1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; providing nursing facilities with temporary energy 
1.3 	assistance grants;amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.434, by 
1.4 	adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.434, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 19.Temporary energy assistance grants. For the three-month period 
1.9 	beginning October 1, 2006, nursing facilities reimbursed under this section shall receive 
1.10 	an energy assistance grant to help cover the increased cost of energy for heating during the 
1.11 	winter. This energy assistance grant shall be provided in the form of an increase in each 
1.12 	case mix payment rate of $2. This rate increase is temporary and shall not be included in 
1.13 	rates, beginning January 1, 2007.