1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 5, the fifth engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 4, after line 9, insert:
1.3    "Subd. 3. Continued operation of a private marketplace. (a) Nothing in this
1.4chapter shall be construed to prohibit: (1) a health carrier from offering outside of
1.5the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace a health benefit plan to a qualified individual
1.6or qualified employer; and (2) a qualified individual from enrolling in, or a qualified
1.7employer from selecting for its employees, a health benefit plan offered outside of the
1.8Minnesota Insurance Marketplace
1.9(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to terminate, abridge, or limit the
1.10operation of any requirement under state law with respect to any health benefit plan
1.11offered outside of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace.
1.12(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict the choice of a qualified
1.13individual to enroll or not enroll in a qualified health plan or to participate in the Minnesota
1.14Insurance Marketplace. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to compel an individual
1.15to enroll in a qualified health plan or to participate in the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace.
1.16(d) For purposes of this subdivision, "qualified individual" and "qualified employer"
1.17have the meanings given in section 1312 of the Affordable Care Act. (Public Law 111-148),
1.18and further defined through amendments to the act and regulations issued under the act."