1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health insurance; prohibiting cost-sharing for certain office visits for 
1.3 	infants, children, and adolescents;amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 
1.4 	62Q.46, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 62Q.46, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 2a.Infants, children, and adolescents. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 2, a 
1.9 	health plan company is prohibited from imposing cost-sharing requirements with respect 
1.10 	to an office visit if:
1.11 	(1) the primary purpose of the visit is to provide infants, children, and adolescents with 
1.12 	evidence-informed preventive care and screenings identified in comprehensive guidelines 
1.13 	supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration; and
1.14 	(2) the office visit is 15 minutes or less in duration.
1.15 	(b) If an office visit meets the requirements of paragraph (a), a health plan company 
1.16 	must not prohibit a health care provider from billing for preventive items or services that 
1.17 	are billed separately or tracked separately as individual encounter data.