HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE

Acupuncture services, coverage, Minn. Laws 2009 c 45 s 1-3

Adopted children, coverage, Minn. Laws 2006 c 255 s 11

Affordability proposal, Minn. Laws 2008 c 358 art 4 s 14

Agricultural cooperative health plan for farmers, Minn. Laws 2010 c 344 s 4, 2010 c 384 s 99

Agricultural cooperative health plan for farmers, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 12 s 14

Alcoholism, coverage, Minn. Laws 2008 c 344 s 16

Alopecia areata, hair prostheses, cost sharing, Minn. Laws 2004 c 288 art 7 s 1

Armed forces members on active service

School personnel, Minn. Laws 2004 c 256 art 1 s 6

Benefits, coordination of benefits, Minn. Laws 2010 c 384 s 15

Benefits

Estimates of reimbursement to providers, Minn. Laws 2006 c 255 s 24

Government health program participants, payments to, Minn. Laws 2006 c 282 art 17 s 1

Breast cancer, bone marrow transplants, repeal, Minn. Laws 2004 c 288 art 7 s 8

Cancer, coverage, Minn. Laws 2008 c 344 s 11

Chemical dependency treatment coverage, Minn. Laws 2008 c 344 s 9

Chemotherapy, oral drugs, health insurance coverage, Minn. Laws 2010 c 326 s

Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization Act, Minn. Laws 2010 c 310 art 3 s 1, 2

Claims

Electronic claims and eligibility transactions, Minn. Laws 2008 c 305 s 6-8

Pharmacies, electronic claims to group purchasers, Minn. Laws 2008 c 305 s 9

Uniform billing forms, Minn. Laws 2008 c 305 s 1-5

Claims

Filing and handling, Minn. Laws 2005 c 132 s 24, 25

Submission deadline, Minn. Laws 2005 c 77 s 4

COBRA subsidy for medical assistance recipients, Minn. Laws 2010 1Sp c 1 art 16 s 39

Coinsurance, collection from patients by providers, Minn. Laws 2010 c 331 s 6

Colorectal screening, coverage, Minn. Laws 2007 c 66 s

Community initiatives to cover uninsured and underinsured persons, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 15 s 18, 2007 c 147 art 19 s 4

Community integrated service networks, see COMMUNITY INTEGRATED SERVICE NETWORKS

Community-based health care coverage programs, Minn. Laws 2010 c 310 art 2 s

Community-based health care initiative, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 9 s 10-147:9:13

Community-based heath care demonstration project, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 10 s 1

Companies

Reserves

Categories of, Minn. Laws 2004 c 285 art 2 s 3

Certification, Minn. Laws 2004 c 285 art 3 s 1

Claim reserves, Minn. Laws 2004 c 285 art 2 s 4

Contract reserves, Minn. Laws 2004 c 285 art 2 s 6, 7

Definitions, Minn. Laws 2004 c 285 art 2 s 2

Interest standards, Minn. Laws 2004 c 285 art 2 s 9

Morbidity standards, Minn. Laws 2004 c 285 art 2 s 9

Mortality standards, Minn. Laws 2004 c 285 art 2 s 9

Premium reserves, Minn. Laws 2004 c 285 art 2 s 5

Purpose of law, Minn. Laws 2004 c 285 art 2 s 1

Reinsurance and, Minn. Laws 2004 c 285 art 2 s 8

Risk-based capital requirements

Application of law, Minn. Laws 2004 c 285 art 1 s 9

Commerce Department duties, Minn. Laws 2004 c 285 art 1 s 1-12

Data, access to, Minn. Laws 2004 c 285 art 1 s 8

Domestic health organizations, Minn. Laws 2004 c 285 art 1 s 1-9

Foreign health organizations, Minn. Laws 2004 c 285 art 1 s 10

Hearings, Commerce Department, Minn. Laws 2004 c 285 art 1 s 7

Notice about, effect, Minn. Laws 2004 c 285 art 1 s 12

Plans concerning, Minn. Laws 2004 c 285 art 1 s 4-6

Comprehensive health insurance plan, Minn. Laws 2006 c 255 s 19, 2006 c 255 s 20, 2006 c 255 s 31

Comprehensive health insurance plans

Community-based health care plan enrollees, Minn. Laws 2011 c 108 s 35

Preexisting conditions, Minn. Laws 2011 c 108 s 34, 35

Comprehensive health insurance plans

Dependent coverage, age limits, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 12 s 2

