Minnesota Session Laws 2004 to 2011 Index (topics)
HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE
Acupuncture services, coverage, Minn. Law 2009 c 45 s 1 to 2009 c 45 s 3
Adopted children, coverage, Minn. Law 2006 c 255 s 11
Affordability proposal, Minn. Law 2008 c 358 art 4 s 14
Agricultural cooperative health plan for farmers, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 12 s 14, 2010 c 344 s 4, 2010 c 384 s 99
Alcoholism, coverage, Minn. Law 2008 c 344 s 16
Alopecia areata, hair prostheses, cost sharing, Minn. Law 2004 c 288 art 7 s 1
Armed forces members on active service
School personnel, Minn. Law 2004 c 256 art 1 s 6
Benefits
Estimates of reimbursement to providers, Minn. Law 2006 c 255 s 24
Government health program participants, payments to, Minn. Law 2006 c 282 art 17 s 1
Benefits, coordination of benefits, Minn. Law 2010 c 384 s 15
Breast cancer, bone marrow transplants, repeal, Minn. Law 2004 c 288 art 7 s 8
Cancer, coverage, Minn. Law 2008 c 344 s 11
Chemical dependency treatment coverage, Minn. Law 2008 c 344 s 9
Chemotherapy, oral drugs, health insurance coverage, Minn. Law 2010 c 326
Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization Act, Minn. Law 2010 c 310 art 3 s 1, 2
claims
Electronic claims and eligibility transactions, Minn. Law 2008 c 305 s 6 to 2008 c 305 s 8
filing and handling, Minn. Law 2005 c 132 s 24, 25
Pharmacies, electronic claims to group purchasers, Minn. Law 2008 c 305 s 9
submission deadline, Minn. Law 2005 c 77 s 4
Uniform billing forms, Minn. Law 2008 c 305 s 1 to 2008 c 305 s 5
COBRA subsidy for medical assistance recipients, Minn. Law 2010 1Sp c 1 art 16 s 39
Coinsurance, collection from patients by providers, Minn. Law 2010 c 331 s 6
Colorectal screening, coverage, Minn. Law 2007 c 66
Community-based health care coverage programs, Minn. Law 2010 c 310 art 2
Community-based health care initiative, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 9 s 10 to 2007 c 147 art 9 s 13
Community-based heath care demonstration project, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 10 s 1
Community initiatives to cover uninsured and underinsured persons, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 15 s 18, 2007 c 147 art 19 s 4
Community integrated service networks, see COMMUNITY INTEGRATED SERVICE NETWORKS
Companies
Reserves
Categories of, Minn. Law 2004 c 285 art 2 s 3
Certification, Minn. Law 2004 c 285 art 3 s 1
Claim reserves, Minn. Law 2004 c 285 art 2 s 4
Contract reserves, Minn. Law 2004 c 285 art 2 s 6, 7
Definitions, Minn. Law 2004 c 285 art 2 s 2
Interest standards, Minn. Law 2004 c 285 art 2 s 9
Morbidity standards, Minn. Law 2004 c 285 art 2 s 9
Mortality standards, Minn. Law 2004 c 285 art 2 s 9
Purpose of law, Minn. Law 2004 c 285 art 2 s 1
Reinsurance and, Minn. Law 2004 c 285 art 2 s 8
Risk-based capital requirements
Application of law, Minn. Law 2004 c 285 art 1 s 9
Commerce Department duties, Minn. Law 2004 c 285 art 1 s 1 to 2004 c 285 art 1 s 12
Data, access to, Minn. Law 2004 c 285 art 1 s 8
Domestic health organizations, Minn. Law 2004 c 285 art 1 s 1 to 2004 c 285 art 1 s 9
Foreign health organizations, Minn. Law 2004 c 285 art 1 s 10
Hearings, Commerce Department, Minn. Law 2004 c 285 art 1 s 7
Notice about, effect, Minn. Law 2004 c 285 art 1 s 12
Plans concerning, Minn. Law 2004 c 285 art 1 s 4 to 2004 c 285 art 1 s 6
Comprehensive health insurance, see COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH ASSOCIATION, Minn. Law 2005 c 77 s 8, 2005 c 132 s 13, 14, 2010 c 384 s 21, 22
Comprehensive health insurance plan, Minn. Law 2006 c 255 s 19, 20, 31
