1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to MinnesotaCare; modifying the definition of gross income;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 256L.01, subdivision 4.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 256L.01, subdivision 4, is 
1.6 	amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 4.Gross individual or gross family income. (a) "Gross individual or gross 
1.8 	family income" for nonfarm self-employed means income calculated for the six-month 
1.9 	period of eligibility using the net profit or loss reported on the applicant's federal income 
1.10 	tax form for the previous year and using the medical assistance families with children 
1.11 	methodology for determining allowable and nonallowable self-employment expenses and 
1.12 	countable income.
1.13 	(b) "Gross individual or gross family income" for farm self-employed means income 
1.14 	calculated for the six-month period of eligibility using as the baseline the adjusted gross 
1.15 	income reported on the applicant's federal income tax form for the previous year and 
1.16 	adding back in reported depreciation amounts that apply to the business in which the 
1.17 	family is currently engaged.
1.18 	(c) "Gross individual or gross family income" means the total income for all family 
1.19 	members, calculated for the six-month period of eligibility.

1.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2006, or upon receipt of 
1.21 	federal approval, whichever is later.