HF 1428

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to human services; changing the chemical
dependency allocation; amending Minnesota Statutes
2004, section 254B.02, subdivision 3, by adding a
subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 254B.02,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Reserve account.

The commissioner shall
allocate money from the reserve account to counties that, during
the current fiscal year, have met or exceeded the base level of
expenditures for eligible chemical dependency services from
local money. The commissioner shall establish the base level
for fiscal year 1988 as the amount of local money used for
eligible services in calendar year 1986. In later years, the
base level must be increased in the same proportion as state
appropriations to implement Laws 1986, chapter 394, sections 8
to 20, are increased new text begin , except the county expenditure under
subdivision 2 shall not exceed 55 percent of the total
expenditures for fiscal year 2005; 50 percent in fiscal year
2006; 45 percent in fiscal year 2007; and 40 percent in fiscal
year 2008. Thereafter the expenditure shall decrease by five
percent each fiscal year until the maximum county match is 15
percent new text end . The base level must be decreased if the fund balance
from which allocations are made under section 254B.02,
subdivision 1, is decreased in later years. The local match
rate for the reserve account is the same rate as applied to the
initial allocation. Reserve account payments must not be
included when calculating the county adjustments made according
to subdivision 2. For counties providing medical assistance or
general assistance medical care through managed care plans on
January 1, 1996, the base year is fiscal year 1995. For
counties beginning provision of managed care after January 1,
1996, the base year is the most recent fiscal year before
enrollment in managed care begins. For counties providing
managed care, the base level will be increased or decreased in
proportion to changes in the fund balance from which allocations
are made under subdivision 2, but will be additionally increased
or decreased in proportion to the change in county adjusted
population made in subdivision 1, paragraphs (b) and (c).
Effective July 1, 2001, at the end of each biennium, any funds
deposited in the reserve account funds in excess of those needed
to meet obligations incurred under this section and sections
254B.06 and 254B.09 shall cancel to the general fund.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 254B.02, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end

new text begin County expenditure. new text end

new text begin After the county meets its
expenditure requirement under this section and the state
appropriation is expended, counties may provide chemical
dependency treatment under this section as funding allows.
Counties are not required to spend additional funds for chemical
dependency treatment.
new text end