1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; placing a condition on provider classifications used 
1.3 	in the state employee group insurance plan; requiring the release of data used to 
1.4 	establish certain classifications of providers;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, 
1.5 	section 43A.23, by adding a subdivision.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 43A.23, is amended by adding a 
1.8 	subdivision to read:
1.9 		Subd. 1a.Provider classification system. (a) If the commissioner, or carriers 
1.10 	under contract to the commissioner, classify primary medical care providers providing 
1.11 	services to the benefit plans under this section for the purpose of establishing the amount 
1.12 	of co-payment required from plan participants, the commissioner or the carriers may not 
1.13 	consider the cost of services that are not directly under the control of the provider in 
1.14 	making the classification.
1.15 	(b) All data used by the commissioner, or carriers under contract to the 
1.16 	commissioner, in making classifications of providers for the purposes of establishing 
1.17 	co-payment amounts required from plan participants is public data and must be made 
1.18 	available to all providers participating in the state employee group insurance plan.