1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 869, as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.055, subdivision 14, is amended to
1.4read:
1.5    Subd. 14. Persons detained by law. (a) Medical assistance may be paid for an
1.6inmate of a correctional facility who is conditionally released as authorized under section
1.7241.26 , 244.065, or 631.425, if the individual does not require the security of a public
1.8detention facility and is housed in a halfway house or community correction center, or
1.9under house arrest and monitored by electronic surveillance in a residence approved
1.10by the commissioner of corrections, and if the individual meets the other eligibility
1.11requirements of this chapter.
1.12    (b) An individual who is enrolled in medical assistance, and who is charged with a
1.13crime and incarcerated for less than 12 months shall be suspended from eligibility at the
1.14time of incarceration until the individual is released. Upon release, medical assistance
1.15eligibility is reinstated without reapplication using a reinstatement process and form, if the
1.16individual is otherwise eligible.
1.17    (c) An individual, regardless of age, who is considered an inmate of a public
1.18institution as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 435.1010, and
1.19who meets the eligibility requirements in section 256B.056, is not eligible for medical
1.20assistance., except for covered services received while an inpatient in a medical institution.
1.21Security issues related to the inpatient treatment of an inmate are the responsibility
1.22of the county.
1.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2014."