1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; modifying MinnesotaCare coverage eligibility;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256L.04, subdivision 10.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256L.04, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 10.Citizenship requirements. (a) Eligibility for MinnesotaCare is available to 
1.7 	citizens or nationals of the United States; lawfully present noncitizens as defined in Code 
1.8 	of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 155.20; and undocumented noncitizens. For purposes 
1.9 	of this subdivision, an undocumented noncitizen is an individual who resides in the United 
1.10 	States without the approval or acquiescence of the United States Citizenship and Immigration 
1.11 	Services. Families with children who are citizens or nationals of the United States must 
1.12 	cooperate in obtaining satisfactory documentary evidence of citizenship or nationality 
1.13 	according to the requirements of the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Public Law 
1.14 	109-171.
1.15 	(b) Notwithstanding subdivisions 1 and 7, eligible persons include families and 
1.16 	individuals who are ineligible for medical assistance by reason of immigration status and 
1.17 	who have incomes equal to or less than 200 percent of federal poverty guidelines, except 
1.18 	that these persons may be eligible for emergency medical assistance under section 256B.06, 
1.19 	subdivision 4.
1.20 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, enrollment in MinnesotaCare for undocumented 
1.21 	noncitizens who are age 18 years old or older is limited to those enrolled as of the effective 
1.22 	date of this act. Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), undocumented noncitizens who 
1.23 	are age 18 years old or older are ineligible for MinnesotaCare beginning January 1, 2026.

2.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.