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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to commerce; establishing the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>prescribing its powers and duties; authorizing rulemaking; establishing a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>legislative oversight committee; appropriating money;amending Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>Statutes 2012, sections 13.7191, by adding a subdivision; 13D.08, by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>subdivision; 16A.725, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62V; repealing Minnesota Statutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>2012, section 256.9658, subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.7191, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14a. <b>Minnesota Insurance Marketplace.</b> Classification and sharing of data <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace is governed by section 62V.06.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13D.08, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5a. <b>Minnesota Insurance Marketplace.</b> Meetings of the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>Insurance Marketplace are governed by section 62V.03, subdivision 2.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16A.725, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Certified Minnesota Insurance Marketplace operating costs.</b> (a) By <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>March 1 of each year, beginning March 1, 2015, the board of directors of the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>Insurance Marketplace shall certify to the commissioner of management and budget the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>estimated costs necessary to fund the operations of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>under chapter 62V for the next fiscal year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) By June 1, 2013, the board of directors of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>shall certify to the commissioner of management and budget the estimated costs necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>to fund the operations of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace under chapter 62V for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>next biennium that are not covered by federal funds.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16A.725, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Fund reimbursements.</b> (a) Each fiscal year, beginning fiscal year 2016, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>the commissioner of management and budget shall first transfer from the health impact <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>fund to the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace account in the special revenue fund, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>amount of certified expenditures under subdivision 2a, paragraph (a), or the balance of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>fund, whichever is less.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For the 2014-2015 biennium, the commissioner of management and budget shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>first transfer from the health impact fund to the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace account <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>in the special revenue fund, the amount of certified expenditures under subdivision 2a, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>paragraph (b), or the balance of the fund, whichever is less. These funds may be used in <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>either year of the biennium.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>~~Each fiscal year,~~ (c) If any balance remains in the health impact fund after the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>transfer in paragraph (a) or (b), the commissioner of management and budget shall ~~first~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var> transfer from the health impact fund to the general fund an amount sufficient to offset the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>general fund cost of the certified expenditures under subdivision 2 or the balance of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>fund, whichever is less.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>~~(b)~~ (d) If any balance remains in the health impact fund after the ~~transfer~~ transfers in <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>~~paragraph~~ paragraphs (a) to (c), the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>to the health care access fund the amount sufficient to offset the health care access fund cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>of the certified expenditures in subdivision 2, or the balance of the fund, whichever is less.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. <b>[62V.01] TITLE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>This chapter may be cited as the "Minnesota Insurance Marketplace Act."<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>[62V.02] DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Scope.</b> For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>the meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Board.</b> "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>Marketplace specified in section 62V.04.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Dental plan.</b> "Dental plan" has the meaning defined in section 62Q.76, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Health plan.</b> "Health plan" means a policy, contract, certificate, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>agreement defined in section 62A.011, subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Health carrier.</b> "Health carrier" has the meaning defined in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>62A.011.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Individual market.</b> "Individual market" means the market for health <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>insurance coverage offered to individuals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Insurance producer.</b> "Insurance producer" has the meaning defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>in section 60K.31.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Minnesota Insurance Marketplace.</b> "Minnesota Insurance Marketplace" <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>means the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace created as a state health benefit exchange <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>as described in section 1311 of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>(Public Law 111-148), and further defined through amendments to the act and regulations <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>issued under the act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Navigator.</b> "Navigator" has the meaning described in section 1311(i) of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), and further <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>defined through amendments to the act and regulations issued under the act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Public health care program.</b> "Public health care program" means any <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>public health care program administered by the commissioner of human services. <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Qualified health plan.</b> "Qualified health plan" means a health plan that <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>meets the definition in section 1301(a) of the Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>and has been certified by the board in accordance with section 62V.05, subdivision 5, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>be offered through the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Small group market.</b> "Small group market" means the market for health <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>insurance coverage offered to small employers as defined in section 62L.02, subdivision 26.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>[62V.03] MINNESOTA INSURANCE MARKETPLACE; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var><b>ESTABLISHMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Creation.