Comprehensive health insurance plans
Community-based health care plan enrollees, Minn. Law 2011 c 108 s 35
Dependent coverage, age limits, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 12 s 2
Maximum lifetime benefits, Minn. Law 2007 c 104 s 16
Preexisting conditions, Minn. Law 2011 c 108 s 34, 35
Continuation coverage
COBRA subsidy for medical assistance recipients, Minn. Law 2009 c 79 art 5 s 78, 2010 1Sp c 1 art 16 s 39
Local government employees, Minn. Law 2010 c 384 s 97
Notice of right to coverage, Minn. Law 2010 c 384 s 17
counties, joint powers agreements, Minn. Law 2005 c 132 s 37
Coverage
Adopted children, Minn. Law 2006 c 255 s 11
Alopecia areata, hair prostheses, cost sharing, Minn. Law 2004 c 288 art 7 s 1
Breast cancer, bone marrow transplants, repeal, Minn. Law 2004 c 288 art 7 s 8
Denial in absence of evidence-based standards, Minn. Law 2006 c 255 s 32
Dependents age 19 to limiting age, Minn. Law 2004 c 288 art 3 s 3
Ovarian cancer screening, Minn. Law 2004 c 288 art 6 s 2
coverage, disputes with workers compensation insurers, Minn. Law 2005 c 132 s 36
Data
Service cooperatives, claims, classification, Minn. Law 2004 c 290 s 2
Deductibles, collection from patients by providers, Minn. Law 2010 c 331 s 6
Dental, see DENTAL INSURANCE
dental insurance, Minn. Law 2005 c 132 s 9
Dependent coverage
Comprehensive health insurance plans, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 12 s 2
Small employer health benefit plans, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 12 s 6
State employees, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 12 s 1, 2
Students part time because of disability, repeal, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 12 s 16
Dependent coverage, adult children, W-2 corrections, Minn. Law 2011 c 8 s 7
Documents, electronic transmission, Minn. Law 2004 c 268 s 11, 2004 c 288 art 7 s 4
Drugs and medicine, oral chemotherapy drugs, health insurance coverage, Minn. Law 2010 c 326
Electronic transmission of information, notices about, Minn. Law 2010 c 384 s 33
Eligibility for a health plan transactions, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 15 s 4
Employee benefit plans, securities registration, exemptions, Minn. Law 2008 c 256 s 3
Employer-provided insurance, coverage to adult children, W-2 corrections, Minn. Law 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. Law 2004 c 268 s 13
Small employer health plans, Minn. Law 2004 c 268 s 5, 6
Essential benefit set, Minn. Law 2008 c 358 art 4 s 11
Essential community providers, designation, Minn. Law 2004 c 279 art 9
Essential community providers, designation, renewal, fees, Minn. Law 2007 c 50
Evidence-based health care guidelines, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 15 s 1
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, Minn. Law 2011 c 112 art 9 s 4
Filings, review, Minn. Law 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. Law 2009 c 178 art 1 s 25, 69
Group health plans, layoffs or terminations, notices required by federal law, Minn. Law 2009 c 178 art 1 s 22
Health and accident insurance companies, contracts, health provider cooperatives, generally, Minn. Law 2009 c 97
Health care access survey, appropriations, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 19 s 4
health care gross revenues taxes
compliance reports, repeal, Minn. Law 2005 c 77 s 7
Health care purchasing alliances
Seasonal employees, eligibility, Minn. Law 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. Law 2004 c 268 s 11, 2004 c 288 art 7 s 4
