Legislative Session number- 88

Bill Name: SF0018

Relating to health

ARTICLE 1 - MINNESOTA HEALTH PLAN

Establishing the
Minnesota health plan to guarantee that all medically necessary health care
services is available and affordable for every Minnesotan; establishing the
Minnesota health board, Minnesota health fund, office of health quality and
planning, ombudsman for patient advocacy, and inspector general for the
Minnesota health plan; defining terms; specifying certain policies and
rulemaking procedures

ARTICLE 2 - ELIGIBILITY

Specifying certain
eligibility requirements

ARTICLE 3 - BENEFITS

Allowing eligible
individuals to choose to receive services under the Minnesota health plan from
any participating provider under certain conditions

ARTICLE 4 -
FUNDING

Establishing the Minnesota health fund for implementation purposes
and to receive premiums and other sources of revenue; providing for operating,
capital, and reserve accounts; regulating administration duties, revenue sources
and subrogation procedures

ARTICLE 5 - PAYMENTS

Regulating health care
provider payments and specifying certain compliance requirements

ARTICLE 6 -
GOVERNANCE

Establishing the Minnesota health board, specifying certain board
duties and membership requirements; establishing a metropolitan health planning
region consisting of the seven-county metropolitan area, a regional health
planning board, the office of health quality and planning, the ombudsman office
for patient advocacy, a grievance system for all complaints, and an auditor
general for health care fraud and abuse for the Minnesota health plan;
specifying certain duties and responsibilities

ARTICLE 7 -
IMPLEMENTATION

Appropriating money for start-up funding and specifying
certain effective date and transition requirements
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