1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 580 as follows:
1.2Page 1, after line 6, insert:

1.3    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.056, subdivision 3, is amended to
1.4read:
1.5    Subd. 3. Asset limitations for individuals and families. To be eligible for medical
1.6assistance, a person must not individually own more than $3,000 in assets, or if a member
1.7of a household with two family members, husband and wife, or parent and child, the
1.8household must not own more than $6,000 in assets, plus $200 for each additional legal
1.9dependent. In addition to these maximum amounts, an eligible individual or family may
1.10accrue interest on these amounts, but they must be reduced to the maximum at the time
1.11of an eligibility redetermination. The accumulation of the clothing and personal needs
1.12allowance according to section 256B.35 must also be reduced to the maximum at the
1.13time of the eligibility redetermination. The value of assets that are not considered in
1.14determining eligibility for medical assistance is the value of those assets excluded under
1.15the supplemental security income program for aged, blind, and disabled persons, with
1.16the following exceptions:
1.17(1) household goods and personal effects are not considered;
1.18(2) capital and operating assets of a trade or business that the local agency determines
1.19are necessary to the person's ability to earn an income are not considered;, except that
1.20capital and operating assets used for personal expenses including, but not limited to,
1.21mortgage payments, utility payments, motor vehicle payments, and grocery payments paid
1.22out of a business account shall be considered earned income to the household;
1.23(3) motor vehicles are excluded to the same extent excluded by the supplemental
1.24security income program;
1.25(4) assets designated as burial expenses are excluded to the same extent excluded by
1.26the supplemental security income program. Burial expenses funded by annuity contracts
2.1or life insurance policies must irrevocably designate the individual's estate as contingent
2.2beneficiary to the extent proceeds are not used for payment of selected burial expenses; and
2.3(5) effective upon federal approval, for a person who no longer qualifies as an
2.4employed person with a disability due to loss of earnings, assets allowed while eligible
2.5for medical assistance under section 256B.057, subdivision 9, are not considered for 12
2.6months, beginning with the first month of ineligibility as an employed person with a
2.7disability, to the extent that the person's total assets remain within the allowed limits of
2.8section 256B.057, subdivision 9, paragraph (c).
2.9The assets specified in clauses (1) to (4) must be disclosed to the local agency at the
2.10time of application and at the time of an eligibility redetermination, and must be verified
2.11upon request of the local agency.

2.12    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.056, subdivision 3c, is amended to read:
2.13    Subd. 3c. Asset limitations for families and children. A household of two or more
2.14persons must not own more than $20,000 in total net assets, and a household of one
2.15person must not own more than $10,000 in total net assets. In addition to these maximum
2.16amounts, an eligible individual or family may accrue interest on these amounts, but they
2.17must be reduced to the maximum at the time of an eligibility redetermination. The value of
2.18assets that are not considered in determining eligibility for medical assistance for families
2.19and children is the value of those assets excluded under the AFDC state plan as of July 16,
2.201996, as required by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
2.21Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Public Law 104-193, with the following exceptions:
2.22(1) household goods and personal effects are not considered;
2.23(2) capital and operating assets of a trade or business up to $200,000 are not
2.24considered, except that capital and operating assets used for personal expenses including,
2.25but not limited to, mortgage payments, utility payments, motor vehicle payments, and
2.26grocery payments paid out of a business account shall be considered earned income to
2.27the household;
2.28(3) one motor vehicle is excluded for each person of legal driving age who is
2.29employed or seeking employment;
2.30(4) one burial plot and all other burial expenses equal to the supplemental security
2.31income program asset limit are not considered for each individual;
2.32(5) court-ordered settlements up to $10,000 are not considered;
2.33(6) individual retirement accounts and funds are not considered; and
2.34(7) assets owned by children are not considered.
3.1The assets specified in clauses (1) to (7) must be disclosed to the local agency at the
3.2time of application and at the time of an eligibility redetermination, and must be verified
3.3upon request of the local agency."
3.4Page 9, after line 12, insert:

3.5    "Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256L.17, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.6    Subd. 3. Documentation. (a) The commissioner of human services shall require
3.7individuals and families, at the time of application or renewal, to indicate on a checkoff
3.8form developed by the commissioner whether they satisfy the MinnesotaCare asset
3.9requirement.
3.10    (b) The commissioner may require individuals and families to provide any
3.11information the commissioner determines necessary to verify compliance with the asset
3.12requirement, if the commissioner determines that there is reason to believe that an
3.13individual or family has assets that exceed the program limit."
3.14Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
3.15Amend the title accordingly