HF 1875

1st Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to health; modifying board of directors for comprehensive health
association; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62E.10, subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62E.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Board of directors; organization.

The board of directors of the
association shall be made up of eleven members as follows: six directors selected by
contributing members, subject to approval by the commissioner, one of which must be
a health actuary; five public directors selected by the commissioner, at least two of
whom must be plan enrollees, two of whom deleted text begin must be representatives of employers whose
accident and health insurance premiums are part of the association's assessment base, deleted text end new text begin are
covered under an individual plan subject to assessment under section 62E.11 or group
plan offered by an employer subject to assessment under section 62E.11, new text end and one of
whom must be a licensed insurance agent. At least two of the public directors must reside
outside of the seven county metropolitan area. In determining voting rights at members'
meetings, each member shall be entitled to vote in person or proxy. The vote shall be
a weighted vote based upon the member's cost of self-insurance, accident and health
insurance premium, subscriber contract charges, health maintenance contract payment, or
community integrated service network payment derived from or on behalf of Minnesota
residents in the previous calendar year, as determined by the commissioner. In approving
directors of the board, the commissioner shall consider, among other things, whether all
types of members are fairly represented. Directors selected by contributing members
may be reimbursed from the money of the association for expenses incurred by them as
directors, but shall not otherwise be compensated by the association for their services. The
costs of conducting meetings of the association and its board of directors shall be borne
by members of the association.