1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to MinnesotaCare; eliminating premiums for military personnel and their 
1.3 	families; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256L.15, subdivision 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256L.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Premium determination. (a) Families with children and individuals 
1.7 	shall pay a premium determined according to subdivision 2.
1.8 	(b) Pregnant women and children under age two are exempt from the provisions 
1.9 	of section  256L.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (3), requiring disenrollment 
1.10 	for failure to pay premiums. For pregnant women, this exemption continues until the 
1.11 	first day of the month following the 60th day postpartum. Women who remain enrolled 
1.12 	during pregnancy or the postpartum period, despite nonpayment of premiums, shall be 
1.13 	disenrolled on the first of the month following the 60th day postpartum for the penalty 
1.14 	period that otherwise applies under section  256L.06, unless they begin paying premiums. 
1.15 	(c) Members of the military and their families who meet the eligibility criteria 
1.16 	for MinnesotaCare are exempt from this section and section 256L.06 upon eligibility 
1.17 	approval made within 24 months following the end of the member's tour of active duty. 
1.18 	The effective date of coverage for an individual or family who meets the criteria of this 
1.19 	paragraph shall be the first day of the month following the month in which eligibility is 
1.20 	approved. This exemption shall apply for 12 months if the individual or family remains 
1.21 	eligible upon six-month renewal.