Legislative Session number- 85

Bill Name: HF0721

HF 721

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

Long-term care provisions modified, provider rates
increased, new nursing facility case mix indices use required, MinnesotaCare
employer-subsidized coverage exemption provided, moratorium exceptions
authorized, and money appropriated.

ARTICLE 1: LONG-TERM CARE
INITIATIVES

Section 1: Long-term care workforce training and development
language provided.

Section 2: Contracts for services for ventilator-dependent
persons and persons requiring other specialized services language
modified.

Section 3: Payment during first 90 days language added.

Section 4:
Rate increases for October 1, 2007 and October 1, 2008 language
provided.

Section 5: Funding for staff increases language provided.

Section 6:
Adjustments for low-payment rate facilites langauge provided.

Section 7: New
case mix indices language provided.

Section 8: Rate rebasing language
modified.

Section 9: Calculation of quality add-on language modified.

Section
10: ICF/MR rate increases October 1, 2007, and October 1, 2008 language
provided.

Section 11: Employer-subsidized coverage language added.

Section 12:
Community services provider rate increases language provided.

Section 13:
Appropriations provided.

ARTICLE 2: NURSING HOME MORATORIUM; PROPERTY
REIMBURSEMENT

Section 1: Criteria for review langauge added.

Section 2:
Allowable interest expense language modified.

Section 3: Replacement-costs-new
per bed limit effective October 1, 2007 language modified.

Section 4:
Reimbursement for mandatory property loss language provided.

Section 5:
Authorization for moratorium exception projects language provided.

JAJ 3/7/7