1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to MinnesotaCare; requiring assignment of application coordinator;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256L.05, subdivision 4.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256L.05, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 4.Application processing. (a) The commissioner of human services shall 
1.7 	determine an applicant's eligibility for MinnesotaCare no more than 30 days from the 
1.8 	date that the application is received by the Department of Human Services. Beginning 
1.9 	January 1, 2000, this requirement also applies to local county human services agencies 
1.10 	that determine eligibility for MinnesotaCare.
1.11 	(b) Upon receiving an application, the commissioner or local county human services 
1.12 	agency shall assign one individual as the coordinator of the application. The coordinator 
1.13 	shall be responsible for all communications with the applicant throughout the application 
1.14 	process and upon renewal.