</b> The Minnesota Insurance Marketplace is created as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>board under section 15.012, paragraph (a), to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>(1) promote innovation, competition, quality, value, market participation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>affordability, meaningful choices, health improvement, care management, reduction of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>health disparities, and portability of health plans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>(2) facilitate and simplify the comparison, choice, enrollment, and purchase of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>health plans for individuals purchasing in the individual market through the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>Insurance Marketplace and for employees and employers purchasing in the small group <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>market through the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>(3) assist small employers with access to small business health insurance tax credits <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>and to assist individuals with access to public health care programs, premium assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>tax credits and cost-sharing reductions, and certificates of exemption from individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>responsibility requirements; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>(4) facilitate the integration and transition of individuals between public health care <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>programs and health plans in the individual market.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Application of other law.</b> (a) The Minnesota Insurance Marketplace is <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>subject to review by the legislative auditor under section 3.971. Upon the audit of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>financial accounts and affairs of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace, the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>Insurance Marketplace is liable to the state for the total cost and expenses of the audit, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>including the salaries paid to the examiners while actually engaged in making the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>examination.  The legislative auditor may bill the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace either <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>monthly or at the completion of the audit.  All collections received for the audits must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>deposited in the general fund and are appropriated to the legislative auditor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>(b) Board members of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace are subject to sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>10A.07 and 10A.09. Board members and the personnel of the Minnesota Insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>Marketplace are subject to section 10A.071.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>(c) All meetings of the board shall comply with the open meeting law in chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>13D, except that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>(1) meetings regarding personnel negotiations may be closed at the discretion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>the board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>(2) meetings regarding contract negotiations may be closed at the discretion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>the board; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>(3) meetings or portions of meetings where not public data, as defined in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>13.02, subdivision 8a, or trade secret information, as defined in section 13.37, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>1, are discussed must be closed to the public.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The Minnesota Insurance Marketplace and provisions specified under this chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>are exempt from chapter 14, including section 14.386, except as specified in section 62V.05.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>(e) The board and the Web site are exempt from chapter 60K. <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>(f) Section 3.3005 applies to any federal funds received by the Minnesota Insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>Marketplace.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>(g) The Minnesota Insurance Marketplace is exempt from the following sections in <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>chapter 16E: 16E.01, subdivision 3, paragraph (b); 16E.03, subdivisions 3 and 4; 16E.04, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>subdivision 1, subdivision 2, paragraph (e), and subdivision 3, paragraph (b); 16E.0465; <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>16E.055; 16E.145; 16E.15; 16E.16; 16E.17; 16E.18; and 16E.22.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>(h) A Minnesota Insurance Marketplace decision that requires a vote of the board, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>other than a decision that applies only to hiring of employees or other internal management <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace, is an "administrative action" under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>10A.01, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>(i) All Minnesota state legislators must purchase their health coverage through the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>Minnesota Insurance Marketplace.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b>[62V.04] GOVERNANCE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Board.</b> The Minnesota Insurance Marketplace is governed by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>board of directors with seven members.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Appointment.</b> (a) Board membership of the Minnesota Insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>Marketplace consists of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>(1) three members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate, with <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>one member representing the interests of individual consumers eligible for individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>market coverage, one member representing individual consumers eligible for public health <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>care program coverage, and one member representing small employers. Members are <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>appointed to serve a four-year term following the initial staggered-term lot determination;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>(2) three members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate, who <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>have demonstrated expertise, leadership, and innovation in the following areas: one <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>member representing the areas of health administration, health care finance, health plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>purchasing, and health care delivery systems; one member representing the areas of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>public health, health disparities, public health care programs, and the uninsured; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>one member representing health policy issues related to the small group and individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>markets. Members are appointed to serve a four-year term following the initial staggered <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>term lot determination; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>(3) the commissioner of human services or a designee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>(b) The governor shall make appointments to the board that are consistent with <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>federal law and regulations regarding its composition and structure. All board members <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>appointed by the governor must be legal residents of Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>(c) Section 15.0597 shall apply to all appointments, except for the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>and initial appointments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>(d) Initial appointments shall be made within 30 days of enactment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Terms.</b> (a) Board members may serve no more than two consecutive <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>terms, except for the commissioner or the commissioner's designee, who shall serve <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>until replaced by the governor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>(b) A board member may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>(c) The appointed members under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>shall have an initial term of two, three, or four years, determined by lot by the secretary of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Conflicts of interest.