SF 891

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

A bill for an act
relating to human services; providing inflation
adjustments for long-term care providers; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 256B.431, by adding
a subdivision; 256B.5012, by adding a subdivision;
256B.765.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.431, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 41. new text end

new text begin Nursing facility rate increases beginning july
1, 2005, and july 1, 2006. new text end

new text begin For the rate years beginning July 1,
2005, and July 1, 2006, the commissioner shall provide nursing
facilities reimbursed under this section, section 256B.434, or
256B.440 with an adjustment to the total operating payment rate
of three percent. At least two-thirds of each year's adjustment
must be used for increased costs of employee salaries and
benefits and associated costs for FICA, the Medicare tax,
workers' compensation premiums, and federal and state
unemployment insurance. Each facility receiving an adjustment
shall report to the commissioner, in the form and manner
specified by the commissioner, on how the additional funding was
used.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.5012, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Icf/mr rate increases beginning january 1, 2006,
and january 1, 2007. new text end

new text begin For the rate years beginning January 1,
2006, and January 1, 2007, the commissioner shall provide
facilities reimbursed under this section an adjustment to the
total operating payment rate of three percent. At least
two-thirds of each year's adjustment must be used for increased
costs of employee salaries and benefits and associated costs for
FICA, the Medicare tax, workers' compensation premiums, and
federal and state unemployment insurance. Each facility
receiving an adjustment shall report to the commissioner, in the
form and manner specified by the commissioner, on how the
additional funding was used.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.765, is
amended to read:

256B.765 PROVIDER RATE INCREASES.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Annual inflation adjustments. new text end

(a)
Effective July 1, 2001, within the limits of appropriations
specifically for this purpose, the commissioner shall provide an
annual inflation adjustment for the providers listed
in deleted text begin paragraph (c) deleted text end new text begin subdivision 2 new text end . The index for the inflation
adjustment must be based on the change in the Employment Cost
Index for Private Industry Workers - Total Compensation
forecasted by Data Resources, Inc., as forecasted in the fourth
quarter of the calendar year preceding the fiscal year. The
commissioner shall increase reimbursement or allocation rates by
the percentage of this adjustment, and county boards shall
adjust provider contracts as needed.

(b) The commissioner of finance shall include an annual
inflationary adjustment in reimbursement rates for the providers
listed in deleted text begin paragraph (c) deleted text end new text begin subdivision 2 new text end using the inflation factor
specified in paragraph (a) as a budget change request in each
biennial detailed expenditure budget submitted to the
legislature under section 16A.11.

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin Subd. 2. new text end [ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS.] The annual adjustment
under new text begin subdivision 1, new text end paragraph (a) new text begin , new text end shall be provided for home
and community-based waiver services for persons with mental
retardation or related conditions under section 256B.501; home
and community-based waiver services for the elderly under
section 256B.0915; waivered services under community
alternatives for disabled individuals under section 256B.49;
community alternative care waivered services under section
256B.49; traumatic brain injury waivered services under section
256B.49; nursing services and home health services under section
256B.0625, subdivision 6a; personal care services and nursing
supervision of personal care services under section 256B.0625,
subdivision 19a; private duty nursing services under section
256B.0625, subdivision 7; day training and habilitation services
for adults with mental retardation or related conditions under
sections 252.40 to 252.46; physical therapy services under
sections 256B.0625, subdivision 8, and 256D.03, subdivision 4;
occupational therapy services under sections 256B.0625,
subdivision 8a, and 256D.03, subdivision 4; speech-language
therapy services under section 256D.03, subdivision 4, and
Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0390; respiratory therapy services
under section 256D.03, subdivision 4, and Minnesota Rules, part
9505.0295; alternative care services under section 256B.0913;
adult residential program grants under Minnesota Rules, parts
9535.2000 to 9535.3000; adult and family community support
grants under Minnesota Rules, parts 9535.1700 to 9535.1760;
semi-independent living services under section 252.275 including
SILS funding under county social services grants formerly funded
under chapter 256I; and community support services for deaf and
hard-of-hearing adults with mental illness who use or wish to
use sign language as their primary means of communication.

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Rate increase for biennium beginning july 1,
2005. new text end

new text begin For the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2005, and July 1,
2006, the commissioner shall increase reimbursement rates for
the providers listed in subdivision 2 by three percent. At
least two-thirds of each year's adjustment must be used for
increased costs of employee salaries and benefits and associated
costs for FICA, the Medicare tax, workers' compensation
premiums, and federal and state unemployment insurance. Each
provider receiving an adjustment shall report to the
commissioner, in the form and manner specified by the
commissioner, on how the additional funding was used.
new text end