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MN HF3238
Bill
Status
3/1/2010
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Huntley
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AI Summary
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Requires health plans to cover private duty nursing services when an inpatient hospital stay would otherwise be required.
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Private duty nursing services may be subject to the same co-pay, coinsurance, deductible, and cost-sharing provisions as inpatient hospital stays.
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Treats a period of private duty nursing services as a single course of treatment without separate cost-sharing charges for each day, hour, provider, location, or gap of less than one week.
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Effective July 1, 2010, and applies to health plans offered, sold, issued, or renewed on or after that date.
Legislative Description
Private-sector health insurance required to cover private duty nursing services when an inpatient hospital stay would otherwise be required.
Last Action
House: Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce and Labor
3/1/2010