</b> (a) Within one year prior to or at any time during <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>their appointed term, board members appointed under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>clauses (1) and (2), shall not be employed by, be a member of the board of directors of, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>otherwise be a representative of a health carrier, health care provider, navigator, insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>producer, or other entity in the business of selling items or services of significant value to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>or through the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>(b) No board member shall have a close family member who is an executive of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>health carrier. For purposes of this paragraph, a close family member includes a spouse, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>parent, sibling, or child.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Acting chair; first meeting; supervision.</b> (a) The governor shall designate <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>as acting chair one of the appointees described in subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>(b) The board shall hold its first meeting within 60 days of enactment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>(c) The board shall elect a chair to replace the acting chair at the first meeting.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Chair.</b> The board shall have a chair, elected by a majority of members. <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>The chair shall serve for one year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Officers.</b> The members of the board shall elect officers by a majority of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>members. The officers shall serve for one year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Vacancies.</b> If a vacancy occurs on the board, the governor shall appoint a <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>new member within 90 days to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Removal.</b> A board member may be removed by the board only for cause, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>following notice, hearing, and a two-thirds vote of the board. A conflict of interest as <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>defined in subdivision 4 shall be cause for removal from the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Meetings.</b> The board shall meet at least quarterly.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Quorum.</b> A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>and the affirmative vote of a majority of members of the board is necessary and sufficient <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>for action taken by the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Compensation.</b> (a) The board members shall be paid a salary not to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>exceed the salary limits established under section 15A.0815, subdivision 4. The salary for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>board members shall be set in accordance with this subdivision and section 15A.0815, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>subdivision 5. This paragraph expires December 31, 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>(b) Beginning January 1, 2016, the board members may be compensated in <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>accordance with section 15.0575.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Advisory committees.</b> (a) The board shall establish and maintain <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>advisory committees to provide insurance producers, health care providers, the health <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>care industry, consumers, and other stakeholders with the opportunity to share their <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>perspectives regarding the operation of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace as required <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>under section 1311(d)(6) of the Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148). The board <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>shall regularly consult with the advisory committees. The advisory committees established <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>under this paragraph shall not expire.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The board may establish additional advisory committees, as necessary, to gather <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>and provide information to the board in order to facilitate the operation of the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>Insurance Marketplace. The advisory committees established under this paragraph shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>not expire, except by action of the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Section 15.0597 shall not apply to any advisory committee established by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>board under this subdivision.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b>[62V.05] RESPONSIBILITIES AND POWERS OF THE MINNESOTA </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var><b>INSURANCE MARKETPLACE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>General.</b> (a) The board shall operate the Minnesota Insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>Marketplace according to this chapter and applicable state and federal law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>(b) The board has the power to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>(1) employ personnel and delegate administrative, operational, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>responsibilities to the director and other personnel as deemed appropriate by the board. <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>The director and managerial staff of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace shall serve in <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>the unclassified service and shall be governed by a compensation plan prepared by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>board, submitted to the commissioner of management and budget for review and comment <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>within 14 days of its receipt, and approved by the Legislative Coordinating Commission <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>and the legislature under section 3.855, subdivision 3, except that section 15A.0815, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>subdivision 5, paragraph (e), shall not apply;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>(2) establish the budget of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>(3) seek and accept money, grants, loans, donations, materials, services, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>advertising revenue from government agencies, philanthropic organizations, and public <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>and private sources to fund the operation of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>(4) contract for the receipt and provision of goods and services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>(5) enter into information-sharing agreements with federal and state agencies and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>other entities as authorized under section 62V.06; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>(6) take any other actions reasonably required to implement and administer its <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>responsibilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>(c) Within 180 days of enactment, the board shall establish bylaws, policies, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>and procedures governing the operations of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace in <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>accordance with this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Operations funding.</b> Funding for the operations of the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>Insurance Marketplace shall cover any compensation provided to navigators participating <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>in the navigator program. The Minnesota Insurance Marketplace shall post on its Web site <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>the annual estimated costs necessary to fund the operations of the Minnesota Insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>Marketplace as certified to the commissioner of management and budget under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>16A.725, subdivision 2a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Insurance producers.