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SF 3397

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 04/04/2016 09:04am

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

Current Version - as introduced

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A bill for an act
relating to health; requiring nursing facilities and boarding care homes to
reimburse adult training programs for certain costs of nursing assistant training
programs provided at no cost to program participants; modifying nursing facility
payment rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144A.611, by
adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.441,
subdivisions 13, 53.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144A.611, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Reimbursement to training programs. new text end

new text begin (a) Nursing facilities and
certified boarding care homes shall reimburse adult training programs that provide nursing
assistant training programs at no cost to program participants, for costs related to tuition,
competency evaluation, and reasonable expenses for providing the training program.
Reimbursement provided under this subdivision shall not exceed 30 percent of the
tuition and competency evaluation costs. A nursing facility or boarding care home shall
provide reimbursement under this subdivision only for those nursing assistants who have
completed the nursing assistant training program and competency evaluation within 90
days after the date of employment at the nursing facility or boarding care home or upon
completion of the training program, whichever is later. Costs under this subdivision shall
be allowable costs for the nursing facility under section 256B.441.
new text end

new text begin (b) For purposes of this subdivision, "adult training program" includes an adult basic
education program that provides a nursing assistant training program.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.441, subdivision 13,
is amended to read:


Subd. 13.

External fixed costs.

"External fixed costs" means costs related to the
nursing home surcharge under section 256.9657, subdivision 1; licensure fees under
section 144.122; family advisory council fee under section 144A.33; scholarships
under section 256B.431, subdivision 36; planned closure rate adjustments under
section 256B.437; single bed room incentives under section 256B.431, subdivision 42;
property taxes, assessments, and payments in lieu of taxes; employer health insurance
costs; quality improvement incentive payment rate adjustments under subdivision 46c;
performance-based incentive payments under subdivision 46d; special dietary needs under
subdivision 51b; deleted text begin anddeleted text end PERAnew text begin ; and reimbursement to nursing assistant training programs
under section 144A.611, subdivision 4
new text end .

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.441, subdivision 53,
is amended to read:


Subd. 53.

Calculation of payment rate for external fixed costs.

The commissioner
shall calculate a payment rate for external fixed costs.

(a) For a facility licensed as a nursing home, the portion related to section 256.9657
shall be equal to $8.86. For a facility licensed as both a nursing home and a boarding care
home, the portion related to section 256.9657 shall be equal to $8.86 multiplied by the
result of its number of nursing home beds divided by its total number of licensed beds.

(b) The portion related to the licensure fee under section 144.122, paragraph (d),
shall be the amount of the fee divided by actual resident days.

(c) The portion related to development and education of resident and family advisory
councils under section 144A.33 shall be $5 divided by 365.

(d) The portion related to scholarships shall be determined under section 256B.431,
subdivision 36.

(e) The portion related to planned closure rate adjustments shall be as determined
under section 256B.437, subdivision 6, and Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256B.436.

(f) The single bed room incentives shall be as determined under section 256B.431,
subdivision 42.

(g) The portions related to real estate taxes, special assessments, and payments made
in lieu of real estate taxes directly identified or allocated to the nursing facility shall be the
actual amounts divided by actual resident days.

(h) The portion related to employer health insurance costs shall be the allowable
costs divided by resident days.

(i) The portion related to the Public Employees Retirement Association shall be
actual costs divided by resident days.

(j) The portion related to quality improvement incentive payment rate adjustments
shall be as determined under subdivision 46c.

(k) The portion related to performance-based incentive payments shall be as
determined under subdivision 46d.

(l) The portion related to special dietary needs shall be the per diem amount
determined under subdivision 51b.

new text begin (m) The portion related to reimbursement to nursing assistant training programs
shall be determined under section 144A.611, subdivision 4.
new text end

deleted text begin (m)deleted text end new text begin (n)new text end The payment rate for external fixed costs shall be the sum of the amounts in
paragraphs (a) to deleted text begin (l)deleted text end new text begin (m)new text end .