as introduced - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to human services; modifying the group 1.3 residential housing supplementary service rate for 1.4 certain facilities serving persons with mental illness 1.5 or chemical dependency; amending Minnesota Statutes 1.6 2000, section 256I.05, by adding a subdivision. 1.7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256I.05, is 1.9 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 1.10 Subd. 1f. [SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICE RATE FOR CERTAIN 1.11 FACILITIES.] Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions 1a 1.12 and 1c, beginning July 1, 2001, a county agency must negotiate, 1.13 as provided in this subdivision, a supplementary service rate in 1.14 addition to the rate specified in subdivision 1, for a group 1.15 residential housing provider that: 1.16 (1) is located in St. Louis county; 1.17 (2) operates in two separate locations: 1.18 (i) an 18-bed facility that was licensed and registered by 1.19 the department of health under section 157.17 in May 1995 and 1.20 receives a supplementary service rate under subdivision 1d; and 1.21 (ii) a 32-bed facility that was licensed and registered by 1.22 the department of health under section 157.17 in July 1997; and 1.23 (3) serves persons with mental illness or chemical 1.24 dependency. 1.25 The supplementary service rate for the 32-bed facility 1.26 under clause (2), item (ii), must be an amount equal to the 2.1 supplementary rate that was negotiated under subdivision 1d for 2.2 an 18-bed facility under clause (2), item (i).