</b> (a) Within 30 days of enactment, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>of management and budget, in consultation with the commissioner of commerce, shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>establish certification requirements that must be met by insurance producers in order to <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>assist individuals and small employers with purchasing coverage through the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>Insurance Marketplace. The requirements established under this paragraph shall remain <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>in effect until the implementation of the requirements established under paragraph (b) <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>or January 1, 2015, whichever is later. Prior to January 1, 2015, the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>management and budget may amend the requirements, if necessary, due to a change in <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>federal rules.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The board, in consultation with the commissioner of commerce, may establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>certification requirements for insurance producers assisting individuals and small <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>employers with purchasing coverage through the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace. <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>Certification shall be issued by the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Certification requirements shall not exceed the requirements established under <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, part 155.220. Certification shall include training on <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>health plans available through the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace, available tax credits <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>and cost-sharing arrangements, compliance with privacy and security standards, eligibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>verification processes, online enrollment tools, and basic information on available public <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>health care programs. Training required for certification under this subdivision shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>qualify for continuing education requirements for insurance producers required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>chapter 60K, and must comply with course approval requirements under chapter 45.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Any compensation, including, but not limited to, commissions, service fees, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>and brokerage fees paid to an insurance producer for selling, soliciting, or negotiating <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>coverage offered through the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace shall be paid by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>health carrier and must be the same for health plans offered or sold inside the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>Insurance Marketplace as for health plans offered or sold outside the Minnesota Insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.36"></a><var>8.36</var>Marketplace. Compensation must be set by the health carrier and not by the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Any insurance producer compensation structure established by a health carrier <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>for the small group market must include compensation for defined contribution plans that <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>involve multiple health carriers. The compensation offered must be commensurate with <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>other small group market defined health plans.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) Any insurance producer assisting an individual or small employer with <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>purchasing coverage through the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace must disclose, orally <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>and in writing, to the individual or small employer at the time of the first solicitation with <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>the prospective purchaser the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the health carriers and qualified health plans offered through the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>Insurance Marketplace that the producer is authorized to sell, and that the producer may <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>not be authorized to sell all the qualified health plans offered through the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>Insurance Marketplace;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the producer may be receiving compensation from a health carrier for enrolling <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>the individual or small employer into a particular health plan; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) information on all qualified health plans offered through the Minnesota Insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>Marketplace is available through the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace Web site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>For purposes of this paragraph, "solicitation" means any contact by a producer, or any <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>person acting on behalf of a producer made for the purpose of selling or attempting to sell <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>coverage through the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace. If the first solicitation is made by <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>telephone, the disclosures required under this paragraph need not be made in writing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) Beginning January 15, 2015, each health carrier that offers or sells qualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>health plans through the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace shall report in writing to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>board and the commissioner of commerce the compensation and other incentives it offers <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>or provides to insurance producers with regard to each type of health plan the health carrier <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>offers or sells both inside and outside of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace. Each <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>health carrier shall submit a report annually and upon any change to the compensation or <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>other incentives offered or provided to insurance producers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to limit the licensure requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>or regulatory functions of the commissioner of commerce under chapter 60K.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Navigator; in-person assisters; call center.</b> (a) The board shall establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>policies and procedures for the ongoing operation of a navigator program, in-person <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>assister program, call center, and customer service provisions for the Minnesota Insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>Marketplace to be implemented beginning January 1, 2015. <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>(b) Until the implementation of the policies and procedures described in paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>(a), the following shall be in effect:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.36"></a><var>9.36</var>(1) the navigator program shall be met by section 256.962;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>(2) entities eligible to be navigators may serve as in-person assisters;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>(3) the commissioner of management and budget shall establish requirements and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>compensation for the navigator program and the in-person assister program within 30 days <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>of enactment. Compensation for navigators and in-person assisters must take into account <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>any other compensation received by the navigator or in-person assister for conducting <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>the same or similar services; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>(4) call center operations shall utilize existing state resources and personnel, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>including referrals to counties for medical assistance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>(c) The commissioner of management and budget shall establish a toll-free number <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>for the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace and may hire and contract for additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>resources as deemed necessary.