HF 1552

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/19/2015 03:53pm

A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying nursing facility operating payment rates
for certain facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.431, by
adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.431, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 46. new text end

new text begin Rate increase for facilities in Swift, Chippewa, Renville, and
Kandiyohi Counties. new text end

new text begin Effective October 1, 2015, the operating payment rates of nursing
facilities in Swift, Chippewa, Renville, and Kandiyohi Counties that are reimbursed under
this section, section 256B.434, or section 256B.441, shall be increased to be equal, for a
resource utilization group rate with a weight of 1.00, to the geographic group III median
rate for the same resource utilization group weight. The calculations under this subdivision
shall be added to the rates before any other operating payment rate adjustments effective
on October 1, 2015, are computed. The percentage of the operating payment rates to
be case-mix adjusted shall be equal to the percentage that is case-mix adjusted in the
September 30, 2015, operating payment rates.
new text end