1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; requiring commissioner of health to develop a uniform 
1.3 	formulary exception document;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 
1.4 	62J.497, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 62J.497, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 4.Development and use of uniform formulary exception document. The 
1.9 	commissioner of health, in consultation with the Minnesota Administrative Uniformity 
1.10 	Committee, shall develop a uniform prior authorization and formulary exception form that:
1.11 	(1) allows health care providers to request exceptions from group purchaser drug 
1.12 	formularies using a standard form; and
1.13 	(2) shall be submitted electronically by health care providers, and accepted and 
1.14 	processed by group purchasers, electronically through a secure Internet site.
1.15 	Beginning January 1, 2011, all health care providers must submit requests for prior 
1.16 	authorization and formulary exceptions to group purchasers using the uniform prior 
1.17 	authorization and formulary exception form, and all group purchasers must accept this 
1.18 	form from health care providers electronically through a secure Internet site.