1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1703 as follows:
1.2Page 2, after line 8, insert:

1.3    "Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 145.712, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.4    Subd. 2. Prescription expiration date. A prescription written by an optometrist or
1.5physician must expire two years one year after it is written, unless a different expiration
1.6date is warranted by the patient's ocular health. If the prescription is valid for less than
1.7two years one year, the optometrist or physician must note the medical reason for the
1.8prescription's expiration date in the patient's record and must orally explain to the patient
1.9at the time of the eye examination the reason for the prescription's expiration date."
1.10Page 15, lines 18 and 19, delete the new language and reinstate the stricken language
1.11Page 21, delete section 19 and insert:

1.12    "Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256L.01, is amended by adding a
1.13subdivision to read:
1.14    Subd. 4a. Gross individual or gross family income. (a) "Gross individual or gross
1.15family income" for nonfarm self-employed means income calculated for the 12-month
1.16period of eligibility using as a baseline the adjusted gross income reported on the
1.17applicant's federal income tax form for the previous year and adding back in depreciation,
1.18and carryover net operating loss amounts that apply to the business in which the family is
1.19currently engaged.
1.20(b) "Gross individual or gross family income" for farm self-employed means income
1.21calculated for the 12-month period of eligibility using as the baseline the adjusted gross
1.22income reported on the applicant's federal income tax form for the previous year and
1.23adding back in reported depreciation amounts that apply to the business in which the
1.24family is currently engaged.
1.25(c) "Gross individual or gross family income" means the total income for all family
1.26members, calculated for the 12-month period of eligibility.
2.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2009."
2.2Page 25, delete section 27, and insert:

2.3    "Sec. 27. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 4, article 8, section 74, the effective
2.4date, is amended to read:
2.5EFFECTIVE DATE.The amendment to paragraph (a) changing gross family or
2.6individual income to monthly gross family or individual income is effective August 1,
2.72007, or upon implementation of HealthMatch, whichever is later 2009. The amendment
2.8to paragraph (a) related to premium adjustments and changes of income and the
2.9amendment to paragraph (c) are effective September 1, 2005, or upon federal approval,
2.10whichever is later. Prior to the implementation of HealthMatch, The commissioner
2.11shall implement this section to the fullest extent possible, including the use of manual
2.12processing. Upon implementation of HealthMatch, the commissioner shall implement this
2.13section in a manner consistent with the procedures and requirements of HealthMatch.

2.14    Sec. 28. REPEALER.
2.15(a) Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 256B.031; and 256L.01, subdivision 4, are
2.16repealed.
2.17(b) Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 4, article 8, sections 21; 22; 23; and
2.1824, are repealed.
2.19EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2009."
2.20Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.21Amend the title accordingly