SF 143

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to human services; establishing a method to determine reimbursement of
nursing facility Public Employees Retirement Association costs; appropriating
money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.434, by adding a
subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.434, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end

new text begin Payment of Public Employees Retirement Association costs. new text end

new text begin Nursing
facilities that participate in the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) shall
have the component of their payment rate associated with the costs of PERA determined
for each rate year. Effective for rate years beginning on and after October 1, 2007, the
commissioner shall determine the portion of the payment rate in effect on September 30
each year and shall subtract that amount from the payment rate to be effective on the
following October 1. The portion that shall be deemed to be included in the September 30,
2007, rate that is associated with PERA costs shall be the allowed costs in the facility's
base for determining rates under this section, divided by the resident days reported for that
year. The commissioner shall add to the payment rate to be effective on October 1 each
year an amount equal to the reported costs associated with PERA, for the year ended on
the most recent September 30 for which data is available, divided by total resident days
for that year, as reported by the facility and audited under section 256B.441.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $....... is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of human services
for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, for the purposes of section 1.
new text end