2nd Engrossment - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to health; expanding eligibility for the 1.3 MinnesotaCare program; appropriating money; amending 1.4 Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 256.9354, 1.5 subdivision 5. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 1.8 256.9354, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 1.9 Subd. 5. [ADDITION OF SINGLE ADULTS AND HOUSEHOLDS WITH NO 1.10 CHILDREN.] (a) Beginning October 1, 1994, the definition of 1.11 "eligible persons" is expanded to include all individuals and 1.12 households with no children who have gross family incomes that 1.13 are equal to or less than 125 percent of the federal poverty 1.14 guidelines and who are not eligible for medical assistance 1.15 without a spenddown under chapter 256B. 1.16 (b)After October 1, 1995Beginning July 1, 1996, the 1.17 commissioner of human servicesmayshall expand the definition 1.18 of "eligible persons" to include all individuals and households 1.19 with no children who have gross family incomes that are equal to 1.20 or less than135150 percent of federal poverty guidelines and 1.21 are not eligible for medical assistance without a spenddown 1.22 under chapter 256B. This expansionmaymust occuronly1.23ifunless the commissioner certifies that the financial 1.24 management requirements of section 256.9352, subdivision 3,can1.25 cannot be met. 2.1 (c)The commissioners of health and human services, in2.2consultation with the legislative commission on health care2.3access, shall make preliminary recommendations to the2.4legislature by October 1, 1995, and final recommendations to the2.5legislature by February 1, 1996, on whether a further expansion2.6of the definition of "eligible persons" to include all2.7individuals and households with no children who have gross2.8family incomes that are equal to or less than 150 percent of2.9federal poverty guidelines and are not eligible for medical2.10assistance without a spenddown under chapter 256B would be2.11allowed under the financial management constraints outlined in2.12section 256.9352, subdivision 3.2.13(d)All eligible persons under paragraphs (a) and (b) are 2.14 eligible for coverage through the MinnesotaCare program but must 2.15 pay a premium as determined under sections 256.9357 and 2.16 256.9358. Individuals and families whose income is greater than 2.17 the limits established under section 256.9358 may not enroll in 2.18 the MinnesotaCare program. 2.19 Sec. 2. [DATA COLLECTION PLAN.] 2.20 By November 15, 1996, the commissioner of health shall 2.21 submit a plan to the legislature to collect data for an 2.22 epidemiological study of breast cancer. The plan shall include 2.23 methods to collect data regarding the correlation between breast 2.24 cancer and such factors as age, race, medical procedures, diet, 2.25 and genetics. 2.26 Sec. 3. [APPROPRIATION.] 2.27 The appropriation in Laws 1995, chapter 234, article 11, 2.28 section 2, for the department of human services for fiscal year 2.29 1996 is reduced by $265,000, and the appropriation for fiscal 2.30 year 1997 is increased by $174,000.