1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; increasing payment rates for nursing facilities in 
1.3 	Chisago County to geographic group III median rate;amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2006, section 256B.434, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.434, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 4i.Rate increase for facilities in Chisago County. Effective October 
1.9 	1, 2007, operating payment rates of all nursing facilities in Chisago County that are 
1.10 	reimbursed under this section or section 256B.441 shall be increased to be equal, for 
1.11 	a RUG's rate with a weight of 1.00, to the geographic group III median rate for the 
1.12 	same RUG's weight. The percentage of the operating payment rate for each facility to 
1.13 	be case-mix adjusted shall be equal to the percentage that is case-mix adjusted in that 
1.14 	facility's September 30, 2007, operating payment rate. This subdivision applies only if it 
1.15 	results in a rate increase. Increases provided by this subdivision shall be added to the rate 
1.16 	determined under any new reimbursement system established under section 256B.441.