The legislative bill SF No 275, proposed by Senators Boldon, Mann, and Kupec, focuses on healthcare, specifically dental care payments under state health programs such as medical assistance and MinnesotaCare. It modifies existing law to introduce a requirement for "rebasing" of dental payment rates. Rebasing will adjust these payment rates based on economic indices to reflect current costs, beginning on January 1, 2026, and will continue every three years thereafter.

The amount of money spent on these new rates initially will be capped at the current expenditure levels, adjusted for economic changes between 2024 and 2026. For future rebasing, the spending cap will be similarly calculated but based on newer economic data and spending from two years prior to each rebasing period.

This new policy excludes federally qualified health centers, rural health centers, state-operated dental clinics, and Indian health centers. Essentially, the bill aims to ensure that dental payment rates under specific state healthcare programs are kept up-to-date with economic reality, potentially leading to more accurate and fair compensation for dental services within these programs.