Maximum lifetime benefits, Minn. Laws 2007 c 104 s 16

Comprehensive health insurance, Minn. Laws 2010 c 384 s 21, 22

Comprehensive health insurance, Minn. Laws 2005 c 77 s 8, 2005 c 132 s 13, 14

Continuation coverage

COBRA subsidy for medical assistance recipients, Minn. Laws 2010 1Sp c 1 art 16 s 39

Local government employees, Minn. Laws 2010 c 384 s 97

Notice of right to coverage, Minn. Laws 2010 c 384 s 17

Continuation coverage

COBRA subsidy for medical assistance recipients, Minn. Laws 2009 c 79 art 5 s 78

Federal premium subsidy under economic recovery act, Minn. Laws 2009 c 33 s

Counties, joint powers agreements, Minn. Laws 2005 c 132 s 37

Coverage, disputes with workers compensation insurers, Minn. Laws 2005 c 132 s 36

Coverage

Adopted children, Minn. Laws 2006 c 255 s 11

Denial in absence of evidence-based standards, Minn. Laws 2006 c 255 s 32

Coverage

Alopecia areata, hair prostheses, cost sharing, Minn. Laws 2004 c 288 art 7 s 1

Breast cancer, bone marrow transplants, repeal, Minn. Laws 2004 c 288 art 7 s 8

Dependents age 19 to limiting age, Minn. Laws 2004 c 288 art 3 s 3

Ovarian cancer screening, Minn. Laws 2004 c 288 art 6 s 2

Data

Service cooperatives, claims, classification, Minn. Laws 2004 c 290 s 2

Deductibles, collection from patients by providers, Minn. Laws 2010 c 331 s 6

Dental insurance, Minn. Laws 2005 c 132 s 9

Dental, see DENTAL INSURANCE

Dependent coverage, adult children, W-2 corrections, Minn. Laws 2011 c 8 s 7

Dependent coverage

Comprehensive health insurance plans, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 12 s 2

Small employer health benefit plans, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 12 s 6

State employees, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 12 s 1, 2007 c 147 art 12 s 2

Students part time because of disability, repeal, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 12 s 16

Documents, electronic transmission, Minn. Laws 2004 c 268 s 11, 2004 c 288 art 7 s 4

Drugs and medicine, oral chemotherapy drugs, health insurance coverage, Minn. Laws 2010 c 326 s

Electronic transmission of information, notices about, Minn. Laws 2010 c 384 s 33

Eligibility for a health plan transactions, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 15 s 4

Employee benefit plans, securities registration, exemptions, Minn. Laws 2008 c 256 s 3

Employer-provided insurance, coverage to adult children, W-2 corrections, Minn. Laws 2011 c 8 s 7

Employer-sponsored health plans

Joint self-insurance employee health plans, see JOINT SELF-INSURANCE EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLANS

Provider contracts, Minn. Laws 2004 c 268 s 13

Small employer health plans, Minn. Laws 2004 c 268 s 5, 6

Essential benefit set, Minn. Laws 2008 c 358 art 4 s 11

Essential community providers, designation, renewal, fees, Minn. Laws 2007 c 50 s

Essential community providers, designation, Minn. Laws 2004 c 279 art 9 s

Evidence-based health care guidelines, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 15 s 1

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, Minn. Laws 2011 c 112 art 9 s 4

Filings, review, Minn. Laws 2006 c 255 s 7

Fraternal benefit societies, see FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES

General assistance medical care, see GENERAL ASSISTANCE MEDICAL CARE

Genetic information, use of, Medicare supplement insurance, Minn. Laws 2009 c 178 art 1 s 25, 69

Group health plans, layoffs or terminations, notices required by federal law, Minn. Laws 2009 c 178 art 1 s 22

Health and accident insurance companies, contracts, health provider cooperatives, generally, Minn. Laws 2009 c 97 s

Health care access survey, appropriations, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 19 s 4

Health care gross revenues taxes

Compliance reports, repeal, Minn. Laws 2005 c 77 s 7

Health care purchasing alliances

Seasonal employees, eligibility, Minn. Laws 2004 c 268 s 10, 2004 c 288 art 6 s 9

Health care reform, federal law, see under FEDERAL AID

Health carriers

Documents, electronic transmission, Minn. Laws 2004 c 268 s 11, 2004 c 288 art 7 s 4

Health maintenance organizations, see HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

Health maintenance organizations

Renewal fees, increase, Minn. Laws 2008 c 364 s 16

Health maintenance organizations

Evaluation of provider performance, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 15 s 10

