1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; increasing payment rates for a nursing facility in 
1.3 	Martin County;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.441, by adding 
1.4 	a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.441, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 59.Martin County nursing facility rate increase effective October 1, 
1.9 	2008. For the rate year beginning October 1, 2008, a nursing facility in Martin County 
1.10 	licensed for 68 beds as of February 1, 2008, shall receive a rate increase of $2.12 in each 
1.11 	case mix payment rate to offset property tax payments due as a result of the facility's 
1.12 	conversion from nonprofit to for-profit status. Increases provided by this subdivision shall 
1.13 	be applied after the October 1, 2008, phase-in of rebased operating cost payment rates 
1.14 	under subdivision 55. Increases provided by this subdivision shall be included in the 
1.15 	facility's total payment rates for purposes of determining future rates under this section, 
1.16 	section 256B.434, or any other section.