1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; allowing certain firefighters and volunteer ambulance 
1.3 	attendants to purchase MinnesotaCare coverage at full cost; amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2008, section 256L.07, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256L.07, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 9.Firefighters; volunteer ambulance attendants. (a) For purposes of this 
1.9 	subdivision, "qualified individual" means:
1.10 	(1) a volunteer firefighter with a department as defined in section 299N.01, 
1.11 	subdivision 2, who has passed the probationary period; and
1.12 	(2) a volunteer ambulance attendant as defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 15.
1.13 	(b) A qualified individual whose household income exceeds the applicable 
1.14 	MinnesotaCare income limit, but who is otherwise eligible under this chapter, is eligible 
1.15 	for MinnesotaCare, but must pay the maximum premium, as defined in section 256L.15, 
1.16 	subdivision 2, paragraph (b).