1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; increasing nursing
1.3 	facility payment rate in Norman County; amending
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.434, by adding a
1.5 	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 october 1,
1.10 	2005. Effective October 1, 2005, operating payment rates of a
1.11 	63-bed nursing facility in Norman County shall be increased to
1.12 	be equal, for a RUGs rate with a weight with a weight of 1.0, to
1.13 	the geographic group three median rate for the same RUGs
1.14 	weight.  The percentage of the operating payment rate shall be
1.15 	equal to the percentage that is case mix adjusted in the
1.16 	facility's September 30, 2005, operating payment rate.  This
1.17 	provision shall apply only if it results in a rate increase.
1.18 	Increases provided by this subdivision shall be added to the
1.19 	rate determined under any new reimbursement system established
1.20 	under section 256B.440.