Minnesota SF 1567: School district bond referendums information availability requirement at polling places establishment; school district bond referendum required ballot language modification

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to health; establishing an office of patient protection; establishing​
1.3 responsibilities of an office of patient protection; requiring reports; proposing​
1.4 coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J.​
1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.6 Section 1. [62J.97] OFFICE OF PATIENT PROTECTION.​
1.7 Subdivision 1.Establishment.The Office of Patient Protection is established to:​
1.8 (1) assist consumers with issues related to access and quality of health care; and​
1.9 (2) advise the legislature on ways to reduce consumer health care spending and improve​
1.10 consumer experiences by reducing complexity for consumers.​
1.11 Subd. 2.Director.The governor shall appoint a director for the office. The director shall​
1.12 be in the unclassified service and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The director​
1.13 shall direct the office to fulfill its statutory responsibilities.​
1.14 Subd. 3.Organization.The office shall consist of a director of the Office of Patient​
1.15 Protection as well as any staff necessary to carry out the office's responsibilities under​
1.16 subdivision 4. The office is a distinct entity, separately identifiable from other state agencies,​
1.17 and may not be engaged in the provision of health care or health insurance.​
1.18 Subd. 4.Responsibilities.The office shall:​
1.19 (1) establish and implement procedures to assist consumers aggrieved by restrictions on​
1.20 patient choice, denials of service, and reductions in quality of care resulting from any final​
1.21 action by a payer or provider;​
1​Section 1.​
25-02212 as introduced​02/05/25 REVISOR SGS/CH​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 1567​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: PORT, Boldon, Mann, Wiklund and Abeler)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​433​02/20/2025​
Referred to Health and Human Services​
Author added Abeler​674​03/06/2025​
Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection​681​03/10/2025​

2.1 (2) work with private sector and state agency consumer assistance programs to directly​
2.2 assist consumers with questions or concerns relating to public programs and private insurance​
2.3 coverage;​
2.4 (3) collect information about health plan company quality of care and patient satisfaction​
2.5 information, and make information collected by the office reasonably accessible to consumers​
2.6 on the office's website; and​
2.7 (4) report to the legislature by February 15 of each year on the work of the office in the​
2.8 previous calendar year and recommend any needed policy changes to improve consumer​
2.9 experiences by reducing complexity for consumers.​
2​Section 1.​
25-02212 as introduced​02/05/25 REVISOR SGS/CH​