SF 3671
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 02/20/2026 09:29 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to human services; stopping medical assistance coverage when federal
financial participation is temporarily withheld or discontinued; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2024, section 256B.0642.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0642, is amended to read:
256B.0642 FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION.
new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner may, in the aggregate, prospectively reduce payment rates for
medical assistance providers receiving federal funds to avoid reduced federal financial
participation resulting from rates that are in excess of the Medicare limitations.
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(b) Effective June 1, 2026, if federal financial participation is temporarily withheld or
discontinued for a covered service provided under this chapter, the covered service is no
longer available to medical assistance enrollees under this chapter as of the date of the
temporary withhold or discontinuance and the commissioner is prohibited from making
payments to medical assistance providers for services provided on or after the date of the
temporary withhold or discontinuance.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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