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The navigator program and in-person assister program must meet the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>requirements of section 1311(i) of the Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148). In <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>establishing training standards for the navigators and in-person assisters, the board must <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>ensure that all entities and individuals carrying out navigator and in-person assister <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>functions have training in the needs of underserved and vulnerable populations; eligibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>and enrollment rules and procedures; the range of available public health care programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>and qualified health plan options offered through the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace; <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>and privacy and security standards. For calendar year 2014, the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>human services shall ensure that the navigator program under section 256.962 provides <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>application assistance for both qualified health plans offered through the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>Insurance Marketplace and public health care programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>(e) The board must ensure that any information provided by navigators, in-person <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>assisters, the call center, or other customer assistance portals be accessible to persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>with disabilities and that information provided on public health care programs include <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>information on other coverage options available to persons with disabilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Health carrier and health plan requirements; participation.</b> (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>Beginning January 1, 2015, the board may establish minimum certification requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>for health carriers and health plans to be offered through the Minnesota Insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>Marketplace that satisfy the federal requirements under section 1311(c)(1) of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148).<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if by June 1, 2013, the legislature enacts regulatory <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>requirements that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) apply uniformly to all health carriers and health plans in the individual market;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) apply uniformly to all health carriers and health plans in the small group market; <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.36"></a><var>10.36</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) satisfy minimum federal certification requirements under section 1311(c)(1) of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>the Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148).<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) In accordance with section 1311(e) of the Affordable Care Act (Public Law <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>111-148), the board shall establish certification procedures for selection of qualified health <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>plans to be offered through the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace. The board shall certify <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>a health plan as a qualified health plan, if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the health plan meets the minimum certification requirements established in <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>paragraph (a) or the market regulatory requirements described in paragraph (b); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the board determines that making the health plan available through the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>Insurance Marketplace is in the interests of qualified individuals and qualified employers <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>using the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) In determining the interests of qualified individuals and employers under <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>paragraph (c), clause (2), the board may consider affordability; quality and value of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>health plans; promotion of initiatives to reduce health disparities; market stability; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>meaningful choice and access. The board may not exclude a health plan for any reason <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>specified under section 1311(e)(1)(B) of the Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148).<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) For qualified health plans offered through the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>effective January 1, 2014, the board shall determine whether a health plan satisfies <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>paragraph (c), clause (2), by considering a combination of the following criteria:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) reasonableness of expected costs supporting the health plan's premiums and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>cost-sharing structure;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) quality and sufficiency of the health plan's provider networks;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) quality improvement activities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) quality initiatives related to cultural and linguistic competency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) promotion of initiatives for improving health, disease prevention, and wellness; <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) providing a manageable number of choices to consumers that present clear <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>product differentiation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) For qualified health plans offered through the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>on or after January 1, 2015, the board shall establish the criteria for satisfying paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>(c), clause (2), by February 1 of each year, beginning February 1, 2014. The criteria <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>must include the measures to be used by the board to determine whether the criteria have <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>been met. The board may use the rulemaking process described in subdivision 9 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>selection criteria.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) For qualified health plans offered through the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.36"></a><var>11.36</var>beginning January 1, 2015, health carriers must use the most current addendum for Indian <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>health care providers approved by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>tribes as part of their contracts with Indian health care providers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Appeals process; eligibility determinations.</b> (a) The board shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>establish a process for appeal of individual or employer eligibility determinations or <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>redeterminations of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace. The process must provide for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>reasonable opportunity to be heard and timely resolution of the appeal, consistent with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>requirements of federal law and regulations. The process must be substantially similar <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>to the hearing process under section 256.045 and include judicial review in the manner <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>specified under section 256.045, subdivisions 7 to 9.