1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; providing rate increases for nursing facilities and the 
1.3 	elderly waiver program;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256B.441, 
1.4 	by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256B.441, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 63.Rate adjustments for October 1, 2012. For the rate year beginning 
1.9 	October 1, 2012, the commissioner shall make available to each nursing facility 
1.10 	reimbursed under this section or any other section operating payment rate adjustments 
1.11 	equal to 2.5 percent of the operating payment rates in effect on September 30, 2012, except 
1.12 	that they shall not increase any performance-based incentive payments under section 
1.13 	256B.434, subdivision 4, paragraph (d), implemented on October 1, 2012, or earlier.

1.14 	Sec. 2. RATE ADJUSTMENTS FOR OCTOBER 1, 2012, FOR THE ELDERLY 
1.15 	WAIVER AND ALTERNATIVE CARE PROGRAMS.
 1.16 	Effective October 1, 2012, the elderly waiver and alternative care program service 
1.17 	rates, including all service component rates and limits, shall be increased by 2.5 percent.