Legislative Session number- 87

Bill Name: SF0008

Relating to health

ARTICLE 1 - MINNESOTA HEALTH PLAN

Establishing the
Minnesota health plan, specifying plan requirements, general provisions, and
policies and procedures, establishing the Minnesota health board, authorizing
rulemaking

ARTICLE 2 - ELIGIBILITY

Specifying Minnesota health plan
eligibility for residents and certain employees, non-residents, businesses, and
retirees; specifying applicant private data classification

ARTICLE 3 -
BENEFITS

Providing for private data classification under the Minnesota health
plan; specifying covered benefits and patient care

ARTICLE 4 -
FUNDING

Requiring the Minnesota health board to establish a Minnesota health
fund to implement the Minnesota health plan and for premiums and revenue
receipt; specifying revenue sources, federal preemption repeal or waiver, and
subrogation

ARTICLE 5 - PAYMENTS

Requiring the Minnesota health board to
establish a payment system and annual budgets for noninstitutional and
institutional providers; allowing universal participation by licensed health
care providers

ARTICLE 6 - GOVERNANCE

Providing for Minnesota health plan
governance; establishing and providing for the Minnesota health board;
establishing a metropolitan health planing region and rural health planning
regions; providing for a regional health planning board; requiring the Minnesota
health board to establish an office of health quality and planning and
specifying duties; creating the ombudsman office for patient advocacy;
establishing a grievance system, and an auditor general for health care fraud
within the office of the legislative auditor

ARTICLE 7 -
IMPLEMENTATION

Appropriating money to the Minnesota health fund under the
Minnesota health plan
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