Minnesota Session Laws - 1999, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 41-S.F.No. 1660 
                  An act relating to the board of government innovation 
                  and cooperation; extending exemptions from enforcement 
                  of law granted by the board during calendar years 1996 
                  and 1998; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 
                  465.797, subdivision 5a. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 465.797, 
        subdivision 5a, is amended to read: 
           Subd. 5a.  [EXEMPTIONS GRANTED.] Notwithstanding 
        subdivision 5, exemptions from enforcement of law granted by the 
        board during calendar year 1995 remain in effect until June 30, 
        1999.  An exemption granted by the board for Itasca county 
        during calendar year 1996 allowing the county to implement a 
        demonstration project to determine the feasibility of using a 
        managed care model for financing chemical dependency treatment 
        services remains in effect until June 30, 1999 2001.  An 
        exemption granted by the board for Dakota, Ramsey, and 
        Washington counties during calendar year 1998 allowing the 
        counties to forego preadmission screenings for all applicants 
        for admission to a Medicaid certified nursing facility if the 
        individual is being released from an in-patient hospital into a 
        nursing facility and a physician certifies that the stay in the 
        nursing facility is expected to be 30 days' duration or less, 
        remains in effect until June 30, 2003.  This subdivision expires 
        June 30, 1999 2003. 
           Presented to the governor April 8, 1999 
           Signed by the governor April 12, 1999, 2:20 p.m.