1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to human services; increasing the contract 
  1.3             payment rate for a nursing facility; amending 
  1.4             Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 256B.434, by adding a 
  1.5             subdivision. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 256B.434, is 
  1.8   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 18.  [RATE MODIFICATIONS.] For the rate year 
  1.10  beginning July 1, 1999, the commissioner shall increase the per 
  1.11  diem contract payment rate for a county-owned 130-bed nursing 
  1.12  facility in Park Rapids, Minnesota, by $1.53, for costs related 
  1.13  to compliance with comparable worth requirements.