HF 1761

1st Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to health; providing for voluntary
disenrollment from MinnesotaCare for certain members
of the military; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
section 256L.07, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256L.07, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Voluntary disenrollment for members of
military. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding section 256L.05, subdivision 3b,
MinnesotaCare enrollees who are members of the military and
their families, who choose to voluntarily disenroll from the
program when one or more family members are called to active
duty, may reenroll during or following that member's tour of
active duty. Those individuals and families shall be considered
to have good cause for voluntary termination under section
256L.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (d). Income and asset
increases reported at the time of reenrollment shall be
disregarded. All provisions of sections 256L.01 to 256L.18
shall apply to individuals and families enrolled under this
subdivision upon six-month renewal.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
new text end