Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 04/02/2025 09:46 a.m.
A bill for an act
relating to health care; redirecting a hospital surcharge to the health care access
fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256.9657, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256.9657, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
(a) Effective October 1, 1992, each Minnesota hospital
except facilities of the federal Indian Health Service and regional treatment centers shall
pay to the deleted text begin medical assistance accountdeleted text end new text begin health care access fundnew text end a surcharge equal to 1.4 percent
of net patient revenues excluding net Medicare revenues reported by that provider to the
health care cost information system according to the schedule in subdivision 4.
(b) Effective July 1, 1994, the surcharge under paragraph (a) is increased to 1.56 percent.
(c) Notwithstanding the Medicare cost finding and allowable cost principles, the hospital
surcharge is not an allowable cost for purposes of rate setting under sections 256.9685 to
256.9695.