1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to human services; clarifying the period of 
  1.3             eligibility for medical assistance for a child under 
  1.4             the age of 19; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, 
  1.5             section 256B.056, subdivision 7. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256B.056, 
  1.8   subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 7.  [PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY.] Eligibility is available 
  1.10  for the month of application and for three months prior to 
  1.11  application if the person was eligible in those prior months.  A 
  1.12  redetermination of eligibility must occur every 12 months.  A 
  1.13  child under 19 years of age who is determined to be eligible for 
  1.14  medical assistance shall remain eligible until the earlier of: 
  1.15     (1) the end of a 12-month period beginning the month after 
  1.16  the application is approved; 
  1.17     (2) when eligibility is reapproved; or 
  1.18     (3) when the child exceeds 19 years of age.