1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; phasing in nursing facility rates for private paying 
1.3 	residents;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.441, by adding a 
1.4 	subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.441, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 68.Rate phase-in for private paying residents. Notwithstanding any other 
1.9 	law or rule to the contrary, nursing facility payment rates for private paying residents 
1.10 	shall not increase by more than five percent per year until such time as the rates for these 
1.11 	residents are equal to the rates approved by the commissioner for medical assistance 
1.12 	recipients under this section. The commissioner shall request from the federal Centers for 
1.13 	Medicare and Medicaid Services any waivers or federal approvals necessary to implement 
1.14 	this subdivision.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2016, or upon federal 
1.16 	approval, whichever is later. The commissioner shall notify the revisor of statutes when 
1.17 	federal approval is obtained.