Bill Text: MN HF2276 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Advanced diagnostic imaging services operator accreditation required.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-2)
Status: (Passed) 2012-04-24 - Secretary of State Chapter 228 04/23/12 [HF2276 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF2276-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Advanced diagnostic imaging services operator accreditation required.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-2)
Status: (Passed) 2012-04-24 - Secretary of State Chapter 228 04/23/12 [HF2276 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF2276-Introduced.html
1.2relating to health; requiring accreditation of advanced diagnostic imaging
1.3services operating in the state;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
1.4Statutes, chapter 144.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. [144.1225] ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES.
1.7 Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "advanced diagnostic
1.8imaging services" has the meaning given in United States Code, title 42, section 1395M,
1.9except that it does not include computed tomography, x-ray, ultrasound, or fluoroscopy.
1.10 Subd. 2. Accreditation required. (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph
1.11(b), advanced diagnostic imaging services eligible for reimbursement from any source,
1.12including, but not limited to, the individual receiving such services and any individual
1.13or group insurance contract, plan, or policy delivered in this state, including, but not
1.14limited to, private health insurance plans, workers' compensation insurance, motor vehicle
1.15insurance, the State Employee Group Insurance Program (SEGIP), and other state health
1.16care programs, shall be reimbursed only if the facility at which the service has been
1.17conducted and processed is accredited by one of the following entities:
1.18(i) American College of Radiology (ACR);
1.19(ii) Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC);
1.20(iii) Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO); or
1.21(iv) other relevant accreditation organization designated by the secretary of the
1.22United States Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to United States Code,
1.23title 42, section 1395M.
2.1(2) All accreditation standards recognized under this section must include, but are
2.2not limited to:
2.3(i) provisions establishing qualifications of the physician;
2.4(ii) standards for quality control and routine performance monitoring by a medical
2.5physicist;
2.6(iii) qualifications of the technologist, including minimum standards of supervised
2.7clinical experience;
2.8(iv) guidelines for personnel and patient safety; and
2.9(v) standards for initial and ongoing quality control using clinical image review
2.10and quantitative testing.
2.11(b) Any facility that performs advanced diagnostic imaging services and is eligible
2.12to receive reimbursement for such services from any source in paragraph (a)(1) must
2.13obtain accreditation by August 1, 2013. Thereafter, all facilities that provide advanced
2.14diagnostic imaging services in the state must obtain accreditation prior to commencing
2.15operations and must, at all times, maintain accreditation with an accrediting organization
2.16as provided in paragraph (a).
2.17 Subd. 3. Reporting. (a) Advanced diagnostic imaging facilities and providers
2.18of advanced diagnostic imaging services must annually report to the commissioner
2.19demonstration of accreditation as required under this section.
2.20(b) The commissioner may promulgate any rules necessary to administer the
2.21reporting required under paragraph (a).
1.3services operating in the state;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
1.4Statutes, chapter 144.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. [144.1225] ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES.
1.7 Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "advanced diagnostic
1.8imaging services" has the meaning given in United States Code, title 42, section 1395M,
1.9except that it does not include computed tomography, x-ray, ultrasound, or fluoroscopy.
1.10 Subd. 2. Accreditation required. (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph
1.11(b), advanced diagnostic imaging services eligible for reimbursement from any source,
1.12including, but not limited to, the individual receiving such services and any individual
1.13or group insurance contract, plan, or policy delivered in this state, including, but not
1.14limited to, private health insurance plans, workers' compensation insurance, motor vehicle
1.15insurance, the State Employee Group Insurance Program (SEGIP), and other state health
1.16care programs, shall be reimbursed only if the facility at which the service has been
1.17conducted and processed is accredited by one of the following entities:
1.18(i) American College of Radiology (ACR);
1.19(ii) Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC);
1.20(iii) Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO); or
1.21(iv) other relevant accreditation organization designated by the secretary of the
1.22United States Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to United States Code,
1.23title 42, section 1395M.
2.1(2) All accreditation standards recognized under this section must include, but are
2.2not limited to:
2.3(i) provisions establishing qualifications of the physician;
2.4(ii) standards for quality control and routine performance monitoring by a medical
2.5physicist;
2.6(iii) qualifications of the technologist, including minimum standards of supervised
2.7clinical experience;
2.8(iv) guidelines for personnel and patient safety; and
2.9(v) standards for initial and ongoing quality control using clinical image review
2.10and quantitative testing.
2.11(b) Any facility that performs advanced diagnostic imaging services and is eligible
2.12to receive reimbursement for such services from any source in paragraph (a)(1) must
2.13obtain accreditation by August 1, 2013. Thereafter, all facilities that provide advanced
2.14diagnostic imaging services in the state must obtain accreditation prior to commencing
2.15operations and must, at all times, maintain accreditation with an accrediting organization
2.16as provided in paragraph (a).
2.17 Subd. 3. Reporting. (a) Advanced diagnostic imaging facilities and providers
2.18of advanced diagnostic imaging services must annually report to the commissioner
2.19demonstration of accreditation as required under this section.
2.20(b) The commissioner may promulgate any rules necessary to administer the
2.21reporting required under paragraph (a).
