1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to commerce; requiring the commissioner of commerce to defray costs to
1.3 health plan companies for additional benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024,
1.4 section 62J.26, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 62J.26, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 4.Sources of funding.(a) The commissioner shall not use any funds for purposes
1.8of this section subdivisions 1 to 3 other than as provided in this subdivision or as specified
1.9in an appropriation.
1.10 (b) The commissioner may seek and accept funding from sources other than the state to
1.11pay for evaluations under this section to supplement or replace state appropriations. Any
1.12money received under this paragraph must be deposited in the state treasury, credited to a
1.13separate account for this purpose in the special revenue fund, and is appropriated to the
1.14commissioner for purposes of this section.
1.15 (c) If an evaluation is required under this section, the commissioner may use for purposes
1.16of the evaluation:
1.17 (1) any funds appropriated to the commissioner specifically for purposes of this section;
1.18or
1.19 (2) funds available under paragraph (b), if use of the funds for evaluation of that mandated
1.20health benefit proposal is consistent with any restrictions imposed by the source of the funds.
1.21 (d) The commissioner must ensure that the source of the funding has no influence on
1.22the process or outcome of the evaluation.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 400
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Perryman and Huot02/13/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy 2.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 62J.26, is amended by adding a subdivision to
2.2read:
2.3 Subd. 6.Defrayal of cost.If an evaluation of a mandated health benefit proposal projects
2.4that the proposal results in a net increase in per-member, per-month costs for the total
2.5nonpublic insured population and the proposal is enacted into law, the commissioner must
2.6make payments to health plan companies to defray the cost of the mandated health benefit
2.7proposal on the products offered by the companies in the individual, small group, and large
2.8group markets. The commissioner must make a payment to a health plan company under
2.9this subdivision within 60 days of the date the commissioner receives a statement from the
2.10health plan company. The existing process under Code of Federal Regulations, title 45,
2.11section 155.170, to defray the cost and ensure quantifiable cost calculation meets the
2.12requirements of this subdivision.
2.13 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026, and applies to all
2.14mandated health benefit proposals passed into law after that date.
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