Health maintenance organizations

Assessments, insurance fraud prevention, Minn. Laws 2005 c 77 s 1

Health maintenance organizations, see HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

Health plan companies

Dental insurance, see DENTAL INSURANCE

Local ombudspersons, Minn. Laws 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 14

Payments to providers, disclosures about, Minn. Laws 2011 c 108 s 36

Health plan companies

Claims

Clearinghouse failure to submit, Minn. Laws 2010 c 336 s 10

Timeline exceptions, Minn. Laws 2010 c 331 s 4, 5

Data collection and reporting requirements, inventory, Minn. Laws 2010 1Sp c 1 art 20 s 19

Deductibles and coinsurance, collected from patients, Minn. Laws 2010 c 331 s 6

Fees, notices to providers about, Minn. Laws 2010 c 331 s 2

Filings, review, appropriations for, Minn. Laws 2010 1Sp c 1 art 25 s 10

Private duty nursing services, coverage, Minn. Laws 2010 1Sp c 1 art 19 s 1

Providers

Contracts, termination, Minn. Laws 2010 c 331 s 1

Tiering, effects on reimbursement, explanation, Minn. Laws 2010 c 331 s 3

Health plan companies

Audits, Minn. Laws 2009 c 174 art 2 s 1

Off-label drug use, coverage, Minn. Laws 2009 c 159 s 3

Section 125 plans, tax credits, Minn. Laws 2009 c 3 s 2

Health plan companies

Complaints against, forms, Minn. Laws 2008 c 221 s

Executive compensation reporting, premium threshold, Minn. Laws 2008 c 344 s 17

Nonprofit, community benefit standards, Minn. Laws 2008 c 358 art 5 s 4

Payment reforms

Baskets of care, uniform pricing, Minn. Laws 2008 c 358 art 4 s 8

Definitions, Minn. Laws 2008 c 358 art 4 s 4

Essential benefit set, Minn. Laws 2008 c 358 art 4 s 11

Health care homes, care coordination, Minn. Laws 2008 c 358 art 4 s 6

Health Care Reform Review Council, Minn. Laws 2008 c 358 art 4 s 12

Incentive payments, Minn. Laws 2008 c 358 art 4 s 5

Payment reforms, Minn. Laws 2008 c 358 art 4 s 7

Section 125 plans, Minn. Laws 2008 c 358 art 4 s 10

Section 125 plans, Minn. Laws 2008 c 366 art 17 s 4

Health plan companies

Essential community providers, Minn. Laws 2007 c 50 s

Evaluation of provider performance, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 15 s 10

Health care provider payments, disclosures of, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 15 s 9

Hearing aids, Minn. Laws 2007 c 60 s

Health plan companies

Audits by independent organizations, Minn. Laws 2005 1Sp c 4 art 8 s 4

Claims, filing, Minn. Laws 2005 c 77 s 4, 5

Expanded provider networks, repeal, Minn. Laws 2005 c 77 s 8

Health plan companies

Audits by independent organizations, Minn. Laws 2004 c 288 art 6 s 8

Contracts with health care providers

Amendments, Minn. Laws 2004 c 246 s 5, 11

Contracting procedures, Minn. Laws 2004 c 246 s 5

Definitions, Minn. Laws 2004 c 246 s 3

Exemptions, Minn. Laws 2004 c 246 s 4

Health Plan Contract Act, citation, Minn. Laws 2004 c 246 s 2

Network shadow contracting, Minn. Laws 2004 c 246 s 9

Payment rates, Minn. Laws 2004 c 246 s 6

Prompt payment, Minn. Laws 2004 c 246 s 10

Service code changes, Minn. Laws 2004 c 246 s 7

Unilateral terms in, Minn. Laws 2004 c 246 s 8

High deductible health plans, Minn. Laws 2004 c 268 s 5-8

Provider contracts, Minn. Laws 2004 c 268 s 13

Reporting requirements, reduction, study, Minn. Laws 2004 c 288 art 6 s 29

Short-term coverage, Minn. Laws 2004 c 268 s 9

Health plan purchasing pool study group, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 12 s 15

