Relating to health

ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

"Minnesota Health Care Act"; defining health care plan requirements and establishing the Minnesota health care plan to be administered by the Minnesota health care agency, defining terms and specifying a transition; establishing the Minnesota health care agency

ARTICLE 2 - GOVERNANCE

Providing conforming statutory changes; establishing the position of commissioner of health care to be appointed by the governor, prescribing duties and oversight, requiring rulemaking; requiring the commissioner to establish a health care policy board, prescribing duties; establishing the ombudsman office for patient advocacy for health care consumer interests, the inspector general for the Minnesota health care plan and the health care policy board, prescribing duties; requiring health planning regions establishment with regional planning directors and planning boards for each region

ARTICLE 3 - FUNDING

Establishing the fund for health care; requiring the health care policy board to review and approve payment contracts and compensation plans; requiring the commissioner of health care to develop a capital management plan and regional planning directors to develop regional capital development plans; requiring the commissioner to establish a budget for prescription drug and medical equipment purchases; requiring the health plan policy board to develop a premium proposal; providing for governmental payments, other governmental programs, federal preemption and subrogation

ARTICLE 4 - ELIGIBILITY

Providing eligibility to all state residents and specifying treatment of visitors, retiree benefits and minors; providing a presumptive eligibility under certain conditions

ARTICLE 5 - BENEFITS

Authorizing any eligible individual the option to receive services under the Minnesota health care plan, specifying covered benefits and exclusions

ARTICLE 6 - DELIVERY OF CARE

Authorizing all licensed health care providers in the state to participate in the Minnesota health care plan; providing for referrals; requiring the health policy board to establish an office of health quality and planning to provide for short and long term health needs; requiring the ombudsman for patient advocacy to establish a grievance system for complaints; appropriating money to the commissioner of health care
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