1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health care; eliminating MinnesotaCare premiums for members of 
1.3 	the military and their families for a year;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, 
1.4 	section 256L.15, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256L.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Premium determination. (a) Families with children and individuals 
1.8 	shall pay a premium determined according to subdivision 2.
1.9 	(b) Pregnant women and children under age two are exempt from the provisions 
1.10 	of section 256L.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (3), requiring disenrollment 
1.11 	for failure to pay premiums. For pregnant women, this exemption continues until the 
1.12 	first day of the month following the 60th day postpartum. Women who remain enrolled 
1.13 	during pregnancy or the postpartum period, despite nonpayment of premiums, shall be 
1.14 	disenrolled on the first of the month following the 60th day postpartum for the penalty 
1.15 	period that otherwise applies under section 256L.06, unless they begin paying premiums. 
1.16 	(c) Members of the military and their families who meet the eligibility criteria 
1.17 	for MinnesotaCare upon eligibility approval made within 24 months following the end 
1.18 	of the member's tour of active duty shall have their premiums paid by the commissioner. 
1.19 	The effective date of coverage for an individual or family who meets the criteria of this 
1.20 	paragraph shall be the first day of the month following the month in which eligibility is 
1.21 	approved. This exemption shall apply for 12 months. 

1.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2007, or upon federal 
1.23 	approval, whichever is later.