Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner shall establish demonstration projects to allow health insurers regulated under this chapter and nonprofit health service plan corporations regulated under chapter 62C to extend coverage for health and services to individuals or groups currently unable to afford such coverage. For purposes of this section, the commissioner may recommend legislation granting an exemption from minimum benefits required under chapter 62A, and any applicable rules if there is reasonable evidence that the rules prohibit the operation of the demonstration project. The commissioner shall provide for public comment before recommending an exemption from any statute or rule.
Subd. 2. Application and approval. An insurer or health service plan corporation electing to participate in a demonstration project shall apply to the commissioner for approval on a form developed by the commissioner. The application shall include at least the following:
(1) a statement identifying the population that the project is designed to serve;
(2) a description of the proposed project including a statement projecting a schedule of costs and benefits for the enrollee;
(3) reference to the sections of Minnesota Statutes and Department of Commerce rules for which waiver is requested;
(4) evidence that application of the requirements of applicable Minnesota Statutes and Department of Commerce rules would, unless waived, prohibit the operation of the demonstration project;
(5) an estimate of the number of years needed to adequately demonstrate the project's effects; and
(6) other information the commissioner may reasonably require.
Subd. 3. Commissioner's review of application for demonstration project. The commissioner shall approve, deny, or refer back to the insurer or health service plan corporation for modification, the application for a demonstration project within 60 days of receipt from the insurer or health service plan corporation. If the commissioner approves a project that requires legislation exempting the project from minimum benefit requirements, the commissioner shall make the approval contingent on enactment of the required legislation.
Subd. 4. Length of project. The commissioner may approve an application for a demonstration project for a maximum of six years, with an option to renew.
Subd. 5. Report required. Each insurer or health service plan corporation for which a demonstration project is approved shall annually file a report with the commissioner summarizing the project's experience at the same time it files its annual report. The report shall be on a form developed by the commissioner and shall be separate from the annual report.
Subd. 6. Approval may be rescinded. The commissioner may rescind approval of a demonstration project if the commissioner finds that the project's operation is contrary to the information contained in the approved application.
Subd. 7. Applicability. This section does not apply to the demonstration project established under section 256B.73.
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Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 59A - 79A — Insurance
Chapter 62A — Accident And Health Insurance
Section 62A.011 — Definitions.
Section 62A.02 — Policy Forms.
Section 62A.021 — Health Care Policy Rates.
Section 62A.023 — Notice Of Rate Change.
Section 62A.024 — Explanations Of Rate Increases; Attribution To Statutory Changes.
Section 62A.03 — General Provisions Of Policy.
Section 62A.04 — Standard Provisions.
Section 62A.041 — Maternity Benefits.
Section 62A.0411 — Maternity Care.
Section 62A.042 — Family Coverage; Coverage Of Newborn Infants.
Section 62A.043 — Dental And Podiatric Coverage.
Section 62A.044 — Payments To Governmental Institutions.
Section 62A.045 — Payments On Behalf Of Enrollees In Government Health Programs.
Section 62A.046 — Coordination Of Benefits.
Section 62A.047 — Children's Health Supervision Services And Prenatal Care Services.
Section 62A.048 — Dependent Coverage.
Section 62A.049 — Limitation On Preauthorizations; Emergencies.
Section 62A.05 — Construction Of Provisions.
Section 62A.06 — Statements In Application.
Section 62A.07 — Rights Of Insurer, When Not Waived.
Section 62A.08 — Coverage Of Policy, Continuance In Force.
Section 62A.081 — Payments To Facilities Operated By State Or Local Government.
Section 62A.082 — Nondiscrimination In Access To Transplants.
Section 62A.095 — Subrogation Clauses Regulated.
Section 62A.096 — Notice To Insurer Of Subrogation Claim Required.
Section 62A.10 — Group Insurance.
Section 62A.105 — Coverages; Transfers To Substantially Similar Products.
Section 62A.11 — Blanket Accident And Sickness Insurance.
Section 62A.13 — Commercial Traveler Insurance Companies.
Section 62A.135 — Fixed Indemnity Policies; Minimum Loss Ratios.
Section 62A.136 — Hearing, Dental, And Vision Plan Coverage.
Section 62A.14 — Disabled Children.
Section 62A.141 — Coverage For Disabled Dependents.
Section 62A.145 — Survivor; Definition.
Section 62A.146 — Continuation Of Benefits To Survivors.
Section 62A.147 — Disabled Employees' Benefits; Definitions.
Section 62A.148 — Group Insurance; Provision Of Benefits For Disabled Employees.
Section 62A.149 — Benefits For Alcoholics And Drug Dependents.
Section 62A.15 — Coverage Of Certain Licensed Health Professional Services.
Section 62A.151 — Health Insurance Benefits For Emotionally Disabled Children.
Section 62A.152 — Benefits For Ambulatory Mental Health Services.
Section 62A.153 — Outpatient Medical And Surgical Services.
Section 62A.154 — Benefits For Des Related Conditions.
Section 62A.155 — Coverage For Services Provided To Ventilator-dependent Persons.
Section 62A.16 — Scope Of Certain Continuation And Conversion Requirements.
