1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; providing for health coverage for
1.3 	Minnesota children with special health needs;
1.4 	reinstating certain rules; appropriating money;
1.5 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.6 	chapter 145.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. [145.8905] CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH
1.9 	NEEDS.
1.10 		Subdivision 1.Health coverage. When cost-effective, the
1.11 	commissioner may use money received for the services for
1.12 	children with special health needs program to purchase health
1.13 	coverage for eligible children.
1.14 		Subd. 2.Co-payment. Each family participating in the
1.15 	children with special health needs program is charged a $50 per
1.16 	month co-payment.  The revenue raised by the co-payment must be
1.17 	deposited in the children with special health needs account in
1.18 	the special revenue fund.  The revenue raised by the co-payments
1.19 	is intended to maximize potential federal matching funds.

1.20 	Sec. 2. RULE REINSTATEMENT.
 1.21 	Notwithstanding Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter
1.22 	14, article 8, section 32, paragraph (c), rules related to the
1.23 	children with special health needs program are revived and
1.24 	reinstated as they appeared June 30, 2004.

1.25 	Sec. 3. APPROPRIATION.
 1.26 	Amounts deposited in the children with special health needs
2.1 	account in the special revenue fund in fiscal year 2006 are
2.2 	appropriated to the commissioner of health for the children with
2.3 	special health needs program.