Legislative Session number- 85

Bill Name: HF3400

HF 3400

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

Long-term care rate adjustments provided, long-term
care employee health insurance costs funding provided, MinnesotaCare employee
eligibility modified, nursing facility rate rebasing methodology development and
staffing report required.

Section 1: Nursing facility rate increases beginning
October 1, 2007, and October 1, 2008 language added.

Section 2: Nursing
facility employee health insurance costs language provided.

Section 3: Rebasing
of nursing facility operating cost payment rates language modified.

Section 4:
Prohibition on implementation language provided.

Section 5: Determination of
total care-related limit language modified.

Section 6: Exception allowing
contracting for specialized care language modified.

Section 7: ICF/MR rate
increases effective October 1, 2007 and October 1, 2008 language
modified.

Section 8: ICF/MR employee health insurance costs language
provided.

Section 9: Must not have access to employer-subsidized coverage
language added.

Section 10: Provider rate increases language modified and
added.

Section 11: Rebasing language provided.

Section 12: Staffing criteria
language provided.

Section 13: Health coverage for long-term care workers
provided.

Section 14: Use of rebasing appropriation language provided.

Section
15: Repealer provided

JAJ 3/17/08