MN SF2567

Amends Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.431, subdivision 35, effective for rate years beginning on or after July 1, 2001

Requires the commissioner to exclude raw food cost adjustments related to providing special diets based on religious beliefs when calculating nursing facility operating cost per diem

Applies the exclusion when constructing arrays, determining medians, or performing other statistical measures of nursing facility payment rates used to determine future rate increases or adjustments

Applies to rate determinations under section 256B.431, section 256B.434, or any other applicable section