Plain English Breakdown
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SF4032 • 2026
For-profit health carriers charging differential rates for anesthesia prohibition provision
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
The plain English breakdown is still being put together. The official documents below are already here.
Introduction and first reading
For-profit health carriers charging differential rates for anesthesia prohibition provision
A bill for an act relating to health insurance; prohibiting for-profit health carriers from charging differential rates for anesthesia; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. new text begin [62A.156] REIMBURSEMENT FOR ANESTHESIA. new text end new text begin A health carrier organized as a for-profit entity is prohibited from establishing a lower reimbursement rate for anesthesia services based solely on a provider's license type or title if performing the service is within the provider's scope of practice under Minnesota law. new text end new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2027, and applies to health plans offered, issued, or renewed on or after that date. new text end