1st Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/12/2012 03:41pm
A bill for an act
relating to health; requiring accreditation of advanced diagnostic imaging
services operating in the state; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 144.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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For purposes of this section, "advanced diagnostic
imaging services" means services entailing the use of diagnostic magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) equipment, except that it does not include MRI equipment owned or
operated by a hospital licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.56 or any facility affiliated
with or owned by such hospital.
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph
(b), advanced diagnostic imaging services eligible for reimbursement from any source
including, but not limited to, the individual receiving such services and any individual
or group insurance contract, plan, or policy delivered in this state including, but not
limited to, private health insurance plans, workers' compensation insurance, motor vehicle
insurance, the State Employee Group Insurance Program (SEGIP), and other state health
care programs shall be reimbursed only if the facility at which the service has been
conducted and processed is accredited by one of the following entities:
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(1) American College of Radiology (ACR);
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(2) Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC); or
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(3) the joint commission.
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(b) Any facility that performs advanced diagnostic imaging services and is eligible
to receive reimbursement for such services from any source in paragraph (a) must obtain
accreditation by August 1, 2013. Thereafter, all facilities that provide advanced diagnostic
imaging services in the state must obtain accreditation prior to commencing operations
and must, at all times, maintain accreditation with an accrediting organization as provided
in paragraph (a).
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(a) Advanced diagnostic imaging facilities and providers
of advanced diagnostic imaging services must annually report to the commissioner
demonstration of accreditation as required under this section.
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(b) The commissioner may promulgate any rules necessary to administer the
reporting required under paragraph (a).
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