1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to human services; adjusting payment for 
  1.3             ambulance service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, 
  1.4             section 256B.0625, subdivision 17a. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256B.0625, 
  1.7   subdivision 17a, is amended to read: 
  1.8      Subd. 17a.  [PAYMENT FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES.] Effective for 
  1.9   services rendered on or after July 1, ~~1999~~ 2001, medical 
  1.10  assistance payments for ambulance services shall be ~~increased by~~ 
  1.11  ~~five percent~~ paid at the Medicare reimbursement rate or at the 
  1.12  medical assistance payment rate in effect on July 1, 2000, 
  1.13  whichever is greater.