Solicitation of Bids. Notwithstanding anything in the Joint Powers Agreement to the contrary, the following amendments and additions, consistent with changes made by the Minnesota State Legislature in 2006, shall become part of the Joint Powers Agreement. 1. All members of Service Cooperative Health Insurance Pools may solicit bids and other information from competing sources of health coverage at any time other than within the five months prior to the end of the Carrier Contract. 2. Should a member of the Health Insurance Pool solicit bids pursuant to #1 above, the Service Cooperative will not impose a fine or other penalty against the member for soliciting a bid or other information during the allowed period. Should a member leave the Service Cooperative Health Insurance Pool and obtain health insurance coverage elsewhere, the Service Cooperative may prohibit member from participating in Service Cooperative coverage for a period of up to one year. 3. The Service Cooperative shall provide each member with that entity’s monthly claims data notwithstanding the provisions of Minn. Stat. 13.203.
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