1.1.................... moves to amend S.F. No. 2934, the first unofficial engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 155, line 17, delete "
6,834,184,000" and insert "
6,814,110,000" and delete
1.3"
7,252,890,000" and insert "
7,233,373,000"
1.4Page 155, line 20, delete "
6,825,305,000" and insert "
6,805,231,000" and delete
1.5"
7,247,928,000" and insert "
7,228,411,000"
1.6Page 162, line 26, delete "
87,599,000" and insert "
147,594,000" and delete "
39,520,000"
1.7and insert "
99,515,000"
1.8Page 163, lines 27 and 28, delete "
$32,995,000" and insert "
$88,485,000"
1.9Page 163, line 31, delete "
160,792,000" and insert "
136,592,000"
1.10Page 166, delete lines 9 to 16
1.11Reletter the paragraphs in sequence
1.12Page 172, line 16, delete "
169,962,000" and insert "
151,485,000" and delete
1.13"
177,152,000" and insert "
150,810,000"
1.14Page 172, line 27, delete "
20,386,000" and insert "
18,693,000" and delete "
21,164,,000"
1.15and insert "
18,693,000"
1.16Page 172, lines 29 and 30, delete "
$20,452,000" and insert "
$18,693,000"
1.17Page 172, line 32, delete "
141,020,000" and insert "
125,511,000" and delete
1.18"
148,513,000" and insert "
125,511,000"
1.19Page 172, line 34, delete "
115,920,000" and insert "
101,672,000" and delete
1.20"
121,726,000" and insert "
101,672,000"
1.21Page 173, line 2, delete "
78,432,000" and insert "
72,490,000" and delete "
95,098,000"
1.22and insert "
87,456,000"
2.1Page 173, lines 3 and 4, delete "
$65,263,000" and insert "
$59,822,000"
2.2Page 174, after line 14, insert:
2.3 "Sec. ....
APPROPRIATION; NURSING FACILITY GRANTS.
2.4(a) $59,995,000 in fiscal year 2024, $59,995,000 in fiscal year 2025, $55,490,000
in
2.5fiscal year 2026, and $55,490,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the general
2.6fund to the commissioner of human services for grants to nursing facilities. This
is a onetime
2.7appropriation.
2.8(b) To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a nursing facility must
apply to
2.9the commissioner on the forms and according to the timelines established by the
2.10commissioner. The commissioner must develop an expedited application process that
2.11includes a form allowing applicants to meet the requirements of this section in as
timely a
2.12manner as possible. The commissioner must allow the use of electronic submission of
2.13application forms and accept electronic signatures.
2.14(c) An eligible nursing facility must receive a grant in an amount equal to half of
the
2.15facility's estimated lost revenue from March 15, 2020, to January 31, 2022.
2.16(d) A nursing facility must attest to the commissioner that the grant money will be
used
2.17to:
2.18(1) pay down debt accrued from March 15, 2020, to January 31, 2022;
2.19(2) pay for steps taken to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; or
2.20(3) hire or retain staff.
2.21(e) A nursing facility that receives a grant under this section must prepare, and
submit
2.22to the commissioner upon request, a plan that specifies the total amount of grant
money the
2.23facility expects to receive and how that money will be used to meet the requirements
of
2.24paragraph (d).
2.25(f) The commissioner must not treat grant money received under this section as an
2.26applicable credit for the purposes of setting total payment rates under Minnesota
Statutes,
2.27chapter 256R."
2.28Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.29Amend the title accordingly