Minnesota SF 196: Minnesota advance premium tax credit and cost sharing subsidies for eligible individuals who enroll in an eligible qualified health plan through MNsure establishment

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to health care; creating a Minnesota advance premium tax credit and cost​
1.3 sharing subsidies for eligible individuals who enroll in an eligible qualified health​
1.4 plan through MNsure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 62V.05,​
1.5 subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota​
1.6 Statutes, chapter 290.​
1.7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 62V.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:​
1.9 Subdivision 1.General.(a) The board shall operate MNsure according to this chapter​
1.10 and applicable state and federal law.​
1.11 (b) The board has the power to:​
1.12 (1) employ personnel and delegate administrative, operational, and other responsibilities​
1.13 to the director and other personnel as deemed appropriate by the board. This authority is​
1.14 subject to chapters 43A and 179A. The director and managerial staff of MNsure shall serve​
1.15 in the unclassified service and shall be governed by a compensation plan prepared by the​
1.16 board, submitted to the commissioner of management and budget for review and comment​
1.17 within 14 days of its receipt, and approved by the Legislative Coordinating Commission​
1.18 and the legislature under section 3.855, except that section 15A.0815, subdivision 5,​
1.19 paragraph (e), shall not apply;​
1.20 (2) establish the budget of MNsure;​
1.21 (3) seek and accept money, grants, loans, donations, materials, services, or advertising​
1.22 revenue from government agencies, philanthropic organizations, and public and private​
1​Section 1.​
23-01125 as introduced​12/27/22 REVISOR EAP/AD​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 196​NINETY-THIRD SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: KLEIN and Abeler)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​166​01/12/2023​
Referred to Health and Human Services​

2.1 sources to fund the operation of MNsure. No health carrier or insurance producer shall​
2.2 advertise on MNsure;​
2.3 (4) contract for the receipt and provision of goods and services;​
2.4 (5) enter into information-sharing agreements with federal and state agencies and other​
2.5 entities, provided the agreements include adequate protections with respect to the​
2.6 confidentiality and integrity of the information to be shared, and comply with all applicable​
2.7 state and federal laws, regulations, and rules, including the requirements of section 62V.06;​
2.8 and​
2.9 (6) exercise all powers reasonably necessary to implement and administer the​
2.10 requirements of this chapter, section 290.0687, and the Affordable Care Act, Public Law​
2.11 111-148.​
2.12 (c) The board shall establish policies and procedures to gather public comment and​
2.13 provide public notice in the State Register.​
2.14 (d) Within 180 days of enactment, the board shall establish bylaws, policies, and​
2.15 procedures governing the operations of MNsure in accordance with this chapter.​
2.16 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 62V.05, is amended by adding a subdivision to​
2.17 read:​
2.18 Subd. 13.Administration of Minnesota advance premium tax credits.(a) In addition​
2.19 to the requirements under federal law, MNsure, in consultation with the commissioner of​
2.20 revenue, shall establish and administer procedures to determine whether an individual is​
2.21 eligible for Minnesota advance premium tax credits in accordance with section 290.0687.​
2.22 If an individual is determined to be eligible, MNsure shall notify the individual of the amount​
2.23 of the Minnesota advance premium tax credit and transmit eligibility and enrollment​
2.24 information to the commissioner of revenue, including the individual's name, taxpayer​
2.25 identification number, the dollar amount of the advance payment, and any other information​
2.26 necessary to administer the Minnesota advance premium tax credit. The procedures must​
2.27 also include provisions that take into account changes in an individual's circumstances that​
2.28 may affect eligibility, including but not limited to substantial changes in income, household​
2.29 size, or other tax household circumstances, employer coverage, change in filing status, or​
2.30 change in Minnesota residency status.​
2.31 (b) A health carrier that receives a Minnesota advance premium tax credit payment from​
2.32 the commissioner of revenue for an individual in accordance with section 290.0687,​
2.33 subdivision 3, must reduce the monthly premium charged to the individual by the amount​
2​Sec. 2.​
23-01125 as introduced​12/27/22 REVISOR EAP/AD​

3.1 of the advance payment for that coverage month. The health carrier shall include in each​
3.2 premium billing statement the amount by which the premium for the qualified health plan​
3.3 was reduced due to the advance payment received by the health carrier from the commissioner​
3.4 of revenue for that enrollee.​
3.5 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 62V.05, is am