1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; extending medical assistance coverage to single 
1.3 	adults and households without children; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, 
1.4 	section 256B.055, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.055, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 15.Single adults. Medical assistance may be paid for a person who:
1.9 	(1) is 18 years of age or older;
1.10 	(2) resides in a household with no children;
1.11 	(3) is not eligible under subdivision 3a, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 13, or 14;
1.12 	(4) has a gross countable income equal to or less than 75 percent of the federal 
1.13 	poverty guidelines for the family size using a six-month budget period; and
1.14 	(5) does not have equity in assets in excess of the limits in section 256B.056, 
1.15 	subdivision 3.

1.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment 
1.17 	of federal legislation that provides federal match to states that extend medical assistance 
1.18 	coverage to single adults and households without children.