1.1 .................... moves to amend H.F. No. 3636 as follows:
1.2Page 1, before line 6, insert:
1.3 "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.434, is amended by adding a
1.4subdivision to read:
1.5 Subd. 21. Rate increase for facilities in Olmsted County. Effective October 1,
1.62008, operating payment rates of nursing facilities in Olmsted County that are reimbursed
1.7under this section or section 256B.441 shall be increased to be equal, for a RUG's rate
1.8with a weight of 1.00, to the geographic group III median rate for the same RUG's weight.
1.9The percentage of the operating payment rate for each facility to be case-mix adjusted
1.10shall be equal to the percentage that is case-mix adjusted in that facility's September 30,
1.112008, operating payment rate. This subdivision applies only if it results in a rate increase.
1.12Increases provided by this subdivision shall be applied prior to the phase-in of rebased
1.13operating cost payment rates under section 256B.441, subdivision 55."
1.14Renumber the sections in sequence
1.15Amend the title as follows:
1.16Page 1, line 3, after the semicolon, insert "increasing reimbursement rates for
1.17nursing facilities located in Olmsted County;"
1.18Correct the title numbers accordingly