Health maintenance organizations, see HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
assessments, insurance fraud prevention, Minn. Law 2005 c 77 s 1
Evaluation of provider performance, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 15 s 10
Renewal fees, increase, Minn. Law 2008 c 364 s 16
Health plan companies
Audits, Minn. Law 2009 c 174 art 2 s 1
Audits by independent organizations, Minn. Law 2004 c 288 art 6 s 8, 2005 1Sp c 4 art 8 s 4
Claims
Clearinghouse failure to submit, Minn. Law 2010 c 336 s 10
Timeline exceptions, Minn. Law 2010 c 331 s 4, 5
claims, filing, Minn. Law 2005 c 77 s 4, 5
Complaints against, forms, Minn. Law 2008 c 221
Contracts with health care providers
Amendments, Minn. Law 2004 c 246 s 5, 11
Contracting procedures, Minn. Law 2004 c 246 s 5
Definitions, Minn. Law 2004 c 246 s 3
Exemptions, Minn. Law 2004 c 246 s 4
Health Plan Contract Act, citation, Minn. Law 2004 c 246 s 2
Network shadow contracting, Minn. Law 2004 c 246 s 9
Payment rates, Minn. Law 2004 c 246 s 6
Prompt payment, Minn. Law 2004 c 246 s 10
Service code changes, Minn. Law 2004 c 246 s 7
Unilateral terms in, Minn. Law 2004 c 246 s 8
Data collection and reporting requirements, inventory, Minn. Law 2010 1Sp c 1 art 20 s 19
Deductibles and coinsurance, collected from patients, Minn. Law 2010 c 331 s 6
Dental insurance, see DENTAL INSURANCE
Essential community providers, Minn. Law 2007 c 50
Evaluation of provider performance, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 15 s 10
expanded provider networks, repeal, Minn. Law 2005 c 77 s 8
Fees, notices to providers about, Minn. Law 2010 c 331 s 2
Filings, review, appropriations for, Minn. Law 2010 1Sp c 1 art 25 s 10
Health care provider payments, disclosures of, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 15 s 9
Hearing aids, Minn. Law 2007 c 60
High deductible health plans, Minn. Law 2004 c 268 s 5 to 2004 c 268 s 8
Local ombudspersons, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 14
Nonprofit, community benefit standards, Minn. Law 2008 c 358 art 5 s 4
Off-label drug use, coverage, Minn. Law 2009 c 159 s 3
Payment reforms
Baskets of care, uniform pricing, Minn. Law 2008 c 358 art 4 s 8
Definitions, Minn. Law 2008 c 358 art 4 s 4
Essential benefit set, Minn. Law 2008 c 358 art 4 s 11
Health care homes, care coordination, Minn. Law 2008 c 358 art 4 s 6
Health Care Reform Review Council, Minn. Law 2008 c 358 art 4 s 12
Incentive payments, Minn. Law 2008 c 358 art 4 s 5
Payment reforms, Minn. Law 2008 c 358 art 4 s 7
Section 125 plans, Minn. Law 2008 c 358 art 4 s 10
Payments to providers, disclosures about, Minn. Law 2011 c 108 s 36
Private duty nursing services, coverage, Minn. Law 2010 1Sp c 1 art 19 s 1
Provider contracts, Minn. Law 2004 c 268 s 13
Providers
Contracts, termination, Minn. Law 2010 c 331 s 1
Tiering, effects on reimbursement, explanation, Minn. Law 2010 c 331 s 3
Reporting requirements, reduction, study, Minn. Law 2004 c 288 art 6 s 29
Section 125 plans, Minn. Law 2008 c 366 art 17 s 4
Section 125 plans, tax credits, Minn. Law 2009 c 3 s 2
Short-term coverage, Minn. Law 2004 c 268 s 9
Health plan purchasing pool study group, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 12 s 15
Health plans, defined, Minn. Law 2011 c 108 s 32
Health plans, subrogation clauses, Minn. Law 2006 c 255 s 10
health savings accounts, Minn. Law 2005 c 132 s 17
Hearing aids, children, Minn. Law 2007 c 60
Hearing insurance, Minn. Law 2009 c 178 art 1 s 20, 21
High deductible health plans, Minn. Law 2004 c 268 s 5 to 2004 c 268 s 8, 2010 c 384 s 16
