1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; directing the commissioner to develop a long-term 
1.3 	care simulation model; requiring a report; appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; LONG-TERM CARE SIMULATION MODEL.
 1.6 	(a) $200,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.7 	commissioner of human services to develop a Minnesota-specific long-term care financing 
1.8 	microsimulation model. The commissioner shall ensure that the model:
1.9 	(1) predicts the needs and future utilization of long-term care services and supports 
1.10 	for Minnesotans based on demographic and economic factors; and
1.11 	(2) estimates the costs of care under various funding scenarios to determine the 
1.12 	impact of various financing options on state funds, out-of-pocket expenses, Medicare, 
1.13 	and other insurance and financing products.
1.14 	(b) The commissioner shall use the appropriation to create and implement the 
1.15 	model to:
1.16 	(1) predict the cost of long-term care under various public and private financing 
1.17 	options; and
1.18 	(2) determine the most appropriate options for the state. 
1.19 	(c) This appropriation expires June 30, 2018. The base appropriation for fiscal year 
1.20 	2018 is $200,000.
1.21 	(d) The commissioner shall report by January 15, 2018, to the chairs and ranking 
1.22 	minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over 
1.23 	health and human services policy and finance on the development of the long-term care 
1.24 	simulation model.