1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; increasing medical assistance
1.3 	reimbursement rates for a nursing facility in Houston
1.4 	County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section
1.5 	256B.434, by adding a subdivision.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.434, is
1.8 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
1.9 		Subd. 4f.Rate increase effective july 1, 2005. For the
1.10 	rate year beginning July 1, 2005, a nursing facility in Houston
1.11 	County licensed for 50 beds as of September 1, 2004, shall
1.12 	receive an increase of $....... in each case mix payment rate to
1.13 	offset property tax payments due as a result of the facility's
1.14 	conversion from nonprofit to for-profit status.  The increase
1.15 	under this subdivision shall be added following the
1.16 	determination under this chapter of the payment rate for the
1.17 	rate year beginning July 1, 2005, and shall be included in the
1.18 	facility's total payment rates for the purposes of determining
1.19 	future rates under this section or any other section.