Minnesota HF5130: Calculation of border city nursing facility rate adjustments clarified.

What the bill says

A bill for an act relating to human services; clarifying the calculation of border city nursing facility rate adjustments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256R.481.

From the introduced text, May 11, 2026:

A bill for an act relating to human services; clarifying the calculation of border city nursing facility rate adjustments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256R.481. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256R.481, is amended to read: 256R.481 RATE ADJUSTMENTS FOR BORDER CITY FACILITIES. (a) The commissioner shall allow each nonprofit nursing facility located within the boundaries of the city of Breckenridge or Moorhead prior to January 1, 2015, to apply once annually for a rate add-on to the facility's external fixed costs payment rate. (b) A facility seeking an add-on to its external fixed costs payment rate under this section must apply annually to the commissioner to receive the add-on. A facility must submit the application within 60 calendar days of the effective date of any add-on under this section. The commissioner may waive the deadlines required by this paragraph under extraordinary circumstances. (c) The commissioner shall provide the add-on to each eligible facility that applies by the application deadline. (d) The add-on to the external fixed costs payment rate is the difference on January 1 of the median total payment rate for deleted text begin case mix classification PA1deleted text end new text begin [ADDED: the lowest case mix classification in effect] new text end of the nonprofit facilities located in an adjacent city in another state and in …

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Sponsors

• Heather Keeler (D) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. May 11, 2026: Introduction and first reading, referred to Human Services Finance and Policy

Common questions

What is HF5130?

HF5130 is a bill in the Minnesota Legislature (94th Legislature 2025-2026): Calculation of border city nursing facility rate adjustments clarified.

What does HF5130 do?

In its own words: A bill for an act relating to human services; clarifying the calculation of border city nursing facility rate adjustments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256R.481.

What is the status of HF5130?

In committee as of May 11, 2026. Latest action: Introduction and first reading, referred to Human Services Finance and Policy (May 11, 2026).

Who sponsored HF5130?

Heather Keeler (D).

Where is the official record for HF5130?

On the Minnesota Legislature website: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=HF5130&y=2025&ssn=0&b=house