1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; requiring accreditation of advanced diagnostic imaging 
1.3 	services operating in the state;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes, chapter 144.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [144.1225] ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "advanced diagnostic 
1.8 	imaging services" has the meaning given in United States Code, title 42, section 1395M, 
1.9 	except that it does not include x-ray, ultrasound, or fluoroscopy.
1.10 		Subd. 2.Accreditation required. (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 
1.11 	(b), advanced diagnostic imaging services eligible for reimbursement from any source, 
1.12 	including, but not limited to, the individual receiving such services and any individual 
1.13 	or group insurance contract, plan, or policy delivered in this state, including, but not 
1.14 	limited to, private health insurance plans, workers' compensation insurance, motor vehicle 
1.15 	insurance, the State Employee Group Insurance Program (SEGIP), and other state health 
1.16 	care programs, shall be reimbursed only if the facility at which the service has been 
1.17 	conducted and processed is accredited by one of the following entities:
1.18 	(i) American College of Radiology (ACR);
1.19 	(ii) Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC);
1.20 	(iii) the Joint Commission; or
1.21 	(iv) other relevant accreditation organization designated by the secretary of the 
1.22 	United States Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to United States Code, 
1.23 	title 42, section 1395M.
2.1 	(2) All accreditation standards recognized under this section must include, but are 
2.2 	not limited to:
2.3 	(i) provisions establishing qualifications of the physician;
2.4 	(ii) standards for quality control and routine performance monitoring by a medical 
2.5 	physicist;
2.6 	(iii) qualifications of the technologist, including minimum standards of supervised 
2.7 	clinical experience;
2.8 	(iv) guidelines for personnel and patient safety; and
2.9 	(v) standards for initial and ongoing quality control using clinical image review 
2.10 	and quantitative testing.
2.11 	(b) Any facility that performs advanced diagnostic imaging services and is eligible 
2.12 	to receive reimbursement for such services from any source in paragraph (a)(1) must 
2.13 	obtain accreditation by August 1, 2013. Thereafter, all facilities that provide advanced 
2.14 	diagnostic imaging services in the state must obtain accreditation prior to commencing 
2.15 	operations and must, at all times, maintain accreditation with an accrediting organization 
2.16 	as provided in paragraph (a). 
2.17 		Subd. 3.Reporting. (a) Advanced diagnostic imaging facilities and providers 
2.18 	of advanced diagnostic imaging services must annually report to the commissioner 
2.19 	demonstration of accreditation as required under this section.
2.20 	(b) The commissioner may promulgate any rules necessary to administer the 
2.21 	reporting required under paragraph (a).