1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; expanding the use of the public assistance reporting 
1.3 	information system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 
1.4 	256.01, subdivision 18a.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256.01, subdivision 18a, 
1.7 	is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 18a.Public Assistance Reporting Information System. (a) Effective 
1.9 	October 1, 2009, the commissioner shall comply with the federal requirements in Public 
1.10 	Law 110-379 in implementing the Public Assistance Reporting Information System 
1.11 	(PARIS) to determine eligibility for all individuals applying for:
1.12 	(1) health care benefits under chapters 256B, 256D, and 256L; and
1.13 	(2) public benefits under chapters 119B, 256D, and 256I, and the supplemental 
1.14 	nutrition assistance program.
1.15 	(b) The commissioner shall determine eligibility under paragraph (a) by performing 
1.16 	data matches, including matching with medical assistance, cash, child care, and 
1.17 	supplemental assistance programs operated by other states and matching with the federal 
1.18 	Department of Veterans Affairs compensation and benefit information.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2011.