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SF 3266 Senate Long Description

Relating to healthARTICLE 1 REPEAL OF HEALTH CARE RELATED TAXES; USE OF TOBACCO SETTLEMENT PROCEEDSRepealing the health care related taxes including the MinnesotaCare premium and provider taxes, the health insurance premium tax, the Minnesota comprehensive health association (MCHA) assessment and the health maintenance organization (HMO) and hospital surcharges, requiring health plan companies to pass on to purchasers in the form of reduced premium rates the savings resulting from the repeal and to annually submit documentation of compliance to the commissioners of commerce or health for enforcement purposes; requiring the commissioner of finance to deposit tobacco settlement proceeds into the health care access fund; providing for financial management of the MinnesotaCare program, prohibiting the commissioner of human services from expending more funds than appropriated, requiring and providing for the forecast of projected costs; providing for the contingent repeal of the health care access fund ARTICLE 2 CONFORMING CHANGES Making conforming amendments to certain statutory provisions relating to the exemption of staff model health plan companies from certain extended provider network requirements, health data collection and tax data disclosure; repealing certain provisions relating to the MinnesotaCare provider tax, the premium tax on nonprofit health plan companies and the Minnesota comprehensive health association (MCHA) assessment(ra)