1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to counties; providing for a rate increase
1.3 	determination for the Ramsey County nursing facility;
1.4 	appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
1.5 	section 256B.434, by adding a subdivision.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.434, is
1.8 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
1.9 		Subd. 4f.Rate increase effective july 1, 2005. For the
1.10 	rate year beginning July 1, 2005, a facility in Ramsey County
1.11 	licensed for 180 beds shall have its operating payment rate as
1.12 	determined under this section and in effect on June 30, 2005,
1.13 	increased by $4.98.  The increase under this subdivision shall
1.14 	be included in the facility's total payment rates for the
1.15 	purposes of determining future rates under this section or any
1.16 	other section.

1.17 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 1.18 	$....... is appropriated from the general fund to the
1.19 	commissioner of human services for the biennium beginning July
1.20 	1, 2005, for the purposes of section 1.