HF 1796

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/04/2021 04:42pm

A bill for an act
relating to health; requiring the commissioner of human services to report annually
on managed care and county-based purchasing plan provider reimbursement rates;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.69, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.69, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 9f. new text end

new text begin Annual report on provider reimbursement rates. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner,
by December 15 each year, shall submit to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over health care policy and finance a report on
managed care and county-based purchasing plan provider reimbursement rates. The report
must comply with sections 3.195 and 3.197.
new text end

new text begin (b) The report must include, for each managed care and county-based purchasing plan,
the mean and median provider reimbursement rates by county for the calendar year preceding
the reporting year, for the five most commonly billed services statewide across all plans,
in each of the following provider service categories:
new text end

new text begin (1) physician services - prenatal and preventive;
new text end

new text begin (2) physician services - nonprenatal and nonpreventive;
new text end

new text begin (3) dental services;
new text end

new text begin (4) inpatient hospital services;
new text end

new text begin (5) outpatient hospital services; and
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new text begin (6) mental health services.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall also include in the report the mean and median fee-for-service
reimbursement rates by county for the calendar year preceding the reporting year for the
billed services and provider service categories described in paragraph (b).
new text end