SF 439

2nd Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to health; requiring report of employers of applicants for publicly funded
health programs.

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

Section 1. new text begin MINNESOTA HEALTH CARE REPORT.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions
apply.
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new text begin (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of human services.
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new text begin (c) "Minnesota health care program" means medical assistance under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 256B, general assistance medical care under Minnesota Statutes, section
256D.03, and MinnesotaCare under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256L.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin (a) By January 15, 2008, for the previous fiscal year, the
commissioner shall submit to the legislature a report identifying all employers that employ
50 or more employees who are Minnesota health care program enrollees. In determining
whether the 50-employee threshold is met, the commissioner shall include all employees
employed by an employer and its subsidiaries at all locations within the state. The report
shall include the following information:
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new text begin (1) the name of the employer and, as appropriate, the names of its subsidiaries that
employ Minnesota health care program enrollees;
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new text begin (2) the number of Minnesota health care program enrollees who are employees of
the employer, and if known, whether the enrollees work full-time or part-time;
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new text begin (3) the number of Minnesota health care program enrollees who are spouses or
dependents of employees of the employer; and
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new text begin (4) the cost to the state of providing health care benefits for these employers'
employees and enrolled dependents.
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new text begin (b) In preparing and publishing the report, the commissioner shall take reasonable
precautions to protect the identity of Minnesota health care program enrollees:
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new text begin (1) the report shall include only nonindividually identifiable summary data as
defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 13.02, subdivision 19;
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new text begin (2) the commissioner shall employ generally accepted statistical and scientific
principles and methods for rendering information as not individually identifiable; and
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new text begin (3) the commissioner shall comply with all other applicable privacy and security
provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law
104-191, and its corresponding regulations, Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, sections
160, 162, and 164; Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13; Minnesota Statutes, section 144.355;
and any other applicable state and federal law.
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new text begin (c) The commissioner shall make the report available to the public on the Department
of Human Services' Web site, and shall provide a copy of the report to any member of
the public upon request.
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