SF 1607

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

A bill for an act
relating to human services; authorizing a project to
downsize an existing 14-bed facility for persons with
developmental disabilities; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2004, section 252.28, by adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 252.28, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 3b. new text end

new text begin Downsizing a 14-bed icf/mr facility located in
dakota county. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of
law, the commissioner of human services shall allow an existing
14-bed intermediate care facility for persons with mental
retardation or related conditions located in Dakota County to be
converted to an eight-bed ICF/MR facility. The facility shall
develop a plan to decertify six beds that shall include criteria
for determining how individuals to be relocated are determined,
the alternative services that will be required, and timelines
for resident relocation and the decertification of the beds to
be eliminated. The plan must also include the facility's
current operating cost rate under sections 252.282 and 256B.5011
to 256B.5014.
new text end

new text begin (b) The facility's new operating rate will be determined by
identifying line item "fixed costs" which are unrelated to the
number of residents served and "variable costs" which are
related to the number of residents served. Variable costs,
prorated from 14 to 8 residents, added to fixed costs, is then
divided by the full occupancy resident days after downsizing, to
arrive at the new payment rate, adjusted to account for
inflation using the Consumer Price Index-All Items, United
States City Average.
new text end