HF 384

1st Committee Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 03/19/2013 07:28pm

A bill for an act
relating to health; developing technology standards and tools to exchange
information electronically between groups; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008,
section 62J.60, by adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 62J.60, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Developing technology standards and tools. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of
health, in consultation with the Minnesota Administrative Uniformity Committee, the
commissioner of commerce, and the commissioner of human services, shall study
and make recommendations on the feasibility and barriers to simplifying health care
administrative transactions through electronic data interchange. The study shall include:
new text end

new text begin (1) recommendations regarding the feasibility and barriers to establishing a single,
standardized system for all group purchasers for health care administrative transactions
and notification, preauthorization, or service notification, and retroactive denial through
electronic data interchange, identifying a range of potential technologies to accomplish
this purpose;
new text end

new text begin (2) recommendations regarding the relationship of technologies to the e-prescribing
requirements of section 62J.497;
new text end

new text begin (3) recommendations for ensuring that any use of technologies by providers and
group purchasers is consistent with national standards;
new text end

new text begin (4) an analysis of the readiness of providers and group purchasers to implement
appropriate technologies and comply with technology requirements already required by
law; and
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new text begin (5) recommendations for prioritizing the implementation of specific technologies in
relation to provider and health plan efforts to meet the requirements of section 62J.536, to
meet the administrative requirements of section 62J.497, to meet federal requirements
for transitioning from ICD-9 to ICD-10, and to comply with federal changes to Code
of Federal Regulations, title 45, part 162.
new text end

new text begin By February 1, 2011, the commissioner shall report the study and recommendations
to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions
with jurisdiction over health care policy and finance.
new text end