1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; increasing the
1.3 	reimbursement rate for a nursing facility in Jackson
1.4 	County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section
1.5 	256B.434, by adding a subdivision.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.434, is
1.8 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
1.9 		Subd. 4f.Facility rate increase effective july 1, 2005.
 1.10 	For the rate year beginning July 1, 2005, a nursing facility in
1.11 	Jackson County licensed for 35 beds as of August 2004 shall
1.12 	receive an increase of $9.25 in each case mix payment rate.  The
1.13 	increase under this subdivision shall be added following the
1.14 	determination under this chapter of the payment rate for the
1.15 	rate year beginning July 1, 2005, and shall be included in the
1.16 	facility's total payment rates for the purpose of determining
1.17 	future rates under this section or any other section.