SF 1226

2nd Engrossment - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to insurance; no-fault auto; regulating basic 
  1.3             economic loss benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 
  1.4             2000, section 65B.44, subdivision 1. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 65B.44, 
  1.7   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.8      Subdivision 1.  [INCLUSIONS.] (a) Basic economic loss 
  1.9   benefits shall provide reimbursement for all loss suffered 
  1.10  through injury arising out of the maintenance or use of a motor 
  1.11  vehicle, subject to any applicable deductibles, exclusions, 
  1.12  disqualifications, and other conditions, and shall provide a 
  1.13  minimum of $40,000 for loss arising out of the injury of any one 
  1.14  person, consisting of: 
  1.15     (a) (1) $20,000 for medical expense loss arising out of 
  1.16  injury to any one person; and 
  1.17     (b) (2) a total of $20,000 for income loss, replacement 
  1.18  services loss, funeral expense loss, survivor's economic loss, 
  1.19  and survivor's replacement services loss arising out of the 
  1.20  injury to any one person. 
  1.21     (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a person 
  1.22  entitled to basic economic loss benefits under this chapter is 
  1.23  entitled to the full medical expense benefits set forth in 
  1.24  subdivision 2, and may not receive medical expense benefits that 
  1.25  are in any way less than those provided for in subdivision 2, or 
  2.1   that involve any preestablished limitations on the benefits.  
  2.2   Medical expenses must be reasonable and must be for necessary 
  2.3   medical care as provided in subdivision 2.  This paragraph shall 
  2.4   not be deemed to alter the obligations of an insured or the 
  2.5   rights of a reparation obligor as set forth in section 65B.56. 
  2.6      (c) No reparation obligor or health plan company as defined 
  2.7   in section 62Q.01, subdivision 4, may enter into or renew any 
  2.8   contract that provides, or has the effect of providing, managed 
  2.9   care services to no-fault claimants.  For the purposes of this 
  2.10  section, "managed care services" is defined as any program of 
  2.11  medical services that uses health care providers managed, owned, 
  2.12  employed by, or under contract with a health plan company.  
  2.13     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.14     Section 1 is effective June 30, 2002.