HF 3400

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

Long-term care rate adjustments provided, long-term care employee health insurance costs funding provided, MinnesotaCare employee eligibility modified, nursing facility rate rebasing methodology development and staffing report required.

Section 1: Nursing facility rate increases beginning October 1, 2007, and October 1, 2008 language added.

Section 2: Nursing facility employee health insurance costs language provided.

Section 3: Rebasing of nursing facility operating cost payment rates language modified.

Section 4: Prohibition on implementation language provided.

Section 5: Determination of total care-related limit language modified.

Section 6: Exception allowing contracting for specialized care language modified.

Section 7: ICF/MR rate increases effective October 1, 2007 and October 1, 2008 language modified.

Section 8: ICF/MR employee health insurance costs language provided.

Section 9: Must not have access to employer-subsidized coverage language added.

Section 10: Provider rate increases language modified and added.

Section 11: Rebasing language provided.

Section 12: Staffing criteria language provided.

Section 13: Health coverage for long-term care workers provided.

Section 14: Use of rebasing appropriation language provided.

Section 15: Repealer provided

JAJ 3/17/08