1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health insurance; requiring coverage for colorectal screening test 
1.3 	for individuals at high risk of colorectal cancer;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2014, section 62A.30, subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62A.30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Required coverage. (a) Every policy, plan, certificate, or contract referred 
1.8 	to in subdivision 1 that provides coverage to a Minnesota resident must provide coverage 
1.9 	for routine screening procedures for cancer and the office or facility visit, including 
1.10 	mammograms, surveillance tests for ovarian cancer for women who are at risk for ovarian 
1.11 	cancer as defined in subdivision 3, pap smears, and colorectal screening tests for men 
1.12 	and women, when ordered or provided by a physician in accordance with the standard 
1.13 	practice of medicine.
1.14 	(b) Coverage for colorectal screening tests under paragraph (a) must include tests 
1.15 	for individuals who are considered high risk for colorectal cancer including African 
1.16 	Americans and American Indians beginning at age 45 and individuals with a family 
1.17 	history of colorectal cancer or a prior chronic digestive disease.

1.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2015, and applies for 
1.19 	health plans that are issued or renewed after that date.