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HF 2933

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

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Introduction Posted on 02/28/2006

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A bill for an act
relating to health; requiring quarterly case mix classification assessments for
reimbursement purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 144.0724,
subdivision 4; 256B.438, subdivision 4.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 144.0724, subdivision 4, is amended to
read:


Subd. 4.

Resident assessment schedule.

(a) A facility must conduct and
electronically submit to the commissioner of health case mix assessments that conform
with the assessment schedule defined by Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section
483.20, and published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services,
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Long Term Care Assessment
Instrument User's Manual, version 2.0, October 1995, and subsequent clarifications made
in the Long-Term Care Assessment Instrument Questions and Answers, version 2.0,
August 1996. The commissioner of health may substitute successor manuals or question
and answer documents published by the United States Department of Health and Human
Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to replace or supplement the
current version of the manual or document.

(b) The assessments used to determine a case mix classification for reimbursement
include the following:

(1) a new admission assessment must be completed by day 14 following admission;

(2) an annual assessment must be completed within 366 days of the last
comprehensive assessment;

(3) a significant change assessment must be completed within 14 days of the
identification of a significant change; and

(4) the new text begin first, new text end secondnew text begin , or thirdnew text end quarterly assessment following either a new admission
assessment, an annual assessment, or a significant change assessment. Each quarterly
assessment must be completed within 92 days of the previous assessment.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective October 1, 2007.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.438, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Resident assessment schedule.

(a) Nursing facilities shall conduct and
submit case mix assessments according to the schedule established by the commissioner
of health under section 144.0724, subdivisions 4 and 5.

(b) The resident reimbursement classifications established under section 144.0724,
subdivision 3
, shall be effective the day of admission for new admission assessments. The
effective date for significant change assessments shall be the assessment reference date.
The effective date for annual and deleted text begin seconddeleted text end new text begin allnew text end quarterly assessments shall be the first day of
the month following assessment reference date.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective October 1, 2007.
new text end