SF 2422

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 05/22/2017 09:43am

A bill for an act
relating to human rights; prohibiting discrimination by a health plan company;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 363A.17.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 363A.17, is amended to read:

363A.17 BUSINESS DISCRIMINATION.

It is an unfair discriminatory practice for a person engaged in a trade or business or in
the provision of a service:

(1) to refuse to do business with or provide a service to a woman based on her use of
her current or former surname; or

(2) to impose, as a condition of doing business with or providing a service to a woman,
that a woman use her current surname rather than a former surname; or

(3) to intentionally refuse to do business with, to refuse to contract with, or to discriminate
in the basic terms, conditions, or performance of the contract because of a person's race,
national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, or disability, unless the alleged refusal or
discrimination is because of a legitimate business purpose deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; or
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new text begin (4) to refuse to sell a health plan, or to sell a health plan that discriminates in the basic
terms, conditions, performance, including the underwriting, price, and limitations or
exclusions on coverage or provider services, based on a person's race, national origin, color,
sex, sexual orientation, disability, or health status.
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new text begin For the purposes of this section, business includes a health plan company as defined in
section 62Q.01, subdivision 4. new text end Nothing in this section shall prohibit positive action plans.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2017, and applies to health
plans offered, issued, or renewed on or after that date.
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