SF 2910

Introduction - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010)

Posted on 02/26/2010 11:37 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to insurance; increasing the number of directors of the MCHA board;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 62E.10, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 62E.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Board of directors; organization.

The board of directors of the
association shall be made up of deleted text begin eleven deleted text end new text begin 13 new text end members as follows: six directors selected by
contributing members, subject to approval by the commissioner, one of which must be a
health actuary; deleted text begin five deleted text end new text begin seven new text end public directors selected by the commissioner, at least two of
whom must be plan enrollees, two of whom are covered under an individual plan subject
to assessment under section 62E.11 or group plan offered by an employer subject to
assessment under section 62E.11, and one of whom must be a licensed insurance agent. At
least two of the public directors must reside outside of the seven county metropolitan area.
In determining voting rights at members' meetings, each member shall be entitled to vote
in person or proxy. The vote shall be a weighted vote based upon the member's cost of
self-insurance, accident and health insurance premium, subscriber contract charges, health
maintenance contract payment, or community integrated service network payment derived
from or on behalf of Minnesota residents in the previous calendar year, as determined by
the commissioner. In approving directors of the board, the commissioner shall consider,
among other things, whether all types of members are fairly represented. Directors
selected by contributing members may be reimbursed from the money of the association
for expenses incurred by them as directors, but shall not otherwise be compensated by the
association for their services. The costs of conducting meetings of the association and its
board of directors shall be borne by members of the association.