Minnesota Legislature
HF 4161
as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/29/2022 09:20am
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A bill for an act
relating to health; specifying postnatal coverage; amending Minnesota Statutes
2020, section 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law
in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
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[62A.0412] POSTNATAL VISITS COVERED.
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(a) Every health plan as defined in section 62A.01, subdivision 3, must provide postnatal
coverage for:
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(1) a comprehensive postnatal visit with a health care provider within three weeks of
the date of delivery;
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(2) all postnatal visits recommended by the patient's health care provider between three
and 11 weeks from the date of delivery; and
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(3) a comprehensive postnatal visit with the patient's health care provider twelve weeks
from the date of delivery.
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(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "comprehensive postnatal visit" means a visit with
a health care provider that includes a full assessment of the mother's and infant's physical,
social, and psychological well-being, including but not limited to mood and emotional
well-being, infant care and feeding, sexuality, contraception and birth spacing, sleep and
fatigue, physical recovery from birth, chronic disease management, and health maintenance.
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(c) The requirements in this section are in addition to the requirements in section
62A.0411.
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This section is effective January 1, 2023, and applies to health
plans offered, issued, or renewed on or after that date.
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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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(a) Medical assistance provides postnatal coverage
for:
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(1) a comprehensive postnatal visit with a health care provider within three weeks of
the date of delivery;
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(2) all postnatal visits recommended by the patient's health care provider between three
and 11 weeks from the date of delivery; and
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(3) a comprehensive postnatal visit with the patient's health care provider 12 weeks from
the date of delivery.
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(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "comprehensive postnatal visit" means a visit with
a health care provider that includes a full assessment of the mother's and infant's physical,
social, and psychological well-being including but not limited to mood and emotional
well-being, infant care and feeding, sexuality, contraception and birth spacing, sleep and
fatigue, physical recovery from birth, chronic disease management, and health maintenance.
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