SF 687

1st Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 05/24/2012 03:35pm

A bill for an act
relating to taxation; gross revenues; exempting certain payments; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 295.53, subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 295.53, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Exemptions.

(a) The following payments are excluded from the
gross revenues subject to the hospital, surgical center, or health care provider taxes under
sections 295.50 to 295.59:

(1) payments received for services provided under the Medicare program, including
payments received from the government, and organizations governed by sections 1833
and 1876 of title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act, United States Code, title 42,
section 1395, and enrollee deductibles, coinsurance, and co-payments, whether paid by the
Medicare enrollee or by a Medicare supplemental coverage as defined in section 62A.011,
subdivision 3, clause (10), or by Medicaid payments under title XIX of the federal Social
Security Act. Payments for services not covered by Medicare are taxable;

(2) payments received for home health care services;

(3) payments received from hospitals or surgical centers for goods and services on
which liability for tax is imposed under section 295.52 or the source of funds for the
payment is exempt under clause (1), (7), (10), or (14);

(4) payments received from health care providers for goods and services on which
liability for tax is imposed under this chapter or the source of funds for the payment is
exempt under clause (1), (7), (10), or (14);

(5) amounts paid for legend drugs, other than nutritional products and blood and
blood components, to a wholesale drug distributor who is subject to tax under section
295.52, subdivision 3, reduced by reimbursements received for legend drugs otherwise
exempt under this chapter;

(6) payments received by a health care provider or the wholly owned subsidiary of a
health care provider for care provided outside Minnesota;

(7) payments received from the chemical dependency fund under chapter 254B;

(8) payments received in the nature of charitable donations that are not designated
for providing patient services to a specific individual or group;

(9) payments received for providing patient services incurred through a formal
program of health care research conducted in conformity with federal regulations
governing research on human subjects. Payments received from patients or from other
persons paying on behalf of the patients are subject to tax;

(10) payments received from any governmental agency for services benefiting the
public, not including payments made by the government in its capacity as an employer
or insurer or payments made by the government for services provided under general
assistance medical care, the MinnesotaCare program, or the medical assistance program
governed by title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, United States Code, title 42,
sections 1396 to 1396v;

(11) government payments received by the commissioner of human services for
state-operated services;

(12) payments received by a health care provider for hearing aids and related
equipment or prescription eyewear delivered outside of Minnesota;

(13) payments received by an educational institution from student tuition, student
activity fees, health care service fees, government appropriations, donations, or grants,
and for services identified in and provided under an individualized education program
as defined in section 256B.0625 or Code of Federal Regulations, chapter 34, section
300.340(a). Fee for service payments and payments for extended coverage are taxable;

(14) payments received under the federal Employees Health Benefits Act, United
States Code, title 5, section 8909(f), as amended by the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of
1990. Enrollee deductibles, coinsurance, and co-payments are subject to tax; deleted text begin and
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(15) payments received under the federal Tricare program, Code of Federal
Regulations, title 32, section 199.17(a)(7). Enrollee deductibles, coinsurance, and
co-payments are subject to tax deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; and
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new text begin (16) payments for laboratory services to examine and report results for a biological
specimen that is collected outside the state.
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(b) Payments received by wholesale drug distributors for legend drugs sold directly
to veterinarians or veterinary bulk purchasing organizations are excluded from the gross
revenues subject to the wholesale drug distributor tax under sections 295.50 to 295.59.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for gross revenues received from
laboratory services provided on or after July 1, 2013.
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