1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; increasing operating payment rates for certain nursing 
1.3 	facilities in Koochiching County;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 
1.4 	256B.431, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.431, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 46.Rate increase; facility in Koochiching County. Effective October 1, 
1.9 	2015, the operating payment rate of a nursing facility located in Koochiching County 
1.10 	and licensed for 54 beds as of January 1, 2015, that is reimbursed under this section or 
1.11 	section 256B.434 or 256B.441 shall be increased by $45 per resident day for all case mix 
1.12 	classes. The rate increase provided in section 256B.434, subdivision 19b, shall apply to 
1.13 	the rate adjustment under this subdivision.