External fixed costs.

"External fixed costs" means costs related to the nursing home surcharge under section 256.9657, subdivision 1 ; licensure fees under section 144.122 ; family advisory council fee under section 144A.33 ; scholarships under section 256R.37 ; planned closure rate adjustments under section 256R.40 ; consolidation rate adjustments under section 144A.071, subdivisions 4c , paragraph (a), clauses (5) and (6), and 4d; single-bed room incentives under section 256R.41 ; property taxes, new text begin special new text end assessments, and payments in lieu of taxes; employer health insurance costs; quality improvement incentive payment rate adjustments under section 256R.39 ; performance-based incentive payments under section 256R.38 ; special dietary needs under section 256R.51 ; rate adjustments for compensation-related costs for minimum wage changes under section 256R.49 provided on or after January 1, 2018; deleted text begin and deleted text end Public Employees Retirement Association employer costs new text begin ; and border city rate adjustments under section 256R.481 new text end .