1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; providing a temporary rate
1.3 	increase to allow a nursing facility in Princeton to
1.4 	recover costs incurred as a result of the nursing
1.5 	facility survey process; amending Minnesota Statutes
1.6 	2004, section 256B.434, by adding a subdivision.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.434, is
1.9 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
1.10 		Subd. 4f.Temporary rate increase effective july 1,
1.11 	2005. For the rate year beginning July 1, 2005, a nursing
1.12 	facility in Princeton licensed for 126 beds shall receive an
1.13 	increase of $9.81 in each case mix payment rate to provide for
1.14 	recovery of costs incurred by the facility due to:
1.15 	(1) the facility's reliance on information provided by the
1.16 	commissioner of health regarding the facility's authority to
1.17 	admit residents between January 8, 2004, and March 19, 2004; and 
1.18 	(2) participation in the independent informal dispute
1.19 	resolution process.
1.20 	The increase provided under this subdivision shall be added
1.21 	following determination under this chapter of the payment rate
1.22 	for the rate year beginning July 1, 2005, but shall not be
1.23 	included in the facility's total payment rate for purposes of
1.24 	determining future rates for rate years beginning on or after
1.25 	July 1, 2006.