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HF 2721

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/07/2012 02:16pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to human services; modifying requirements for the medical assistance
spenddown; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256B.056, subdivision
5.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256B.056, subdivision 5, is amended to
read:


Subd. 5.

Excess income.

A person who has excess income is eligible for medical
assistance if the person has expenses for medical care that are more than the amount of the
person's excess income, computed by deducting incurred medical expenses from the excess
income to reduce the excess to the income standard specified in subdivision 5c. The person
shall elect to have the medical expenses deducted at the beginning of a one-month budget
period or at the beginning of a six-month budget period. The commissioner shall deleted text begin allowdeleted text end new text begin
requirenew text end persons eligible for assistance on anew text begin recurringnew text end one-month spenddown basis under
this subdivision deleted text begin to electdeleted text end to pay the monthly spenddown amount in advance of the month
of eligibility to the state agency in order to maintain eligibility on a continuous basis. If
the recipient does not pay the spenddown amount on or before the 20th of the month, the
recipient is ineligible deleted text begin for this optiondeleted text end for the following month. The local agency shall code
the Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) to indicate that the recipient
deleted text begin has elected this optiondeleted text end new text begin is paying the monthly spenddown in advancenew text end . The state agency
shall convey recipient eligibility information relative to the collection of the spenddown to
providers through the Electronic Verification System (EVS). A recipient deleted text begin electingdeleted text end new text begin makingnew text end
advance payment must pay the state agency the monthly spenddown amount on or before
the 20th of the month in order to be eligible deleted text begin for this optiondeleted text end in the following month.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2012, or upon any necessary
federal approval, whichever is later.
 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin FEDERAL WAIVERS.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall seek any federal waivers and approvals necessary to
implement the changes to the medical assistance spenddown required by the amendments
to Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.056, subdivision 5.
 new text end