1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to insurance; requiring health plans to cover formulary-based wound 
1.3 	care;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [62Q.59] FORMULARY-BASED WOUND CARE.
1.6 	(a) A health plan must cover formulary-based wound care for persons receiving 
1.7 	services in a primary care clinic or other outpatient setting, or residing in a nursing facility 
1.8 	licensed under sections 144A.02 to 144A.10, if prescribed by a physician or an advanced 
1.9 	practice nurse with prescribing authority. Formulary-based wound care must be prescribed 
1.10 	under bundled medical codes for an episode of care, and must use Web-based software 
1.11 	and electronic medical records to measure, monitor, report, and evaluate treatments and 
1.12 	outcomes.
1.13 	(b)  For purposes of this section, "formulary-based wound care" means a process 
1.14 	that uses wound treatment and prevention technologies with FDA-approved component 
1.15 	materials, including pulsed electromagnetic field therapy, and prescription drugs for 
1.16 	treatment of wounds.
1.17 	(c) For purposes of this section, "health plan" includes coverage described in section 
1.18 	62A.011, subdivision 3, clause (9).

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2010, and applies to health 
1.20 	plans offered, sold, issued, or renewed on or after that date.