Health plans, defined, Minn. Laws 2011 c 108 s 32

Health plans, subrogation clauses, Minn. Laws 2006 c 255 s 10

Health savings accounts, Minn. Laws 2005 c 132 s 17

Hearing aids, children, Minn. Laws 2007 c 60 s

Hearing insurance, Minn. Laws 2009 c 178 art 1 s 20, 21

High deductible health plans, Minn. Laws 2004 c 268 s 5-8

High-deductible health plans, Minn. Laws 2010 c 384 s 16

Humanities Commission employees, Minn. Laws 2005 c 144 s 4

Incentive programs, not discrimination, Minn. Laws 2009 c 178 art 1 s 40

Individual health plans, notices of coverage, Minn. Laws 2004 c 268 s 1

Individual health plans, previous cesarean delivery, Minn. Laws 2009 c 159 s 1

Individual health plans, Minn. Laws 2010 c 384 s 20

Individual plans

Geographic regions, Minn. Laws 2006 c 255 s 16

Individual policies, rates, Minn. Laws 2006 c 255 s 8

Minimum lifetime loss ratios, Minn. Laws 2006 c 255 s 8, 2006 c 255 s 16

Information about

Commerce Department, duties, Minn. Laws 2006 c 255 s 34

Insurance companies, investments, Minn. Laws 2008 c 240 s 6

Joint self-insurance employee health plans, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 12 s 3

Local governments, continuation coverage, Minn. Laws 2010 c 384 s 97

Local governments, employees, self-funded multiemployer health and welfare funds, Minn. Laws 2009 c 169 art 12 s 7, 2009 c 174 art 2 s 11

Long-term care insurance, see LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE

Long-term care insurance, Minn. Laws 2007 c 57 art 3 s 32, 2007 c 104 s 17

Long-term care, see LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE

Managed care organizations

Audits by independent organizations, Minn. Laws 2004 c 288 art 6 s 8

Medical assistance, see MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

Medicare Advantage plans, Minn. Laws 2005 c 17 s

Medicare select insurance, coverage, Minn. Laws 2011 c 108 s 33

Medicare supplement insurance, Minn. Laws 2010 c 275 art 1 s 9, 2010 c 384 s 18, 19

Medicare supplement insurance

At-home recovery benefits, coverage, Minn. Laws 2009 c 178 art 1 s 26, 27

Benefit riders, requirements, Minn. Laws 2009 c 178 art 1 s 27

Copayment Part B coverage, requirements, Minn. Laws 2009 c 178 art 1 s 28

Effective date, Minn. Laws 2009 c 178 art 1 s 69

50 percent Part A deductible coverage, requirements, Minn. Laws 2009 c 178 art 1 s 28

Genetic information, use of, Minn. Laws 2009 c 178 art 1 s 25, 69

High deductible coverage, requirements, Minn. Laws 2009 c 178 art 1 s 30

Medicare Advantage plan supplements, Minn. Laws 2009 c 178 art 1 s 23, 24

Medicare supplement insurance

50-percent coverage plans, Minn. Laws 2006 c 255 s 14

75-percent coverage plans, Minn. Laws 2006 c 255 s 15

Diabetes care, equipment and supplies, Minn. Laws 2006 c 255 s 12, 2006 c 255 s 13

Medicare supplement insurance

Basic plan, preventive care coverage, Minn. Laws 2005 c 132 s 12

Extended basic plan, Minn. Laws 2005 c 132 s 11

Open enrollment period, Minn. Laws 2005 c 132 s 10

Prescription drug coverage, Minn. Laws 2005 c 17 art 1 s

Medicare supplement plans, electronic enrollment, Minn. Laws 2008 c 344 s 12

Medicare, enrollment incentive program, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 5 s 2

Medicare

Hospice program, medical assistance coverage, Minn. Laws 2004 c 288 art 5 s 3

Medicare supplement plans, extended basic plan

Comprehensive Health Association, Minn. Laws 2004 c 268 s 4

Mental illness, hospital treatment coverage, Minn. Laws 2008 c 344 s 10

Migrant workers' health insurance, Minn. Laws 2004 c 206 s 30

Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association, Minn. Laws 2005 c 132 s 13, 14

MinnesotaCare, see MINNESOTACARE

Negative trend, definition, Minn. Laws 2011 c 61 s 2

Nonprofit health service plan corporations

Filings, objections or inquiries about, Minn. Laws 2006 c 255 s 17, 2006 c 255 s 18

Nonprofit health service plan corporations, see NONPROFIT HEALTH SERVICE PLAN CORPORATIONS

Ovarian cancer screening, coverage, Minn. Laws 2004 c 288 art 6 s 2, 3

Payments to providers

Information about, providing to patients, Minn. Laws 2004 c 288 art 7 s 3

Pharmacies, disclosure to consumers, Minn. Laws 2004 c 268 s 13, 2004 c 288 art 3 s 5

