1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health care; prohibiting health plan companies from removing coverage 
1.3 	of a particular brand of insulin or equipment and supplies during an enrollee's 
1.4 	contract year;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 62A.3093, by adding a subdivision.1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 62A.3093, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.8 	to read:
1.9 		Subd. 3.Coverage change. (a) A health plan company shall disclose, upon the request 
1.10 	of an enrollee or a prospective enrollee, the brand or brands of insulin and the equipment 
1.11 	and supplies covered under a health plan.
1.12 	(b) A health plan company is prohibited from removing from coverage a particular brand 
1.13 	of insulin, equipment, or supplies described under subdivision 1 during an enrollee's contract 
1.14 	year. This paragraph does not apply if the particular brand is deemed unsafe or has been 
1.15 	withdrawn from the market by the product manufacturer.
1.16 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "enrollee's contract year" means the 12-month term 
1.17 	during which benefits associated with a particular health plan are in effect for that enrollee.
1.18 	(d) This subdivision does not apply to managed care plans or county-based purchasing 
1.19 	plans participating in a public health care program under chapter 256B or 256L, or an 
1.20 	integrated health partnership under section 256B.0755, or to the state employee group 
1.21 	insurance program provided under sections 43A.22 to 43A.30.