered diseases or conditions. 
  1.22     (b) A health plan included in subdivision 1 must also 
  1.23  provide coverage for general anesthesia and treatment rendered 
  1.24  by a dentist for a medical condition covered under the health 
  1.25  plan's policy or subscriber contract regardless of whether the 
  1.26  services are provided in a hospital or a dental office. 
  2.1      Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.] 
  2.2      Section 1 is effective August 1, 1995, and applies to 
  2.3   health plans issued or renewed on or after that date.