1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health care; developing a request for information for creating a 
1.3 	privatized state-based marketplace model.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON A PRIVATIZED STATE-BASED 
1.6 	MARKETPLACE MODEL.
 1.7 	(a) The commissioner of human services, in consultation with the commissioners of 
1.8 	commerce and health, and interested stakeholders, shall develop a request for information 
1.9 	to consider the feasibility for a private vendor to provide the technology functionality for 
1.10 	the individual market and small business health options program (SHOP) market currently 
1.11 	provided by MNsure. The request shall seek options for a privately run automated system 
1.12 	and may involve existing "off-the-shelf" products or customized solutions, or both. The 
1.13 	system must provide certain core functions including eligibility and enrollment functions, 
1.14 	plan management, consumer outreach and assistance, and the ability for consumers to 
1.15 	compare and choose different qualified health plans or group health plans. The system 
1.16 	must have account transfer functionality to accept application handoffs compatible with 
1.17 	the Medicaid and MinnesotaCare eligibility and enrollment system maintained by the 
1.18 	Department of Human Services.
1.19 	(b) The commissioner shall report to the governor and legislature the results of 
1.20 	the request for information and an analysis of the option for a privatized marketplace, 
1.21 	including estimated costs.