SF 2779

Introduction - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998)

Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00 a.m.

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to health; expanding the eligibility for the 
  1.3             MinnesotaCare program to include certain child care 
  1.4             providers; providing for disposition of money from a 
  1.5             settlement or judgment in the tobacco company lawsuit 
  1.6             brought by the state; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 
  1.7             Supplement, sections 256L.04, by adding a subdivision; 
  1.8             and 256L.07, subdivision 1. 
  1.9   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.10     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 
  1.11  256L.04, is amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.12     Subd. 12.  [CHILD CARE PROFESSIONALS.] (a) The definition 
  1.13  of "eligible persons" includes a child care provider and the 
  1.14  child care provider's dependent children regardless of gross 
  1.15  family income if the child care provider: 
  1.16     (1) has provided child care services as a licensed provider 
  1.17  or as an employee of a licensed provider for at least one year; 
  1.18     (2) provides child care services in a smoke-free 
  1.19  environment that is smoke free 24 hours a day; 
  1.20     (3) works at a home or facility that has a functional 
  1.21  carbon monoxide detector installed; 
  1.22     (4) has provided an antismoking curriculum to all 
  1.23  preschoolers who received child care services from the child 
  1.24  care provider within the year prior to application and renewal; 
  1.25  and 
  1.26     (5) has completed a minimum of 40 hours of child care 
  1.27  training within the year prior to application and renewal. 
  2.1      (b) For purposes of this subdivision, "provider" has the 
  2.2   meaning given in section 119B.01, subdivision 13, and "child 
  2.3   care services" has the meaning given in section 119B.01, 
  2.4   subdivision 3. 
  2.5      Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 
  2.6   256L.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  2.7      Subdivision 1.  [GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.] Families and 
  2.8   individuals who enroll on or after October 1, 1992, are eligible 
  2.9   for subsidized premium payments based on a sliding scale under 
  2.10  section 256L.08 only if the family or individual meets the 
  2.11  requirements in subdivisions 2 and 3.  Children already enrolled 
  2.12  in the children's health plan as of September 30, 1992, eligible 
  2.13  under section 256L.04, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), children 
  2.14  who enroll in the MinnesotaCare program after September 30, 
  2.15  1992, pursuant to Laws 1992, chapter 549, article 4, section 17, 
  2.16  and children who enroll under section 256L.04, subdivision 6, 
  2.17  are eligible for subsidized premium payments without meeting 
  2.18  these requirements, as long as they maintain continuous coverage 
  2.19  in the MinnesotaCare plan or medical assistance.  Individuals 
  2.20  and children eligible under section 256L.04, subdivision 12, are 
  2.21  eligible for subsidized premium payments without meeting the 
  2.22  requirements in subdivisions 2 and 3.  
  2.23     Families and individuals who initially enrolled in 
  2.24  MinnesotaCare under section 256L.04, and whose income increases 
  2.25  above the limits established in section 256L.08, may continue 
  2.26  enrollment and pay the full cost of coverage.  Individuals and 
  2.27  children who enroll in MinnesotaCare under section 256L.04, 
  2.28  subdivision 12, and whose income is over the limits established 
  2.29  in section 256L.08 must pay the full cost of coverage. 
  2.30     Sec. 3.  [NOTICE.] 
  2.31     (a) The commissioner of finance shall notify the 
  2.32  commissioner of human services when the state receives payment 
  2.33  or partial payment of any settlement or judgment in the tobacco 
  2.34  company lawsuit brought by the state of Minnesota. 
  2.35     (b) Upon receiving notice as required under paragraph (a), 
  2.36  the commissioner of human services shall provide notice to all 
  3.1   licensed day care providers that they may be eligible for the 
  3.2   MinnesotaCare program.  Included in the notice must be a list of 
  3.3   the criteria for eligibility and how to apply. 
  3.4      Sec. 4.  [TRANSFER.] 
  3.5      Upon receipt by the state of payment or partial payment of 
  3.6   a settlement or judgment in the tobacco company lawsuit brought 
  3.7   by the state of Minnesota, the commissioner of finance shall 
  3.8   transfer the payment or partial payment from the general fund to 
  3.9   the health care access fund. 
  3.10     Sec. 5.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  3.11     Sections 1 to 4 are effective only if the state receives a 
  3.12  financial settlement or judgment in the tobacco company lawsuit 
  3.13  brought by the state of Minnesota and takes effect the day 
  3.14  following receipt by the state of payment or partial payment of 
  3.15  the settlement or judgment.