HF 4021
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/18/2026 11:48 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to medical assistance; requiring an express statement of application to
county-based purchasing for a medical assistance modification to apply to
county-based purchasing; requiring estimates of local fiscal impacts to counties
or groups of counties administering a county-based purchasing plan; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.692, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.692, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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(a) Any modification to the entity
administering, or with primary control over the administration of, a benefit or service required
to be covered by medical assistance does not apply to county-based purchasing unless:
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(1) the modification is expressly described in this section; and
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(2) the commissioner has published the written estimate of local fiscal impacts described
in paragraph (c).
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(b) Any modification to the benefits or services required to be covered by medical
assistance does not apply to county-based purchasing unless:
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(1) the modification is expressly described in this section; and
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(2) the commissioner has published the written estimate of local fiscal impacts described
in paragraph (c).
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(c) Before the effective date of a modification described in paragraph (a) or (b), the
commissioner must publish a written estimate of the local fiscal impacts to counties or
groups of counties administering county-based purchasing arising from the modification.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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