Minnesota Session Laws - 2005, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 59-H.F.No. 1761 
                  An act relating to health; providing for voluntary 
                  disenrollment from MinnesotaCare for certain members 
                  of the military; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, 
                  section 256L.07, by adding a subdivision. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256L.07, is 
        amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
           Subd. 5.  [VOLUNTARY DISENROLLMENT FOR MEMBERS OF 
        MILITARY.] Notwithstanding section 256L.05, subdivision 3b, 
        MinnesotaCare enrollees who are members of the military and 
        their families, who choose to voluntarily disenroll from the 
        program when one or more family members are called to active 
        duty, may reenroll during or following that member's tour of 
        active duty.  Those individuals and families shall be considered 
        to have good cause for voluntary termination under section 
        256L.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (d).  Income and asset 
        increases reported at the time of reenrollment shall be 
        disregarded.  All provisions of sections 256L.01 to 256L.18 
        shall apply to individuals and families enrolled under this 
        subdivision upon six-month renewal. 
           [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day 
        following final enactment. 
           Presented to the governor May 16, 2005 
           Signed by the governor May 19, 2005, 3:55 p.m.