1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health care; modifying definition of income in the MinnesotaCare 
1.3 	program;amending Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256L.01, 
1.4 	subdivision 4a.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256L.01, subdivision 4a, 
1.7 	is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 4a.Gross individual or gross family income. (a) "Gross individual or gross 
1.9 	family income" for nonfarm self-employed means income calculated for the 12-month 
1.10 	period of eligibility using as a baseline the adjusted gross income reported on the 
1.11 	applicant's federal income tax form for the previous year and adding back in depreciation, 
1.12 	and carryover net operating loss amounts that apply to the business in which the family is 
1.13 	currently engaged.
1.14 	(b) "Gross individual or gross family income" for farm self-employed means income 
1.15 	calculated for the 12-month period of eligibility using as the baseline the adjusted gross 
1.16 	income reported on the applicant's federal income tax form for the previous year.
1.17 	(c) "Gross individual or gross family income" means the total income for all family 
1.18 	members, calculated for the 12-month period of eligibility. For purposes of determining 
1.19 	gross income for households with no children, the income shall be calculated for each 
1.20 	adult family member and eligibility shall be determined for each adult based on that adult's 
1.21 	gross income calculated for the 12-month period of eligibility.