humanities Commission employees, Minn. Law 2005 c 144 s 4
Incentive programs, not discrimination, Minn. Law 2009 c 178 art 1 s 40
Individual health plans, Minn. Law 2010 c 384 s 20
Individual health plans, notices of coverage, Minn. Law 2004 c 268 s 1
Individual health plans, previous cesarean delivery, Minn. Law 2009 c 159 s 1
Individual plans
Geographic regions, Minn. Law 2006 c 255 s 16
Individual policies, rates, Minn. Law 2006 c 255 s 8
Minimum lifetime loss ratios, Minn. Law 2006 c 255 s 8, 16
Information about
Commerce Department, duties, Minn. Law 2006 c 255 s 34
Insurance companies, investments, Minn. Law 2008 c 240 s 6
Joint self-insurance employee health plans, see JOINT SELF-INSURANCE EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLANS, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 12 s 3
Local governments, continuation coverage, Minn. Law 2010 c 384 s 97
Local governments, employees, self-funded multiemployer health and welfare funds, Minn. Law 2009 c 169 art 12 s 7, 2009 c 174 art 2 s 11
long-term care
Long-term care insurance, see LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE, Insurance under LONG-TERM CARE, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 3 s 32, 2007 c 104 s 17
Managed care organizations
Audits by independent organizations, Minn. Law 2004 c 288 art 6 s 8
Medical assistance, see MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Medicare
Hospice program, medical assistance coverage, Minn. Law 2004 c 288 art 5 s 3
Medicare supplement plans, extended basic plan
Comprehensive Health Association, Minn. Law 2004 c 268 s 4
Medicare Advantage plans, Minn. Law 2005 c 17
Medicare, enrollment incentive program, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 5 s 2
Medicare select insurance, coverage, Minn. Law 2011 c 108 s 33
medicare supplement insurance, Minn. Law 2010 c 275 art 1 s 9, 2010 c 384 s 18, 19
50-percent coverage plans, Minn. Law 2006 c 255 s 14
50 percent Part A deductible coverage, requirements, Minn. Law 2009 c 178 art 1 s 28
75-percent coverage plans, Minn. Law 2006 c 255 s 15
At-home recovery benefits, coverage, Minn. Law 2009 c 178 art 1 s 26, 27
basic plan, preventive care coverage, Minn. Law 2005 c 132 s 12
Benefit riders, requirements, Minn. Law 2009 c 178 art 1 s 27
Copayment Part B coverage, requirements, Minn. Law 2009 c 178 art 1 s 28
Diabetes care, equipment and supplies, Minn. Law 2006 c 255 s 12, 13
Effective date, Minn. Law 2009 c 178 art 1 s 69
extended basic plan, Minn. Law 2005 c 132 s 11
Genetic information, use of, Minn. Law 2009 c 178 art 1 s 25, 69
High deductible coverage, requirements, Minn. Law 2009 c 178 art 1 s 30
Medicare Advantage plan supplements, Minn. Law 2009 c 178 art 1 s 23, 24
open enrollment period, Minn. Law 2005 c 132 s 10
prescription drug coverage, Minn. Law 2005 c 17 art 1
Medicare supplement plans, electronic enrollment, Minn. Law 2008 c 344 s 12
Mental illness, hospital treatment coverage, Minn. Law 2008 c 344 s 10
Migrant workers' health insurance, Minn. Law 2004 c 206 s 30
minnesota Comprehensive Health Association, Minn. Law 2005 c 132 s 13, 14
MinnesotaCare, see MINNESOTACARE
Negative trend, definition, Minn. Law 2011 c 61 s 2
Nonprofit health service plan corporations, see NONPROFIT HEALTH SERVICE PLAN CORPORATIONS
Filings, objections or inquiries about, Minn. Law 2006 c 255 s 17, 18
Ovarian cancer screening, coverage, Minn. Law 2004 c 288 art 6 s 2, 3
Payments to providers
Information about, providing to patients, Minn. Law 2004 c 288 art 7 s 3
Pharmacies, disclosure to consumers, Minn. Law 2004 c 268 s 13, 2004 c 288 art 3 s 5