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>(b) The Minnesota Insurance Marketplace may establish service-level agreements <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>with state agencies to conduct hearings for appeals. Notwithstanding section 471.59, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>subdivision 1, a state agency is authorized to enter into service-level agreements for this <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>purpose with the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>(c) For proceedings under this subdivision and subdivision 7, the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>Insurance Marketplace may be represented by an attorney who is an employee of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>Minnesota Insurance Marketplace.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>(d) This subdivision does not apply to appeals of determinations where a state <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>agency hearing is available under section 256.045.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Contested case proceeding; health carrier determinations.</b> A health <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>carrier that is aggrieved by a decision of the board regarding its compliance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>certification requirements or participation in the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace under <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>subdivision 5 is entitled to a contested case proceeding under chapter 14. The report or <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>order of the administrative law judge constitutes the final decision in the case, subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>judicial review under sections 14.63 to 14.69.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Agreements; consultation.</b> (a) The board shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>(1) establish and maintain an agreement with the chief information officer of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>the Office of Enterprise Technology for information technology services that ensures <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>coordination with public health care programs. The board may establish and maintain <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>agreements with the chief information officer of the Office of Enterprise Technology for <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>other information technology services, including an agreement that would permit the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>Minnesota Insurance Marketplace to administer eligibility for additional health care and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>public assistance programs under the authority of the commissioner of human services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>(2) establish and maintain an agreement with the commissioner of human services <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>for cost allocation and services regarding eligibility determinations and enrollment for <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>public health care programs that use a modified adjusted gross income standard to <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>determine program eligibility. The board may establish and maintain an agreement with <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>the commissioner of human services for other services; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>(3) establish and maintain an agreement with the commissioners of commerce <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>and health for services regarding enforcement of Minnesota Insurance Marketplace <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>certification requirements for health plans and dental plans offered through the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>Insurance Marketplace. The board may establish and maintain agreements with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>commissioners of commerce and health for other services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>(b) The board shall consult with the commissioners of commerce and health <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>regarding the operations of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>(c) The board shall consult with Indian tribes and organizations regarding the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>operation of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>(d) Beginning March 15, 2014, and each March 15 thereafter, the board shall submit <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees in the senate and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over commerce, health, and human <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>services on all the agreements entered into with the chief information officer of the Office <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>of Enterprise Technology, or the commissioners of human services, health, or commerce <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>in accordance with this subdivision. The report shall include the agency in which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>agreement is with; the time period of the agreement; the purpose of the agreement; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>a summary of the terms of the agreement. A copy of the agreement must be submitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>to the extent practicable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Rulemaking in the first year.</b> (a) Effective upon enactment until January <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>1, 2014, the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace may adopt rules to implement any <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>provisions of this chapter following the process in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>(b) Before publication of the final rule in the State Register, the agency must submit <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>the rule to an administrative law judge in the Office of Administrative Hearings. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>administrative law judge shall within ten days approve or disapprove the rule as to its <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>legality and its form, to the extent the form relates to legality.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>(c) The Minnesota Insurance Marketplace shall publish proposed rules in the State <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>Register.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>(d) Interested parties have 21 days after publication to comment on the proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>rules. After the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace has considered all comments, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>Minnesota Insurance Marketplace shall publish notice in the State Register that the rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>have been adopted and the rules shall take effect on publication.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>(e) If the adopted rules are the same as the proposed rules, the notice shall state that <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>the rules have been adopted as proposed and shall cite the prior publication. If the adopted <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.36"></a><var>13.36</var>rules differ from the proposed rules, the portions of the adopted rules that differ from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>proposed rules shall be included in the notice of adoption, together with a citation to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>prior State Register that contained the notice of the proposed rules.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>(f) The Minnesota Insurance Marketplace shall seek comments from the Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>of Administration, Information Policy Analysis Division, before adopting any final rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>involving the sharing, use, or disclosure of not public data.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>(g) By January 15, 2014, the board shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>minority members of the committees in the senate and the house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>with primary jurisdiction over commerce and health, that lists and describes all rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>promulgated under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) If the rulemaking process described in this subdivision is not used, the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>must comply with the standard rulemaking process in chapter 14.