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Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Relating to health; requiring the disclosure of all financial transactions
related to prescription drug pricing; authorizing the attorney general to
enforce unfair price discrimination relating to prescription drugs; defining
certain terms; requiring pharmacy benefits managers to obtain a certificate of
authority from the commissioner of health, specifying application process;
specifying pharmacy benefits managers disclosure requirements; authorizing and
providing for dispensation of a therapeutic alternative prescription drug
(generic) under certain conditions; prohibiting pharmacy benefits managers from
requiring the use of a mail order pharmacy; requiring the commissioner of health
to enforce; authorizing the attorney general to pursue penalties; requiring the
commissioner of health to adopt rules
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Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill TextRelating to health care ARTICLE 1 - PUBLIC HEALTH Establishing the public health improvement fund; requiring hospitals by a certain date to contribute a certain percent of net patient revenue to the public health improvement fund; providing for a statewide health improvement program, specifying goals, providing for local community grants, outcomes and a media campaign; requiring the commissioner of health to establish a BMI monitoring program for children and youth; appropriating money to the commissioner of health ARTICLE 2 - HEALTH CARE HOMES Requiring medical assistance (MA) enrollees to select primary care clinics after a certain date; requiring the commissioner of human services to encourage initial health assessments; requiring the commissioner to provide patient education and outreach to MA enrollees; requiring the commissioner to establish health care homes for state health [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/19/2008 - Governor's action Approval 03/18/08 Bill Text
Blood donor age minimum lowered with parental consent.
Latest Action: 04/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Regulating pharmacy benefits managment; defining certain terms; prohibiting
pharmacy benefits managers and entities from working without a valid certificate
of authority issued by the commisioner of health; requiring pharmacy benefits
managers to provide contracted covered entitites and persons and the
commissioner of health and the attorney general with disclosures relating to
certain financial information; regulating substitute prescription drug
dispensation; requiring commissioner of health enforcement and rulemaking;
authorizing covered entities to bring civil actions or seek civil damages for
enforcement and violation
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Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Requiring health plan companies to provide or cover language interpreter
services to deaf and hard of hearing enrollees and for enrollees with limited
English proficiency (LEP); requiring the commissioner of human
services to establish a registry of spoken language interpreters and to adopt
certain standards; modifying a certain medical assistance (MA) coverage
provision for LEP services
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Latest Action: 05/14/2007 - Governor's action Approval 05/10/07 Bill Text
Health plan coverage for hearing aids requirements modified.
Latest Action: 01/11/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Relating to health care; requiring the commissioner of human services to
establish and administer a prescription drug discount program and to execute a
rebate agreement from manufacturers choosing to participate in the program for
drugs covered under the medical assistance (MA) program; defining certain terms;
specifying certain eligibility and application requirements and procedures;
specifying certain procedures for participating pharmacies; requiring
commissioner notification of rebate amounts, providing for payments to
pharmacies; requiring the commissioner to establish an annual enrollment fee and
switch fee; establishing the Minnesota prescription drug dedicated fund in the
state treasury for reimbursement purposes
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Latest Action: 03/22/2007 - Author added Olson, M. Bill Text3E "Children's Health Security Act"; requiring the commissioner of human services to establish the children's health security program, specifying eligibility requirements and covered services, providing for voluntary enrollment with no enrollee premiums or cost sharing requirements; specifying application procedures and eligibility determination, providing for availability of coverage under the program during a presumptive eligibility period; providing for the delivery of services, requiring the commissioner to contract with health maintenance organizations (HMOs), county based purchasing plans, and health care and social service providers under a fee for service system, specifying health plan company requirements; requiring the commissioner in consultation with a health care actuary to establish the method and amount of payments for services and to develop and implement a risk adjustment system for the program; requiring show full description
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Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Senate adopted conference committee report, bill repassed Bill TextHF 3391 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT (SIXTH ENGROSSMENT) Health care program affordability and continuity increased, provisions modified, subsidies provided, commission established, standard created, program implemented, payment system and benefit evaluation required, and money appropriated. ARTICLE 1 -- PUBLIC HEALTH Section 1: Statewide health improvement program language provided. Subdivision 1. Goals. Subdivision 2. Grants to local communities. Subdivision 3. Outcomes. Subdivision 4. Technical assistance and oversight. Subdivision 5. Evaluation. Subdivision 6. Report. Subdivision 7. Supplantation of existing funds. ARTICLE 2 -- HEALTH CARE HOMES Section 1: Health Care Homes language provided. Subdivision 1. Definitions. Subdivision 2. Development and implementation of standards. Subdivision 3. Requirements for clinicians certified [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Requiring health insurance covering physical therapy to include physical therapy
