MN HF2740

Transfer $10,000,000 from workers' compensation assigned risk plan assets to the general fund by June 30, 2015

Appropriate $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 from general fund to commissioner of labor and industry for development and implementation of a Medicare-based diagnosis related group (MS-DRG) system for workers' compensation inpatient hospital services

Up to $100,000 of appropriation may be used for MS-DRG system development and implementation; remaining funds available for rebates to hospitals, insurers, and self-insured employers for implementation costs

Rebates require documented expenditures submitted to and accepted by commissioner; individual rebates capped at an unspecified amount

Appropriation is onetime, available until June 30, 2017; any remaining balance transfers to the assigned risk plan