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Rulemaking after the first year.</b> Beginning January 1, 2014, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>board may adopt rules to implement any provisions in this chapter using the expedited <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>rulemaking process in section 14.389. If the expedited rulemaking process is not used, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>board must comply with the standard rulemaking process in chapter 14.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Dental plans.</b> (a) The provisions of this section that apply to health plans <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>shall apply to dental plans offered as stand-alone dental plans through the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>Insurance Marketplace, to the extent practicable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A stand-alone dental plan offered through the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>must meet all certification requirements under section 1311(c)(1) of the Affordable Care <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>Act (Public Law 111-148) that are applicable to health plans, except for certification <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>requirements that cannot be met because the dental plan only covers dental benefits.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Limitations; risk-bearing.</b> (a) The board shall not bear insurance risk or <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>enter into any agreement with health care providers to pay claims.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>(b) Nothing in this subdivision shall prevent the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>from providing insurance for its employees.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. <b>[62V.06] DATA.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>(a) The definitions in section 13.02 apply to this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>(b) Government data of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace on individuals, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>employees of employers, and employers using the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace are <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>private data on individuals or nonpublic data. The Minnesota Insurance Marketplace <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>may share not public data with state and federal agencies and other entities if the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>determines that the exchange of the data is necessary to carry out the functions of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>Minnesota Insurance Marketplace. State agencies shall share not public data with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>Minnesota Insurance Marketplace if the board determines that the exchange of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>data is reasonably necessary to carry out the functions of the Minnesota Insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>Marketplace. Data-sharing agreements must include adequate protections with respect to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>the confidentiality and integrity of the data to be shared and comply with applicable law. <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>Notwithstanding the provisions governing summary data in sections 13.02, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>19, and 13.05, subdivision 7, the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace may derive summary <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>data from nonpublic data under this section. No personal medical data can be shared <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>(c) If a conflict exists between federal data practices law and the law of this state, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>Minnesota law controls to the extent it is more protective of the rights and privacy of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>data subjects.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>(d) The Minnesota Insurance Marketplace shall prepare a list of persons with <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>whom it has entered into data-sharing agreements under this section and a description <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>of all databases in which data that are private or nonpublic may be maintained. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>printable version of the list and descriptions must be available on the Minnesota Insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>Marketplace Web site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>(e) If the board determines that an individual has willfully collected, altered, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>accessed, acquired, received, maintained, shared, or disseminated data in violation of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>section or chapter 13, the board shall immediately and permanently revoke the authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>of the individual to have access to data that are not public data. If the board determines <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>that the individual willfully accessed or acquired data without explicit authorization from <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>the board, the board shall forward the matter to the appropriate prosecutorial authority.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. <b>[62V.07] FUNDS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Minnesota Insurance Marketplace account is created in the special revenue fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>of the state treasury. All funds received by the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>be deposited in the account. Funds in the account are appropriated to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>Insurance Marketplace for the operation of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. <b>[62V.08] REPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>The Minnesota Insurance Marketplace shall submit a report to the legislature by <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>January 15, 2015, and each January 15 thereafter, on: (1) the performance of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>Insurance Marketplace operations; (2) meeting the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>responsibilities; (3) an accounting of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>activities; and (4) practices and procedures that have been implemented to ensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>compliance with data practices laws; the security of private and nonpublic data and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>prevention of unauthorized acquisition of or access to the data; changes in data practices <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>or classifications required by federal law; and a description of any violations of data <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>practices laws or procedures.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.13.0"></a><a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. <b>[62V.09] EXPIRATION AND SUNSET EXCLUSION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>Notwithstanding section 15.059, the board and its advisory committees shall not <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>expire, except as specified in section 62V.04, subdivision 13. The board and its advisory <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>committees are not subject to review or sunsetting under chapter 3D.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.14.0"></a><a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. <b>[62V.10] LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Legislative oversight.</b> (a) The Legislative Oversight Committee is <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>established to provide oversight to the implementation of this chapter and the operation <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>(b) The committee shall review the operations of the Minnesota Insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>Marketplace at least annually and shall recommend necessary changes in policy, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>implementation, and statutes to the board and to the legislature.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>(c) The Minnesota Insurance Marketplace shall present to the committee the annual <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>report required in section 62V.08, as well as the reports on rules required in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>62V.05, subdivision 9, the appeals process under section 62V.05, subdivision 6, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>actions taken regarding the treatment of multiemployer plans.