1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; modifying the MinnesotaCare definition of income for the 
1.3 	nonfarm self-employed;amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 
1.4 	256L.01, subdivision 4.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 256L.01, subdivision 4, is 
1.7 	amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 4.Gross individual or gross family income. (a) "Gross individual or gross 
1.9 	family income" for nonfarm self-employed means income calculated for the 12-month 
1.10 	period of eligibility using the net profit or loss reported on the applicant's federal income 
1.11 	tax form for the previous year and using the medical assistance families with children 
1.12 	methodology for determining allowable and nonallowable self-employment expenses and 
1.13 	countable income, but deducting reported depreciation amounts deducted in determining 
1.14 	the net profit or loss reported on the applicant's federal income tax form for the previous 
1.15 	year.
1.16 	(b) "Gross individual or gross family income" for farm self-employed means income 
1.17 	calculated for the 12-month period of eligibility using as the baseline the adjusted gross 
1.18 	income reported on the applicant's federal income tax form for the previous year.
1.19 	(c) "Gross individual or gross family income" means the total income for all family 
1.20 	members, calculated for the 12-month period of eligibility.

1.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2008, or upon federal 
1.22 	approval, whichever is later.