1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; extending moratorium on radiation therapy facility construction 
1.3 	in certain counties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.5509.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.5509, is amended to read:
1.6 	144.5509 RADIATION THERAPY FACILITY CONSTRUCTION. 
1.7 	(a) A radiation therapy facility may be constructed only by an entity owned, 
1.8 	operated, or controlled by a hospital licensed according to sections 144.50 to 144.56 either 
1.9 	alone or in cooperation with another entity. 
1.10 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), there shall be a moratorium on the construction 
1.11 	of any radiation therapy facility located in the following counties: Hennepin, Ramsey, 
1.12 	Dakota, Washington, Anoka, Carver, Scott, St. Louis, Sherburne, Benton, Stearns, 
1.13 	Chisago, Isanti, and Wright. This paragraph does not apply to the relocation or 
1.14 	reconstruction of an existing facility owned by a hospital if the relocation or reconstruction 
1.15 	is within one mile of the existing facility. This paragraph does not apply to a radiation 
1.16 	therapy facility that is being built attached to a community hospital in Wright County and 
1.17 	meets the following conditions prior to August 1, 2007: the capital expenditure report 
1.18 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 62J.17, has been filed with the commissioner 
1.19 	of health; a timely construction schedule is developed, stipulating dates for beginning, 
1.20 	achieving various stages, and completing construction; and all zoning and building permits 
1.21 	applied for. This paragraph expires August 1, ~~2011~~ 2014.