SF 4237
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/10/2026 09:30 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to human services; requiring the Departments of Human Services and
Children, Youth, and Families to provide a report to the legislature on program
integrity; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 142A.03, by adding a
subdivision; 256.01, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 36. new text end
new text begin Program integrity report. new text end
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Beginning November 30, 2026, and annually
thereafter, the commissioner must provide a report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over children, youth, and families
on program integrity functions within the Department of Children, Youth, and Families.
The report must include:
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(1) an update from the Office of Inspector General at the Department of Children, Youth,
and Families with historical metrics and descriptive data, including the office's capacity to
meet licensing demands and data for the past five years on the number of maltreatment
reports and licensing complaints received, the results of maltreatment investigations, the
number of licenses issued for each provider type, the number of licensing investigations
and reviews completed, and the number of correction orders issued; and
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(2) an update from the Office of Inspector General at the Department of Children, Youth,
and Families that generally includes caseload, site visit data, the number of child care
assistance program investigations and administrative reviews within the past five years,
recipient fraud investigation results involving multiple benefits from the past five years,
and updates on major fraud investigations.
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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 45. new text end
new text begin Program integrity report. new text end
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Beginning November 30, 2026, and annually
thereafter, the commissioner must provide a report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over human services on program
integrity functions within the Department of Human Services. The report must include:
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(1) an update from the Background Studies Division within the Office of Inspector
General at the Department of Human Services with historical metrics and descriptive data
on background studies and licensure, including the number of background studies completed
within the past five years and the number of disqualifications that occurred;
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(2) an update from the Licensing Division within the Office of Inspector General at the
Department of Human Services with historical metrics and descriptive data, including the
division's capacity to meet licensing demands and data for the past five years on the number
of maltreatment reports and licensing complaints received, the results of maltreatment
investigations, the number of licenses issued for each provider type, the number of licensing
investigations and reviews completed, and the number of correction orders issued; and
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(3) an update from the Financial Fraud and Abuse Investigations Division within the
Office of Inspector General at the Department of Human Services that generally includes
caseload, screening and site visit data, the number of provider medical assistance managed
care investigations within the past five years, the number of screening investigations within
the past five years, and updates on major fraud investigations.
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