This bill focuses on enhancing local government finance and health care in Minnesota, particularly for Hennepin County. It introduces a new section in Minnesota Statutes titled "Directed Payment Arrangements; Private Hospitals," which requires the commissioner of human services to create a voluntary program by July 1, 2025, to increase medical assistance funding for eligible private, nonprofit adult hospitals in the county. The bill outlines the criteria for these directed payment arrangements, ensuring they complement existing funding and meet state quality goals for medical assistance patients. Additionally, it establishes provisions for grants related to county human services programs, capital improvements, and health care facilities, detailing specific funding allocations and conditions.

Moreover, the bill amends existing statutes regarding the Minnesota Ballpark Authority by imposing term limits on its members and adjusting the governing commission's composition. It removes outdated language about the ballpark's construction timeline and introduces new provisions for grants supporting youth sports, library funding, and capital improvements. The legislation also clarifies that amounts spent by local governmental units using grant proceeds will not count as expenditures under legal limitations and grants counties the authority to issue revenue bonds for financing public infrastructure projects. Key amendments include increasing annual payments for capital improvements to the ballpark from $2 million to $9 million and requiring the commissioner of human services to seek federal approval for directed payment arrangements related to private hospitals. All provisions of the bill will take effect the day after final enactment.

Statutes affected:
Introduction: 473.755, 473.756, 473.757, 473.759