Health occupation definitions amended to include licensed certified midwife, licensure established for certified midwives, civil and criminal penalties established, and medical assistance coverage expanded to licensed certified midwife services.
Pharmacy benefit managers and health carriers required to use prescription drug rebates and other compensation to benefit covered persons, and report required.
Pharmacy benefit managers and health carriers required to include lower-cost drugs in their formularies, and formulary structure and formulary tiering for each health plan required to give preference to the drug with the lowest out-of-pocket cost to the patient.
Minnesota victims of crime account established, grants provided to crime victim service providers, fees and penalties for deposit in account increased, and money transferred from general fund to account.
Commissioner of human services required to establish a directed pharmacy dispensing payment to improve and maintain access to pharmaceutical services, and money appropriated.
Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority restructured and renamed to Minnesota Health and Education Facilities Authority, authority to construct and finance health care facilities authorized, and bonding capacity increased.
Commissioner of revenue required to establish an online system to claim the political contribution refund, political contribution refund program modified to allow for electronic information transfer between the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board and the Department of Revenue, data classified, and money appropriated.