for maintenance of health status for patients with progressive conditions
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Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Requiring health plan companies to provide coverage for the transfer and
hospital care of mothers with newborns transferred to another facility for
medical reasons under certain conditions
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Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Referred to Taxes Bill Text
Authorizing health care providers transferring the gross receipts tax expense to
third party purchasers to itemize the tax on patient billings, specifying
certain tax payment responsibilities of third party purchasers and subjecting
the purchasers to civil action by health care providers for actual damages
incurred for failure to comply
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Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Requiring health plan companies and automobile insurance companies to reimburse
first responder emergency care provided by a medical response unit
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Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Excluding certain supplemental health plans purchased solely to cover inpatient
hospital expenses in excess of inpatient hospital annual limits from the
definition of health coverage for purposes of MinnesotaCare eligibility
determination, specifying qualifications
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Latest Action: 01/11/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Relating to health insurance; extending dependent health care coverage to
unmarried dependents up to a certain age regardless of enrollment in an
educational institution
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Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text
Requiring the commissioner of health to prioritize sexually transmitted
infections treatment and prevention grant awards to agencies with populations
with greater concentrations of chlamydia and gonorrhea, authorizing medical
practitioners to dispense or prescribe oral antibiotic drugs for sexual partners
or partners of patients diagnosed with sexually transmitted chlamydia or
gonorrhea infections, specifying requirements for patient delivered partner
therapy; appropriating money to the commissioner of health for sexually
transmitted infections screening and treatment and an educational campaign
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Latest Action: 03/21/2007 - Gen Ord: Stricken and re-referred to Finance Bill Text
Relating to health insurance; extending dependent health care coverage to
unmarried dependents up to a certain age regardless of enrollment in an
educational institution
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Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Committee report: To pass as amended Bill Text
4E Requiring health plan companies to provide language interpreter services to
deaf and hard of hearing enrollees and for enrollees with limited English
proficiency (LEP) in order to facilitate covered health care services by a
provider, reimbursement exceptions; requiring the commissioner of health in
consultation with the commissioners of commerce, human services and employee
relations to convene a work group to study the provision of interpreter services
to patients in medical and dental care settings, specifying membership;
establishing a deadline for appointments to the work group; requiring the work
group to develop certain findings and recommendations, evaluate other models and
report to the legislature by a certain date; providing for expiration of the
work group (sunset provision)
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Latest Action: 05/10/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Requiring health plan companies to cover health care services for the home
treatment of bleeding episodes associated with certain chronic bleeding
disorders (hemophilia or von Willebrand's disease) using plasma protein
therapies and for the home treatment of primary immunodeficiency diseases and
other conditions reliant on immune globulin treatment and appha-1 and
anti-trypsin disorder, specifying certain requirements for health plan
companies; defining certain terms; prescribing certain duties for home care
providers treating bleeding disorders; providing for plasma protein therapies to
be covered by medical assistance
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Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Commerce and Consumer Protection Bill Text1E Relating to health ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS "Minnesota Health Act"; establishing the Minnesota health plan to provide residents all medically necessary health care services; specifying health plan requirements; defining certain terms; providing for ethics and conflict of interest; requiring certain data sharing ARTICLE 2 - ELIGIBILITY Providing for eligibility to all state residents; requiring the Minnesota health board to establish a procedure to enroll residents and provide enrollees with appropriate identification, allowing health care coverage for residents temporarily residing out of state, visitors, nonresident persons working in the state and retiree benefits; providing for presumptive eligibility ARTICLE 3 - BENEFITS Authorizing eligible persons to receive services under the Minnesota health plan from any licensed participating providers; prohibiting [...] show full description
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