1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to health; requiring health plan coverage for imaging services for brain
1.3 aneurysms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0625, subdivision
1.4 10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. [62Q.512] COVERAGE FOR BRAIN ANEURYSM IMAGING SERVICES.
1.7 (a) Every health plan company shall provide coverage for the use of imaging services,
1.8including but not limited to magnetic resonance imaging, computerized tomography, or
1.9angiograms, to identify and check on the status of unruptured brain aneurysms.
1.10 (b) The imaging services described in paragraph (a) must be provided with no cost
1.11sharing at least annually to women 40 years of age or older and be classified as a preventive
1.12service.
1.13 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026, and applies to health
1.14plans offered, issued, or renewed on or after that date.
1.15 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0625, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
1.16 Subd. 10.Laboratory, x-ray imaging, and opioid testing services.(a) Medical
1.17assistance covers laboratory and, x-ray, and other imaging services.
1.18 (b) Medical assistance covers screening and urinalysis tests for opioids without lifetime
1.19or annual limits.
1.20 (c) Medical assistance covers laboratory tests ordered and performed by a licensed
1.21pharmacist, according to the requirements of section 151.01, subdivision 27, clause (3), at
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2.2licensed practitioner.
2.3 (d) Medical assistance coverage for brain aneurysm imaging must meet the requirements
2.4that would otherwise apply to health plan companies under section 62Q.512.
2.5 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026.
2.6 Sec. 3. PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.
2.7 Beginning January 1, 2026, and for two years thereafter, the commissioner of health
2.8shall operate a statewide public awareness campaign related to the risks of brain aneurysms
2.9for women 40 years of age or older and the coverage that may be available to them under
2.10Minnesota Statutes, section 62Q.512.
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