HF 1344

as introduced - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to health; increasing the medical assistance 
  1.3             income standard for persons who are aged, blind, or 
  1.4             disabled; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 
  1.5             256B.056, subdivision 4, and by adding a subdivision. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256B.056, 
  1.8   subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 4.  [INCOME.] To be eligible for medical 
  1.10  assistance, a person eligible under section 256B.055, 
  1.11  subdivision 7, not receiving supplemental security income 
  1.12  program payments, and families and children may have an income 
  1.13  up to 133-1/3 percent of the AFDC income standard in effect 
  1.14  under the July 16, 1996, AFDC state plan.  Effective July 1, 
  1.15  2000, the base AFDC standard in effect on July 16, 1996, shall 
  1.16  be increased by three percent. Effective January 1, 2000, and 
  1.17  each successive January, recipients of supplemental security 
  1.18  income may have an income up to the supplemental security income 
  1.19  standard in effect on that date.  In computing income to 
  1.20  determine eligibility of persons who are not residents of 
  1.21  long-term care facilities, the commissioner shall disregard 
  1.22  increases in income as required by Public Law Numbers 94-566, 
  1.23  section 503; 99-272; and 99-509.  Veterans aid and attendance 
  1.24  benefits and Veterans Administration unusual medical expense 
  1.25  payments are considered income to the recipient. 
  2.1      Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256B.056, is 
  2.2   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  2.3      Subd. 4c.  [INCOME; AGED, BLIND, OR DISABLED.] To be 
  2.4   eligible for medical assistance, a person eligible under section 
  2.5   256B.055, subdivision 7, may have an income up to 100 percent of 
  2.6   the federal poverty guidelines.  In computing income to 
  2.7   determine eligibility of persons who are not residents of 
  2.8   long-term care facilities, the commissioner shall disregard 
  2.9   increases in income as required by Public Law Numbers 94-566, 
  2.10  section 503; 99-272; and 99-509.  Veterans aid and attendance 
  2.11  benefits and Veterans Administration unusual medical expense 
  2.12  payments are considered income to the recipient.