1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; requiring the administrative services unit to apportion the 
1.3 	amount necessary to purchase medical professional liability insurance coverage 
1.4 	and authorizing fees to be adjusted to compensate for the apportioned amount; 
1.5 	appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 214.40, by 
1.6 	adding a subdivision.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 214.40, is amended by adding a 
1.9 	subdivision to read:
1.10 		Subd. 8.Fee adjustment. The administrative services unit shall apportion between 
1.11 	the Board of Medical Practice, the Board of Dentistry, and the Board of Nursing an 
1.12 	amount to be raised through fees by the respective board. The amount apportioned to each 
1.13 	board shall be the total amount expended on medical professional liability insurance 
1.14 	coverage purchased for the providers regulated by the respective board. The respective 
1.15 	board may adjust the fees in which the board is required to collect to compensate for the 
1.16 	amount apportioned to the board by the administrative services unit.

1.17 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 1.18 	$65,000 is appropriated in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, from the 
1.19 	state government special revenue fund to the administrative services unit to pay for 
1.20 	medical professional liability insurance coverage required under Minnesota Statutes, 
1.21 	section 214.40. This appropriation shall become part of the base appropriation for 
1.22 	the administrative services unit and shall be annually adjusted based on the cost of the 
1.23 	coverage purchased to comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 214.40.