1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2402 as follows:
1.2Page 126, after line 2, insert:

1.3    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 62J.497, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.4    Subd. 5. Electronic drug prior authorization standardization and transmission.
1.5    (a) The commissioner of health, in consultation with the Minnesota e-Health Advisory
1.6Committee and the Minnesota Administrative Uniformity Committee, shall, by February
1.715, 2010, identify an outline on how best to standardize drug prior authorization request
1.8transactions between providers and group purchasers with the goal of maximizing
1.9administrative simplification and efficiency in preparation for electronic transmissions.
1.10    (b) By January 1, 2014, the Minnesota Administrative Uniformity Committee shall
1.11develop the standard companion guide by which providers and group purchasers will
1.12exchange standard drug authorization requests using electronic data interchange standards,
1.13if available, with the goal of alignment with standards that are or will potentially be used
1.14nationally.
1.15(c) No later than January 1, 2015 2017, drug prior authorization requests must be
1.16accessible and submitted by health care providers, and accepted by group purchasers,
1.17electronically through secure electronic transmissions. Facsimile shall not be considered
1.18electronic transmission."
1.19Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
1.20Amend the title accordingly