Policies, individual policies, rates, Minn. Law 2006 c 255 s 8, 9
Policies issued as stop-loss coverage, Minn. Law 2009 c 178 art 1 s 16
Policy of state, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 15 s 11, 12
Prepaid limited health service organizations, Minn. Law 2008 c 344 s 15
prescription drug coverage
existing insurance policies, Minn. Law 2005 c 17 art 1
Medicare Part D policies, stand-alone, Minn. Law 2005 c 17 art 2
pharmacy disclosures to consumers, duplicate provisions, repeal, Minn. Law 2005 c 10 art 1 s 82
public Safety Department employees
appropriation, Minn. Law 2005 c 136 art 1 s 9
reports, reduction, Minn. Law 2005 c 77
School personnel
Armed forces members on active service, Minn. Law 2004 c 256 art 1 s 6
School personnel, retiree health benefits, levies for, Minn. Law 2009 c 88 art 2 s 2
Seasonal employees
Health care purchasing alliance eligibility, Minn. Law 2004 c 268 s 10, 2004 c 288 art 6 s 9
Section 125 plans, Minn. Law 2008 c 358 art 4 s 10, 2008 c 366 art 17 s 4, 2009 c 3 s 2
Service cooperatives, health and dental plans, Minn. Law 2004 c 290 s 2
Service cooperatives (school districts), Minn. Law 2006 c 255 s 72, 73
small employer health benefit plans, Minn. Law 2005 c 10 art 1 s 15, 2005 c 132 s 15, 2011 c 108 s 37
Dependent coverage, age limits, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 12 s 6
Small employer health plans, Minn. Law 2006 c 255 s 27 to 2006 c 255 s 30
Agents, breaking apart small groups, Minn. Law 2004 c 268 s 5, 6
Small employers, see SMALL EMPLOYER INSURANCE PLANS, SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS
Small group health insurance market working group, Minn. Law 2010 c 370
Special education reimbursements, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 11 art 3 s 4 to 2011 1Sp c 11 art 3 s 7
state employees
benefits, contracts for, Minn. Law 2005 c 156 art 3 s 1
Dependent coverage, age limits, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 12 s 1, 2
Dependent eligibility verification, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 10 art 3 s 37, 40
Efficient use of health care, incentive program, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 10 art 3 s 39
Encouraging high-quality, low-cost providers, Minn. Law 2010 c 344 s 3
High-deductible option, Minn. Law 2008 c 358 art 4 s 1
information about, electronic transmission, Minn. Law 2005 c 144 s 5
Payment reforms, Minn. Law 2008 c 358 art 4 s 7
Retirement incentive, employer payments, Minn. Law 2010 c 337
State employee group insurance, reinstatement of coverage, Minn. Law 2011 c 100
State Health Access Program (SHAP), Minn. Law 2010 c 310 art 2
state health care purchasing authority, Minn. Law 2005 c 156 art 2 s 47
State health insurance programs, treatment by health insurers, Minn. Law 2010 c 310 art 13 s 1
Stop-loss coverage, policies issued as, Minn. Law 2009 c 178 art 1 s 16
suicide attempts, denial of coverage for, Minn. Law 2005 c 132 s 16
Uniform health care identification card, Minn. Law 2006 c 255 s 22, 23
Uninsured and underinsured persons
Community initiatives to cover, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 15 s 18, 2007 c 147 art 19 s 4
Policy of state, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 15 s 11, 12
Universal coverage, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 15 s 11, 12
Utilization review
Applicability, comprehensive health insurance, Minn. Law 2006 c 255 s 31
Evidence-based standards, absence of, Minn. Law 2006 c 255 s 32
Organizations, annual reports, Minn. Law 2006 c 255 s 33
vision insurance, Minn. Law 2005 c 132 s 9