2000 Minnesota Statutes

     62J.535 Uniform billing requirements. 

    Subdivision 1.    Development of uniform billing 
 transactions.  The commissioner of health, after consultation 
 with the commissioner of commerce, shall adopt uniform billing 
 standards that comply with United States Code, title 42, 
 sections 1320d to 1320d-8, as amended from time to time.  The 
 uniform billing standards shall apply to all paper and 
 electronic claim transactions and shall apply to all Minnesota 
 payers, including government programs.  

    Subd. 2.    Compliance.  (a) Concurrent with the date of 
 required compliance established under United States Code, title 
 42, sections 1320d to 1320d-8, as amended from time to time, for 
 uniform electronic billing standards, all health care providers 
 must conform to the uniform billing standards developed under 
 subdivision 1. 

    (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the requirements for the 
 uniform remittance advice report shall be effective 12 months 
 after the date of the required compliance of the standards for 
 the electronic remittance advice transaction are effective under 
 United States Code, title 42, sections 1320d to 1320d-8, as 
 amended from time to time. 

    HIST: 1999 c 245 art 2 s 8; 2000 c 483 s 16; 2000 c 488 art 11 
 s 1