1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; providing for a universal health care system that provides 
1.3 	affordable access to high quality medical care for all Minnesotans; requiring 
1.4 	a focus on preventive care and early intervention; providing comprehensive 
1.5 	benefits; reducing costs through prevention, efficiency, and elimination of 
1.6 	bureaucracy; increasing the membership and modifying the organization of 
1.7 	the Legislative Commission on Health Care Access; directing the Legislative 
1.8 	Commission on Health Care Access to prepare a plan to be implemented by 
1.9 	2010;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62J.07; proposing coding for 
1.10 	new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
1.11 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.12 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62J.07, is amended to read:
1.13 	62J.07 LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION.
1.14 		Subdivision 1.Legislative oversight. The Legislative Commission on Health 
1.15 	Care Access reviews the activities of the commissioner of health, the Health Technology 
1.16 	Advisory Committee, and all other state agencies involved in the implementation and 
1.17 	administration of this chapter, including efforts to obtain federal approval through waivers 
1.18 	and other means.
1.19 		Subd. 2.Membership. The Legislative Commission on Health Care Access 
1.20 	consists of five the chairs of the senate and house of representatives committees with 
1.21 	jurisdiction over health care policy, nine members of the senate appointed under the 
1.22 	rules of by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and 
1.23 	Administration and five nine members of the house of representatives appointed under the 
1.24 	rules of the house of representatives. The Legislative Commission on Health Care Access 
1.25 	must include three members of the majority party and two members of the minority party 
2.1 	in each house by the speaker of the house of representatives, in consultation with the 
2.2 	minority leader of the house of representatives.
2.3 		Subd. 2a.Organization; chairs. The chairs of the senate and house of 
2.4 	representatives committees with jurisdiction over health care policy shall alternate every 
2.5 	two years as chair of the commission. Beginning July 1, 2007, the house chair shall chair 
2.6 	the commission for the first two-year term.
2.7 		Subd. 3.Reports to the commission. The commissioner of health and the Health 
2.8 	Technology Advisory Committee shall report on their activities annually and at other times 
2.9 	at the request of the Legislative Commission on Health Care Access. The commissioners 
2.10 	of health, commerce, and human services shall provide periodic reports to the legislative 
2.11 	commission on the progress of rulemaking that is authorized or required under this 
2.12 	chapter and shall notify members of the commission when a draft of a proposed rule 
2.13 	has been completed and scheduled for publication in the State Register. At the request 
2.14 	of a member of the commission, a commissioner shall provide a description and a copy 
2.15 	of a proposed rule.

2.16 	Sec. 2. [144.7055] UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
2.17 		Subdivision 1.Legislative Commission on Health Care Access. The Legislative 
2.18 	Commission on Health Care Access established under section 62J.07 shall design a 
2.19 	universal health care system for Minnesota that meets the requirements specified in 
2.20 	subdivision 2. The commission shall prepare proposed legislation for submission to the 
2.21 	legislature by January 31, 2008, to establish a universal health care system for Minnesota 
2.22 	to take effect in January 2010. The proposed legislation must meet all of the requirements 
2.23 	specified in subdivision 2.
2.24 		Subd. 2.Requirements for universal health care system. The commission's 
2.25 	proposal to the legislature under subdivision 1 shall be designed in a manner that:
2.26 	(1) ensures all Minnesotans receive high quality health care, regardless of their 
2.27 	income;
2.28 	(2) allows patients the ability to choose their own providers;
2.29 	(3) does not restrict or deny care or reduce the quality of care to hold down costs, but 
2.30 	instead reduces costs through prevention, efficiency, and elimination of bureaucracy;
2.31 	(4) provides comprehensive benefits, including all coverage currently required by 
2.32 	law, complete mental health services, chemical dependency treatment, prescription drugs, 
2.33 	medical  equipment and supplies, dental care, long-term care, and home care services;
2.34 	(5) is funded through premiums and other payments based on the person's ability 
2.35 	to pay, so as not to deny full access to all Minnesotans;
3.1 	(6) focuses on preventive care and early intervention to improve the health of all 
3.2 	Minnesotans and reduce later costs from untreated illnesses and diseases;
3.3 	(7) ensures an adequate number of qualified health care professionals and facilities 
3.4 	to guarantee timely access to quality care throughout the state;
3.5 	(8) continues promoting Minnesota's leadership in medical education, training, 
3.6 	research, and technology; and
3.7 	(9) provides adequate and timely payments to providers.

3.8 	Sec. 3. DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENTS.
 3.9 	The appointing authorities named in section 1 shall complete the new appointments 
3.10 	required by that section and any other appointments necessary to fill vacancies on the 
3.11 	commission no later than August 1, 2007.

3.12 	Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 3.13 	Section 2 is effective the day following final enactment.