1999 Minnesota Statutes

     256B.41 Intent. 

    Subdivision 1.    Authority.  The commissioner shall 
 establish, by rule, procedures for determining rates for care of 
 residents of nursing facilities which qualify as vendors of 
 medical assistance, and for implementing the provisions of this 
 section and sections 256B.421, 256B.431, 256B.432, 256B.433, 
 256B.47, 256B.48, 256B.50, and 256B.502.  The procedures shall 
 specify the costs that are allowable for establishing payment 
 rates through medical assistance. 

    Subd. 2.    Federal requirements.  If any provision of 
 this section and sections 256B.421, 256B.431, 256B.432, 
 256B.433, 256B.47, 256B.48, 256B.50, and 256B.502, is determined 
 by the United States government to be in conflict with existing 
 or future requirements of the United States government with 
 respect to federal participation in medical assistance, the 
 federal requirements shall prevail. 

    Subd. 3.    Payment rates.  Payment rates paid to any 
 nursing facility receiving medical assistance payments must be 
 those rates established pursuant to this chapter and rules 
 adopted under it.  

    HIST: 1976 c 282 s 1; 1983 c 199 s 10; 1Sp1985 c 9 art 2 s 47; 
 1992 c 513 art 7 s 84,85,136; 1998 c 407 art 4 s 41