1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; establishing a Health Care Access Fund Oversight 
1.3 	Commission;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [62J.071] HEALTH CARE ACCESS FUND OVERSIGHT 
1.6 	COMMISSION.
1.7 		Subdivision 1. Establishment; duties. The Health Care Access Fund Oversight 
1.8 	Commission shall:
1.9 	(1) develop criteria for acceptable uses of the health care access fund that maintain 
1.10 	the integrity of the health care access fund as a funding source to expand access to health 
1.11 	care services for low-income Minnesotans without replacing general fund appropriations 
1.12 	for existing programs; 
1.13 	(2) review all legislative proposals for new uses of the health care access fund and 
1.14 	make recommendations to the chairs of the legislative committees and divisions with 
1.15 	jurisdiction over health care policy as to whether the proposal meets the criteria developed 
1.16 	for acceptable uses; and
1.17 	(3) report to the chairs of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
1.18 	over health care policy by January 15 each year regarding the activities of the commission 
1.19 	in the previous year.
1.20 		Subd. 2.Membership. The Health Care Access Fund Oversight Commission 
1.21 	consists of:
1.22 	(1) one member who is a physician appointed by the Minnesota Medical Association;
1.23 	(2) one member who is a hospital representative appointed by the Minnesota 
1.24 	Hospital Association;
2.1 	(3) one member who is a dentist appointed by the Minnesota Dental Association;
2.2 	(4) one member who is a health plan representative appointed by the Minnesota 
2.3 	Council of Health Plans;
2.4 	(5) one member who is an advocate for children enrolled in MinnesotaCare, 
2.5 	appointed by the Children's Defense Fund;
2.6 	(6) one member who is an advocate for adults enrolled in MinnesotaCare, appointed 
2.7 	by Legal Services Advocacy Project, giving preference to an enrollee;
2.8 	(7) two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker and 
2.9 	one appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives;
2.10 	(8) two members of the senate, one from the majority party and one from the 
2.11 	minority party, appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the committee on 
2.12 	Rules and Administration; and
2.13 	(9) the commissioner of human services, or the commissioner's designee.
2.14 	The appointments required by this subdivision must be completed by September 1, 2007.
2.15 		Subd. 3.Governance. The commission shall meet at least twice annually. The 
2.16 	commissioner of human services shall provide staff support for and convene the first 
2.17 	meeting of the commission. The commission shall select a chair from its membership at 
2.18 	the first meeting. The commission is governed by section 15.059, except that members 
2.19 	shall receive reimbursement only for expenses and the commission shall not expire.