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MN HF534
Bill
Status
2/1/2021
Primary Sponsor
Glenn Gruenhagen
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AI Summary
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Requires health care providers to determine and disclose to consumers before service delivery whether proposed services are covered by the consumer's health plan.
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Providers must provide a written notice specifying any noncovered services and obtain the consumer's signature; providers cannot bill consumers for noncovered services if they fail to provide required disclosure.
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Requires providers to disclose their network participation status and obtain signed consumer acknowledgment if they do not participate in the consumer's health plan network.
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Providers who fail to obtain signed acknowledgment of out-of-network status cannot bill consumers for amounts exceeding the out-of-network fee schedule authorized by the health plan.
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Amends Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62J.81, by adding subdivision 1b establishing these disclosure requirements.
Legislative Description
Health care provider required to disclose to consumer whether services are covered by consumer's health plan and provider's network participation status.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce Finance and Policy
2/1/2021