1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to insurance; health; prohibiting a health plan company from including 
1.3 	certain provisions in contracts;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.4 	chapter 62Q.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [62Q.741] PROHIBITION ON PROVIDER EXCLUSION IN 
1.7 	CONTRACTS.
1.8 	A health plan company shall not include as part of its contract with a health care provider  
1.9 	a requirement excluding any other health care provider from contracting with the health 
1.10 	plan company or from contracting to be part of the network of providers for a health plan.

1.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2020, and applies to contracts 
1.12 	executed on or after that date.