Minnesota Administrative Rules

2740.9991 EXAMPLE I.

Subpart 1.

Use of actuarial equivalence test.

A.

Question: Is the following plan actuarially equivalent to any Minnesota qualified plan?

Surgery	Includes Assistant Surgeon and Administration of Anesthesia
Deductible:	$100
Coinsurance:	80/20
Maximum:	$250,000
Maternity:	Any complications
Student dependents:	To age 23
Limits on specified benefits	Outpatient mental limited to Minnesota
Required benefits	--
Excluded care	Home health care
Out-of-pocket limit	$3,000 per year
Coordination of benefits	Yes, but no COB for no-fault.

B.

Answer (calculated January 1, 1985): test result is 1186 points. This plan is a Minnesota qualified plan number 2.

Subp. 2.

Worksheet.

Test for actuarial equivalence other than Medicare supplement plans.

A.

Worksheet.

		Major Medical
Subparts of part 2740.9964	Benefit	Basic	Superimposed	Comprehensive
1.	Hospital room and board			363
2.	Hospital extras			480
3.	Surgery			243
4.	Physician care; home, office			215
5.	Physician care; hospital			51
6.	Maternity			25
7.	Diagnostic X-ray and lab			105
8.	Drugs and medicine			100
9.	Radioactive therapy			15
10.	Nursing/convalescent facility			16
11.	Home health care			0
12.	Physical therapy			10
12.	Oxygen			4
12.	Prostheses			5
12.	Durable medical equipment			5
12.	Second opinion surgery			2
12.	Home care nursing			2
12.	Ambulance			3
13.	Hospital room and board in full
14.	All hospital expenses in full
15.	Major medical maximums			-12
Subtotal reasonable and customary medical services				1632
16.	Deductible			-138
16.	Coinsurance			-299
Subtotal net of deductible and coinsurance				1195
17.	Adjust (comb. medical/dental ded.)
18.	COB/No-fault			-48
19.	Limit on "out-of-pocket" expenses			35
20.	Well baby care
21.	Emergency and supplemental accident
22.	Student dependents			4
23.-25.	Superimposed major medical
Grand Total				1186
Combined basic and superimposed			XXX	XXX

Equivalent to Minnesota qualified plan number __2__

nonqualified ______

Date _ By _

B.

Miscellaneous calculations.

(1)

The maximum in the policy ($250,000) divided by the COMP factor (1.121) is $223,015. This is 82.01 percent of the difference between the $100,000 and $250,000 maximums in part 2740.9964, subpart 15. The points would be minus 27 plus .8201 times 15 or -14.70 points.

(2)

The deductible in the policy ($100) divided by the COMP factor (1.121) is 89.21. This is 78.41 percent of the difference between the $50 and $100 deductibles in part 2740.9964, subpart 16. Points deducted for the deductible would be 85 plus .7841 times 85 or 151.65. Since the total points in the policy before the deductible is significantly less than 1800, multiply 151.65 by (1632/1800). The result is 137.50.

(3)

The out-of-pocket maximum is $3,000. The maximum claim when the out-of-pocket is reached is $14,600. This divided by the COMP factor (1.121) is 13,024. This is 10.29 percent of the difference between the $13,000 and $14,400 maximum claim when out-of-pocket is reached. The adjustment for the out-of-pocket limit is 36 minus .1029 times 6 or 35.38.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 62E.09

History:

10 SR 474; L 2014 c 291 art 9 s 5

Published Electronically:

August 12, 2014