1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; providing health plan coverage for certain acupuncture services; 
1.3 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [62Q.523] COVERAGE FOR ACUPUNCTURE SERVICES.
1.6 	Health plans must cover acupuncture services for the treatment of pain and ongoing pain 
1.7 	management when those services are performed by an individual who is licensed as an 
1.8 	acupuncture practitioner under chapter 147B.

1.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2021, and applies to health 
1.10 	plans offered, issued, or renewed to a Minnesota resident on or after that date.