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(a)Notwithstanding subdivision 3, the commissioner may at…#
(a) Notwithstanding subdivision 3, the commissioner may at any time accept proposals, or amendments to proposals previously approved under this section, for relocations deleted text begin that are cost neutral with respect to state costs as defined in section 144A.071, subdivision 5a deleted text end new text begin to existing licensed nursing facilities when costs are less than the maximum threshold limit determined under section 256R.267, paragraph (a) new text end . The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of human services, shall evaluate proposals according to subdivision 4a, clauses (1), (4), (5), (6), and (8), and other criteria established in rule or law. deleted text begin The commissioner of human services shall determine the allowable payment rates of the facility receiving the beds in accordance with section 256R.50 deleted text end new text begin The commissioner of human services shall determine the allowable payment rates of the facility receiving the beds in accordance with section 256R.21. No part of the source facility rates are transferred to the receiving facility new text end . The commissioner shall approve or disapprove a project within 90 days.
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(b) deleted text begin For the purposes of paragraph (a), cost neutrality shall be measured over the first three 12-month periods of operation after completion of the project. deleted text end new text begin Bed relocation threshold projects seeking reimbursement for costs that exceed the moratorium limit or that result in a newly constructed or newly licensed building must apply to relocate beds as part of the competitive moratorium application and review process under subdivisions 2 and 3. new text end