1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; providing assistance grants; appropriating money.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE 
1.5 	REFERRAL AND ASSISTANCE GRANTS.
 1.6 	(a) $100,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $100,000 in fiscal year 2017 are appropriated 
1.7 	from the general fund to the commissioner of human services for grants under paragraph 
1.8 	(b). This is a onetime appropriation.
1.9 	(b) The commissioner of human services shall award grants to nonprofit programs 
1.10 	that provide immigration legal services and assistance, based on indigency, to individuals 
1.11 	with emergency medical conditions or complex and chronic health conditions who are 
1.12 	currently ineligible for medical assistance or other public health care programs, but who 
1.13 	may meet eligibility requirements. The grantees, in collaboration with hospitals and 
1.14 	safety net providers, shall provide referral assistance to connect individuals identified 
1.15 	under this paragraph with alternative resources and services to assist in meeting their 
1.16 	health care needs.