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4(1) 1995-97
Biennial budget amendment. Within 15 days after the effective
5date of this subsection, the department of health and social services shall submit to
6the legislature, in the manner provided under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes, a
7proposed amendment to the 1995-97 biennial budget bill. The proposed amendment
8shall do all of the following:
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9(a) Require counties to provide cash benefits under the general relief program
10administered under section 49.02 of the statutes. The proposed amendment shall
11provide that a recipient of a cash benefit that is paid under the general relief program
12may not receive more than 6 monthly cash benefit payments during the recipient's
13lifetime unless the recipient is disabled, as defined in section 46.985 (1) (d) of the
14statutes, in which case the recipient shall receive monthly cash benefits as long as
15the recipient is eligible under section 49.015 of the statutes. These payments need
16not be for consecutive months. The proposed amendment shall also provide for
1partial state reimbursement for these benefits and shall provide for sufficient
2funding for these benefits so that, based on estimates by the department of health
3and social services, the state would reimburse counties during the 1995-97
4biennium at the maximum percentages specified under section 49.035 (1) of the
5statutes.
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6(b) Require counties to provide emergency and nonemergency medical benefits
7to eligible dependent persons under the general relief program administered under
8section 49.02 of the statutes. The proposed amendment shall also provide for partial
9state reimbursement for these benefits and shall provide for sufficient funding for
10these benefits so that, based on estimates by the department of health and social
11services, the state would reimburse counties during the 1995-97 biennium at the
12maximum percentages specified under section 49.035 of the statutes.".
