SF 1950

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to health; requiring a study and report of
health plan coverage for clinical trials.

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

Section 1. new text begin CLINICAL TRIAL WORK GROUP; REPORT.
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new text begin The commissioners of health and commerce shall, in
consultation with the commissioner of employee relations,
convene a work group regarding health plan coverage of routine
care associated with clinical trials. The work group must move
beyond cancer-only clinical trials and consider all other types
of disease trials. The work group shall use the current,
cancer-only model voluntary agreement that includes definitions
of high-quality clinical trials, protocol induced costs, and
routine care costs as a starting point for discussions. The
work group shall establish model voluntary agreement guidelines
for health plan coverage of routine patient care costs incurred
by patients participating in high quality clinical trials. The
work group shall be made up of representatives of consumers,
patient advocates, health plan companies, purchasers, providers,
and other health care professionals involved in the care and
treatment of patients. The commissioners shall submit the
findings and recommendations of the work group to the chairs of
the senate and house committees having jurisdiction over health
policy and finance by January 15, 2006.
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