HF 3597

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 03/10/2010 03:27pm

A bill for an act
relating to state government; clarifying uses of certain fees; changing certain
appropriations and programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section
214.06, subdivision 1a; Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 13, section 5, as amended.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 214.06, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:

Subd. 1a.

Health occupations licensing account.

Fees received by the
commissioner of health or health-related licensing boards must be credited to the health
occupations licensing account in the state government special revenue fund. The
commissioner of management and budget shall ensure that the revenues and expenditures
of each health-related licensing board are tracked separately in the health occupations
licensing account. new text begin The fees collected may be used only by the boards identified in section
214.01, subdivision 2, and only for the purposes of programs they administer.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 13, section 5, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter
173, article 2, section 3, is amended to read:

Sec. 5. HEALTH-RELATED BOARDS

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

deleted text begin 14,034,000 deleted text end new text begin 14,147,000 new text end

$

deleted text begin 13,848,000 deleted text end new text begin 13,946,000 new text end

This appropriation is from the state
government special revenue fund.

Transfer. In fiscal year 2011, $6,000,000
shall be transferred from the state government
special revenue fund to the general fund.
The boards must allocate this reduction to
boards carrying a positive balance as of July
1, 2009. new text begin No additional budget cuts will be
transferred to the general fund.
new text end

The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.

Subd. 2. Board of Chiropractic Examiners

447,000

447,000

Subd. 3. Board of Dentistry

1,009,000

1,009,000

Subd. 4. Board of Dietetic and Nutrition Practice

105,000

105,000

Subd. 5. Board of Marriage and Family Therapy

deleted text begin 137,000 deleted text end new text begin 184,000 new text end

deleted text begin 137,000 deleted text end new text begin 159,000 new text end

new text begin Of this appropriation, $22,000 in fiscal
year 2010 and $22,000 in fiscal year 2011
are for operating costs. This is an ongoing
appropriation and part of the base. Of
this appropriation, $25,000 in fiscal year
2010 is for rulemaking. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

Subd. 6. Board of Medical Practice

3,682,000

3,682,000

Subd. 7. Board of Nursing

3,287,000

3,289,000

Subd. 8. Board of Nursing Home Administrators

deleted text begin 1,211,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,262,000 new text end

deleted text begin 1,023,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,084,000 new text end

Administrative Services Unit - Operating
Costs. Of this appropriation, $524,000
in fiscal year 2010 and $526,000 in
fiscal year 2011 are for operating costs
of the administrative services unit. The
administrative services unit may receive
and expend reimbursements for services
performed by other agencies.

Administrative Services Unit - Retirement
Costs. Of this appropriation in fiscal year
2010, $201,000 is for onetime retirement
costs in the health-related boards. This
funding may be transferred to the health
boards incurring those costs for their
payment. These funds are available either
year of the biennium.

Administrative Services Unit - Volunteer
Health Care Provider Program. Of this
appropriation, deleted text begin $79,000 deleted text end new text begin $130,000 new text end in fiscal
year 2010 and deleted text begin $89,000 deleted text end new text begin $150,000 new text end in fiscal
year 2011 are to pay for medical professional
liability coverage required under Minnesota
Statutes, section 214.40.

Administrative Services Unit - Contested
Cases and Other Legal Proceedings. Of
this appropriation, $200,000 in fiscal year
2010 and $200,000 in fiscal year 2011 are
for costs of contested case hearings and other
unanticipated costs of legal proceedings
involving health-related boards funded
under this section new text begin and for unforeseen
expenditures of an urgent nature new text end . Upon
certification of a health-related board to the
administrative services unit that the costs
will be incurred and that there is insufficient
money available to pay for the costs out of
money currently available to that board, the
administrative services unit is authorized
to transfer money from this appropriation
to the board for payment of those costs
with the approval of the commissioner of
finance. This appropriation does not cancel.
Any unencumbered and unspent balances
remain available for these expenditures in
subsequent fiscal years.

new text begin The boards receiving funds under this section
shall include these amounts when setting fees
to cover their costs.
new text end

Subd. 9. Board of Optometry

101,000

101,000

Subd. 10. Board of Pharmacy

1,388,000

1,388,000

Subd. 11. Board of Physical Therapy

295,000

295,000

Subd. 12. Board of Podiatry

deleted text begin 56,000 deleted text end new text begin 71,000 new text end

deleted text begin 56,000 deleted text end new text begin 71,000 new text end

Subd. 13. Board of Psychology

806,000

806,000

Subd. 14. Board of Social Work

921,000

921,000

Subd. 15. Board of Veterinary Medicine

195,000

195,000

Subd. 16. Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy

394,000

394,000

Sec. 3. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

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