1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; extending the approval period for certain nursing home 
1.3 	moratorium exception projects; authorizing additional moratorium exceptions; 
1.4 	appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144A.073, by 
1.5 	adding a subdivision.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144A.073, is amended by adding a 
1.8 	subdivision to read:
1.9 		Subd. 12.Extension of approval of moratorium exception projects.
 1.10 	Notwithstanding subdivision 3, the commissioner of health shall extend project approval 
1.11 	by an additional 18 months for an approved proposal for an exception to the nursing home 
1.12 	licensure and certification moratorium if the proposal was approved under this section 
1.13 	between July 1, 2007, and June 30, 2009.

1.14 	Sec. 2. NURSING HOME MORATORIUM EXCEPTIONS.
 1.15 	During fiscal year 2010, the commissioner of health may approve moratorium 
1.16 	exception projects under Minnesota Statutes, section 144A.073, for which the full 
1.17 	annualized state share of medical assistance costs does not exceed $3,000,000. During 
1.18 	fiscal year 2011, the commissioner of health may approve moratorium exception projects 
1.19 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 144A.073, for which the full annualized state share of 
1.20 	medical assistance costs does not exceed $3,000,000, less the amount approved during 
1.21 	the first year.

1.22 	Sec. 3. APPROPRIATION.
 2.1 	$3,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of human 
2.2 	services for the biennium beginning July 1, 2009, for the purposes of section 2.