1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; prohibiting certain factors for evaluating health care provider 
1.3 	performance; adding a statement to health plan issued identification cards;
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 62J.60, by adding a subdivision; 
1.5 	62Q.101.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 62J.60, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.8 	to read:
1.9 		Subd. 3a.Required statement. An identification card issued to an enrollee by a 
1.10 	health plan company or other entity governed by Minnesota health coverage laws must 
1.11 	contain the following statement: "Subject to Minnesota law."

1.12 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 62Q.101, is amended to read:
1.13 	62Q.101 EVALUATION OF PROVIDER PERFORMANCE.
1.14 		Subdivision 1.Evaluating performance. A health plan company, or a vendor 
1.15 	of risk management services as defined under section 60A.23, subdivision 8, shall, in 
1.16 	evaluating the performance of a health care provider:
1.17 	(1) conduct the evaluation using a bona fide baseline based upon practice experience 
1.18 	of the provider group; and
1.19 	(2) disclose the baseline to the health care provider in writing and prior to the 
1.20 	beginning of the time period used for the evaluation.
1.21 		Subd. 2.Use of patient-paid charges. A health plan company or a vendor of risk 
1.22 	management services defined under section 60A.23, subdivision 8, shall not in evaluating 
2.1 	the performance of a health care provider include patient-paid costs or charges as a factor 
2.2 	in the performance evaluation.