Section 62A.17 — Termination Of Or Layoff From Employment; Continuation And Conversion Rights.
Section 62A.18 — Prohibition Against Disability Offsets.
Section 62A.19 — Prohibition Against Nondiagnostic X-rays.
Section 62A.20 — Continuation Coverage Of Current Spouse And Children.
Section 62A.21 — Continuation And Conversion Privileges For Insured Former Spouses And Children.
Section 62A.22 — Refusal To Provide Coverage Because Of Option Under Workers' Compensation.
Section 62A.23 — Group Disability Income Coverage; Termination Without Prejudice; Definitions.
Section 62A.24 — Continuation Of Benefits.
Section 62A.25 — Reconstructive Surgery.
Section 62A.26 — Coverage For Phenylketonuria Treatment.
Section 62A.265 — Coverage For Lyme Disease.
Section 62A.27 — Coverage Of Adopted Children.
Section 62A.28 — Coverage For Scalp Hair Prostheses.
Section 62A.285 — Prohibited Underwriting; Breast Implants.
Section 62A.29 — Surety Bond Or Security For Certain Health Benefit Plans.
Section 62A.30 — Coverage For Diagnostic Procedures For Cancer.
Section 62A.302 — Coverage Of Dependents.
Section 62A.3021 — Coverage Of Dependents By Plans Other Than Health Plans.
Section 62A.303 — Prohibition; Severing Of Groups.
Section 62A.304 — Coverage For Port-wine Stain Elimination.
Section 62A.305 — Fibrocystic Condition; Termination Or Reduction Of Coverage.
Section 62A.306 — Use Of Gender Prohibited.
Section 62A.307 — Prescription Drugs; Equal Treatment Of Prescribers.
Section 62A.3075 — Cancer Chemotherapy Treatment Coverage.
Section 62A.308 — Hospitalization And Anesthesia For Dental Procedures.
Section 62A.3091 — Nondiscriminate Coverage Of Tests.
Section 62A.3092 — Equal Treatment Of Surgical First Assisting Services.
Section 62A.3093 — Coverage For Diabetes.
Section 62A.3094 — Coverage For Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Section 62A.3095 — Prescription Eye Drops Coverage.
Section 62A.3099 — Definitions.
Section 62A.31 — Medicare Supplement Benefits; Minimum Standards.
Section 62A.315 — Extended Basic Medicare Supplement Plan; Coverage.
Section 62A.316 — Basic Medicare Supplement Plan; Coverage.
Section 62A.3161 — Medicare Supplement Plan With 50 Percent Coverage.
Section 62A.3162 — Medicare Supplement Plan With 75 Percent Coverage.
Section 62A.3163 — Medicare Supplement Plan With 50 Percent Part A Deductible Coverage.
Section 62A.3164 — Medicare Supplement Plan With $20 And $50 Co-payment Medicare Part B Coverage.
Section 62A.3165 — Medicare Supplement Plan With High Deductible Coverage.
Section 62A.317 — Standards For Claims Payment.
Section 62A.318 — Medicare Select Policies And Certificates.
Section 62A.36 — Loss Ratio Standards.
Section 62A.37 — Government Certifications, Approvals, And Endorsements.
Section 62A.38 — Notice Of Free Examination.
Section 62A.40 — Replacement Regulated.
Section 62A.42 — Rulemaking Authority.
Section 62A.421 — Demonstration Projects.
Section 62A.43 — Limitations On Sales.
Section 62A.436 — Commissions.
Section 62A.44 — Applications.
Section 62A.451 — Definitions.
Section 62A.4511 — Certificate Of Authority Required.
Section 62A.4512 — Application For Certificate Of Authority.
Section 62A.4513 — Issuance Of Certificate Of Authority; Denial.
Section 62A.4514 — Filing Requirements For Authorized Entities.
Section 62A.4515 — Material Modifications.
Section 62A.4516 — Evidence Of Coverage.
Section 62A.4517 — Construction With Other Laws.
Section 62A.4518 — Nonduplication Of Coverage.
Section 62A.4519 — Complaint System.
Section 62A.4520 — Examination Of Organization.
Section 62A.4521 — Investments.
Section 62A.4523 — Protection Against Insolvency; Deposit.
Section 62A.4524 — Officer's And Employee's Fidelity Bond.
Section 62A.4526 — Suspension Or Revocation Of Certificate Of Authority.
Section 62A.4528 — Rehabilitation, Conservation, Or Liquidation.
Section 62A.48 — Long-term Care Policies.
Section 62A.49 — Home Care Services Coverage.
Section 62A.50 — Disclosures And Representations.
Section 62A.52 — Review Of Plan Of Care.
Section 62A.54 — Prohibited Practices.
Section 62A.60 — Retroactive Denial Of Expenses.
Section 62A.616 — Coverage For Nursing Home Care For Terminally Ill And Other Services.
Section 62A.62 — Demonstration Project.
Section 62A.64 — Health Insurance; Prohibited Agreements.
Section 62A.65 — Individual Market Regulation.
Section 62A.673 — Coverage Of Services Provided Through Telehealth.