1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; removing the expiration date for radiation therapy facility 
1.3 	construction limitations;amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 144.5509.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, 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) This section expires August 1, 2008.~~