<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>establish an open enrollment period for child-only health plans.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>    Section 1. <b>OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD FOR CHILD-ONLY HEALTH </b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var><b>PLANS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>(a) The commissioner of commerce, in consultation with representatives of the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>health plan companies, shall establish a mandatory open enrollment period or periods in <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>which health plan companies offering or issuing child-only individual health plans within <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>the state must offer coverage on a guaranteed-issue basis to children under the age of 19.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>(b) The commissioner shall determine the number and length of the open enrollment <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>periods so long as an initial open enrollment period is commenced before December 31, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>2010, for a period of at least 30 days, and at least one open enrollment period occurs <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>annually for a period of at least 30 days.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>