Minn. Stat. § 62H.04
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§ 62H.04 COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.
Official statutory text
(a) A joint self-insurance plan is subject to the requirements of chapters 62A, 62E, 62L, and 62Q, and sections 72A.17 to 72A.32 unless otherwise specifically exempt. A joint self-insurance plan must pay assessments made by the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association, as required under section 62E.11 .
(b) A joint self-insurance plan is exempt from providing the mandated health benefits described in chapters 62A, 62E, 62L, and 62Q if it otherwise provides the benefits required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, United States Code, title 29, sections 1001, et seq., for all employers and not just for the employers with 50 or more employees who are covered by that federal law.
(c) A joint self-insurance plan is exempt from section 62L.03, subdivision 1 , if the plan offers an annual open enrollment period of no less than 15 days during which all employers that qualify for membership may enter the plan without preexisting condition limitations or exclusions except those permitted under chapter 62L.
(d) A joint self-insurance plan is exempt from sections 62A.146 , 62A.16 , 62A.17 , 62A.20 , 62A.21 , and 62A.65, subdivision 5 , paragraph (b), if the joint self-insurance plan complies with the continuation requirements under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, United States Code, title 29, sections 1001, et seq., for all employers and not just for the employers with 20 or more employees who are covered by that federal law.
(e) A joint self-insurance plan must provide to all employers the maternity coverage required by federal law for employers with 15 or more employees.
(f) A joint self-insurance plan must comply with all the provisions and requirements of the Affordable Care Act as defined under section 62A.011, subdivision 1a , to the extent that they apply to such plans.
(b) A joint self-insurance plan is exempt from providing the mandated health benefits described in chapters 62A, 62E, 62L, and 62Q if it otherwise provides the benefits required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, United States Code, title 29, sections 1001, et seq., for all employers and not just for the employers with 50 or more employees who are covered by that federal law.
(c) A joint self-insurance plan is exempt from section 62L.03, subdivision 1 , if the plan offers an annual open enrollment period of no less than 15 days during which all employers that qualify for membership may enter the plan without preexisting condition limitations or exclusions except those permitted under chapter 62L.
(d) A joint self-insurance plan is exempt from sections 62A.146 , 62A.16 , 62A.17 , 62A.20 , 62A.21 , and 62A.65, subdivision 5 , paragraph (b), if the joint self-insurance plan complies with the continuation requirements under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, United States Code, title 29, sections 1001, et seq., for all employers and not just for the employers with 20 or more employees who are covered by that federal law.
(e) A joint self-insurance plan must provide to all employers the maternity coverage required by federal law for employers with 15 or more employees.
(f) A joint self-insurance plan must comply with all the provisions and requirements of the Affordable Care Act as defined under section 62A.011, subdivision 1a , to the extent that they apply to such plans.
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