Policies issued as stop-loss coverage, Minn. Laws 2009 c 178 art 1 s 16

Policies, individual policies, rates, Minn. Laws 2006 c 255 s 8, 2006 c 255 s 9

Policy of state, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 15 s 11, 2007 c 147 art 15 s 12

Premiums, income tax credit, repealed, Minn. Laws 2011 1Sp c 7 art 1 s 13

Premiums, income tax credit, Minn. Laws 2009 c 3 s

Prepaid limited health service organizations, Minn. Laws 2008 c 344 s 15

Prescription drug coverage

Existing insurance policies, Minn. Laws 2005 c 17 art 1 s

Medicare Part D policies, stand-alone, Minn. Laws 2005 c 17 art 2 s

Pharmacy disclosures to consumers, duplicate provisions, repeal, Minn. Laws 2005 c 10 art 1 s 82

Public Safety Department employees

Appropriation, Minn. Laws 2005 c 136 art 1 s 9

Reports, reduction, Minn. Laws 2005 c 77 s

School personnel, retiree health benefits, levies for, Minn. Laws 2009 c 88 art 2 s 2

School personnel

Armed forces members on active service, Minn. Laws 2004 c 256 art 1 s 6

Seasonal employees

Health care purchasing alliance eligibility, Minn. Laws 2004 c 268 s 10, 2004 c 288 art 6 s 9

Section 125 plans, Minn. Laws 2009 c 3 s 2

Section 125 plans, Minn. Laws 2008 c 358 art 4 s 10, 2008 c 366 art 17 s 4

Service cooperatives (school districts), Minn. Laws 2006 c 255 s 72, 2006 c 255 s 73

Service cooperatives, health and dental plans, Minn. Laws 2004 c 290 s 2

Small employer health benefit plans, Minn. Laws 2011 c 108 s 37

Small employer health benefit plans

Dependent coverage, age limits, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 12 s 6

Small employer health benefit plans, Minn. Laws 2005 c 10 art 1 s 15, 2005 c 132 s 15

Small employer health plans, Minn. Laws 2006 c 255 s 27, 2006 c 255 s 28, 2006 c 255 s 29, 2006 c 255 s 30

Small employer health plans

Agents, breaking apart small groups, Minn. Laws 2004 c 268 s 5, 6

Small employers, see SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS

Small group health insurance market working group, Minn. Laws 2010 c 370 s

Special education reimbursements, Minn. Laws 2011 1Sp c 11 art 3 s 4-7

State employees

Dependent eligibility verification, Minn. Laws 2011 1Sp c 10 art 3 s 37, 40

Efficient use of health care, incentive program, Minn. Laws 2011 1Sp c 10 art 3 s 39

State employee group insurance, reinstatement of coverage, Minn. Laws 2011 c 100 s

State employees

Encouraging high-quality, low-cost providers, Minn. Laws 2010 c 344 s 3

Retirement incentive, employer payments, Minn. Laws 2010 c 337 s

State employees

Group insurance programs, premiums, exemptions from tax, Minn. Laws 2008 c 154 art 7 s 4

High-deductible option, Minn. Laws 2008 c 358 art 4 s 1

Payment reforms, Minn. Laws 2008 c 358 art 4 s 7

State employees

Dependent coverage, age limits, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 12 s 1, 2007 c 147 art 12 s 2

State employees

Benefits, contracts for, Minn. Laws 2005 c 156 art 3 s 1

Information about, electronic transmission, Minn. Laws 2005 c 144 s 5

State Health Access Program (SHAP), Minn. Laws 2010 c 310 art 2 s

State health care purchasing authority, Minn. Laws 2005 c 156 art 2 s 47

State health insurance programs, treatment by health insurers, Minn. Laws 2010 c 310 art 13 s 1

Stop-loss coverage, policies issued as, Minn. Laws 2009 c 178 art 1 s 16

Suicide attempts, denial of coverage for, Minn. Laws 2005 c 132 s 16

Uniform health care identification card, Minn. Laws 2006 c 255 s 22, 2006 c 255 s 23

Uninsured and underinsured persons

Community initiatives to cover, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 15 s 18, 2007 c 147 art 19 s 4

Policy of state, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 15 s 11, 2007 c 147 art 15 s 12

Universal coverage, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 15 s 11, 2007 c 147 art 15 s 12

Utilization review

Applicability, comprehensive health insurance, Minn. Laws 2006 c 255 s 31

Evidence-based standards, absence of, Minn. Laws 2006 c 255 s 32

Organizations, annual reports, Minn. Laws 2006 c 255 s 33

Vision insurance, Minn. Laws 2005 c 132 s 9