2012 Minnesota Statutes

256L.031 HEALTHY MINNESOTA CONTRIBUTION PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.Defined contributions to enrollees.

(a) Beginning July 1, 2012, the commissioner shall provide each MinnesotaCare enrollee eligible under section 256L.04, subdivision 7, with family income equal to or greater than 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines with a monthly defined contribution to purchase health coverage under a health plan as defined in section 62A.011, subdivision 3.

(b) Enrollees eligible under this section shall not be charged premiums under section 256L.15 and are exempt from the managed care enrollment requirement of section 256L.12.

(c) Sections 256L.03; 256L.05, subdivision 3; and 256L.11 do not apply to enrollees eligible under this section unless otherwise provided in this section. Covered services, cost sharing, disenrollment for nonpayment of premium, enrollee appeal rights and complaint procedures, and the effective date of coverage for enrollees eligible under this section shall be as provided under the terms of the health plan purchased by the enrollee.

(d) Unless otherwise provided in this section, all MinnesotaCare requirements related to eligibility, income and asset methodology, income reporting, and program administration, continue to apply to enrollees obtaining coverage under this section.

Subd. 2.Use of defined contribution; health plan requirements.

(a) An enrollee may use up to the monthly defined contribution to pay premiums for coverage under a health plan as defined in section 62A.011, subdivision 3, or as provided in section 256L.031, subdivision 6.

(b) An enrollee must select a health plan within four calendar months of approval of MinnesotaCare eligibility. If a health plan is not selected and purchased within this time period, the enrollee must reapply and must meet all eligibility criteria. The commissioner may determine criteria under which an enrollee has more than four calendar months to select a health plan.

(c) Coverage purchased under this section must:

(1) include mental health and chemical dependency treatment services; and

(2) comply with the coverage limitations specified in section 256L.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (b).

Subd. 3.Determination of defined contribution amount.

(a) The commissioner shall determine the defined contribution sliding scale using the base contribution specified in this paragraph for the specified age ranges. The commissioner shall use a sliding scale for defined contributions that provides:

(1) persons with household incomes equal to 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines with a defined contribution of 93 percent of the base contribution;

(2) persons with household incomes equal to 250 percent of the federal poverty guidelines with a defined contribution of 80 percent of the base contribution; and

(3) persons with household incomes in evenly spaced increments between the percentages of the federal poverty guideline or income level specified in clauses (1) and (2) with a base contribution that is a percentage interpolated from the defined contribution percentages specified in clauses (1) and (2).

	19-29	$125
	30-34	$135
	35-39	$140
	40-44	$175
	45-49	$215
	50-54	$295
	55-59	$345
	60+	$360

(b) The commissioner shall multiply the defined contribution amounts developed under paragraph (a) by 1.20 for enrollees who purchase coverage through the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association.

Subd. 4.Administration by commissioner.

(a) The commissioner shall administer the defined contributions. The commissioner shall:

(1) calculate and process defined contributions for enrollees; and

(2) pay the defined contribution amount to health plan companies or the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association, as applicable, for enrollee health plan coverage.

(b) Nonpayment of a health plan premium shall result in disenrollment from MinnesotaCare effective the first day of the calendar month following the calendar month for which the premium was due. Persons disenrolled for nonpayment or who voluntarily terminate coverage may not reenroll until four calendar months have elapsed.

Subd. 5.Assistance to enrollees.

The commissioner of human services, in consultation with the commissioner of commerce, shall develop an efficient and cost-effective method of referring eligible applicants to professional insurance agent associations.

Subd. 6.Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association (MCHA).

Beginning July 1, 2012, MinnesotaCare enrollees eligible for coverage through a health plan offered by the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association may enroll in MCHA in accordance with section 62E.14. Any difference between the revenue and actual covered losses to MCHA related to the implementation of this section are appropriated annually to the commissioner of human services from the health care access fund and shall be paid to MCHA.

Subd. 7.Federal approval.

The commissioner shall seek federal financial participation for the adult enrollees eligible under this section.

History:

1Sp2011 c 9 art 6 s 73; 2012 c 247 art 1 s 19-21