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Membership; meetings; compensation.</b> (a) The Legislative Oversight <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>Committee shall consist of five members of the senate, three members appointed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>the majority leader of the senate, and two members appointed by the minority leader of <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>the senate; and five members of the house of representatives, three members appointed <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>by the speaker of the house, and two members appointed by the minority leader of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>house of representatives.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>(b) Appointed legislative members serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>and shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>(c) The first meeting of the committee shall be convened by the chair of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>Legislative Coordinating Commission. Members shall elect a chair at the first meeting. <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>The chair must convene at least one meeting annually, and may convene other meetings as <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>deemed necessary.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>(d) The members shall serve without compensation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Review of costs.</b> The board shall submit for review the estimated costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>necessary to fund the operations of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace as certified under <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>section 16A.725, subdivision 2a, to the committee at the same time as the certification is <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>provided to the commissioner of management and budget.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.15.0"></a><a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. <b>TRANSITION OF AUTHORITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>(a) Upon the effective date of this act, the commissioner of management and budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>shall exercise all authorities and responsibilities under Minnesota Statutes, sections 62V.03 <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>and 62V.05 until the board has satisfied the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>62V.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (c). In exercising these authorities and responsibilities of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>the board, the commissioner of management and budget shall be subject to or exempted <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>from the same statutory provisions as the board, as identified in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>section 62V.03, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>(b) Upon the establishment of bylaws, policies, and procedures governing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>operations of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace by the board as required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 62V.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), all personnel, assets, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>contracts, obligations, and funds managed by the commissioner of management and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>budget for the design and development of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>transferred to the board. Existing personnel managed by the commissioner of management <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>and budget for the design and development of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>staff the board upon enactment.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.16.0"></a><a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. <b>MINNESOTA COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH ASSOCIATION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var><b>TERMINATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>The commissioner of commerce, in consultation with the board of directors of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association, has the authority to develop and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>implement the phase-out and eventual termination of coverage provided by the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>Comprehensive Health Association under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62E. The phase-out <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>of coverage shall begin no sooner than January 1, 2014, or upon the effective date of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>operation of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace and the ability to purchase qualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>health plans through the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace, whichever is later, and shall, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>to the extent practicable, ensure the least amount of disruption to the enrollees' health care <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>coverage. The member assessments established under Minnesota Statutes, section 62E.11, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>shall take into consideration any phase-out of coverage implemented under this section.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.17.0"></a><a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. <b>REPORT ON APPEALS PROCESS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>By February 1, 2014, and February 1, 2015, the board of directors of the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>Insurance Marketplace shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>of the committees in the senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>commerce, health, and civil law on the appeals process for eligibility determinations <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>established under Minnesota Statutes, section 62V.05, subdivision 6.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.18.0"></a><a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. <b>CONTINGENT TREATMENT OF MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On or after the date that final federal regulations are adopted regarding the treatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>of multiemployer plans, the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace shall take such actions as <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>are necessary, in consultation with the commissioner of commerce and in accordance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>final federal regulations, to: (1) ensure that all multiemployer plans are notified of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>final federal rules; (2) conform all policies and procedures of the Minnesota Insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>Marketplace with applicable federal rules related to multiemployer plans; and (3) permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>multiemployer plans to be integrated in the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>maximum extent permitted by federal rules. The Minnesota Insurance Marketplace shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>submit written notification to the legislature regarding its compliance with this section.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.19.0"></a><a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.9658, subdivision 1, is repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.20.0"></a><a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>Sections 1 to 18 are effective the day following final enactment. Any actions taken <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>by any state agencies in furtherance of the design, development, and implementation <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace prior to the effective date shall be considered <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>actions taken by the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace and shall be governed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>provisions of this chapter and state law. Health plan and dental plan coverage through the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>Minnesota Insurance Marketplace is effective January 1, 2014.<br />
         		
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