1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; allowing persons in active
1.3 	military service to voluntarily disenroll from
1.4 	MinnesotaCare and reenroll without penalty; amending
1.5 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256L.07, by adding a
1.6 	subdivision.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256L.07, is
1.9 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
1.10 		Subd. 5.Voluntary disenrollment for members of
1.11 	military. Notwithstanding section 256L.05, subdivision 3b,
1.12 	MinnesotaCare enrollees who are members of the military and
1.13 	their families, who choose to voluntarily disenroll from the
1.14 	program when one or more family members are called to active
1.15 	duty, may reenroll during or following that member's tour of
1.16 	active duty.  Those individuals and families shall be considered
1.17 	to have good cause for voluntary termination under section
1.18 	256L.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (d).  Income and asset
1.19 	increases reported at the time of reenrollment shall be
1.20 	disregarded.  All provisions of sections 256L.01 to 256L.18,
1.21 	shall apply to individuals and families enrolled under this
1.22 	subdivision upon six-month renewal.
1.23 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2005.