HF 1819

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 05/02/2013 09:08am

A bill for an act
relating to veterans homes; clarifying calculation of maintenance charge;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 198.03, subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 198.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Cost of care.

The commissioner shall set out in rules the method of
calculating the average cost of care for the domiciliary and nursing care residents.
The cost must be determined yearly based upon the average cost per resident taking
into account, but not limited to, administrative cost of the homes, the cost of service
available to the resident, and food and lodging costs. These average costs must be
calculated separately for domiciliary and nursing care residents. The amount charged each
resident for maintenance, if anything, must be based on the appropriate average cost
of care calculation and the assets and income of the resident but must not exceed the
appropriate average cost of care. new text begin When determining the income of a resident for purposes
of calculating the maintenance charge, the commissioner shall not include any income of a
qualifying child. For purposes of this subdivision, qualifying child has the meaning given
in section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code.
new text end