1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; appropriating money for improvements to MAXIS and 
1.3 	the Medicaid Management Information System.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS; MAXIS AND MEDICAID MANAGEMENT 
1.6 	INFORMATION SYSTEM.
 1.7 	(a) $....... in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.8 	of human services for information technology improvements to the MAXIS system. Money 
1.9 	appropriated under this paragraph must be used to develop and implement a modernization 
1.10 	plan or replacement for MAXIS. Improvements must be developed through collaborative 
1.11 	planning with counties and Tribal Nations that use MAXIS and must have a direct impact 
1.12 	on public assistance casework. The appropriation must not be used for changes to MAXIS 
1.13 	that are not part of the modernization plan or for other Department of Human Services or 
1.14 	Department of Children, Youth, and Families information technology systems. This is a 
1.15 	onetime appropriation.
1.16 	(b) $....... in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.17 	of human services for information technology improvements to the Medicaid Management 
1.18 	Information System (MMIS). Money appropriated under this paragraph must be used to 
1.19 	develop and implement a modernization plan or replacement for MMIS. Improvements 
1.20 	must be developed through collaborative planning with counties, Tribal Nations, and health 
1.21 	plans that use MMIS and must have a direct impact on health care claims and capitation 
1.22 	payment processing. The appropriation must not be used for changes to MMIS that are not 
2.1 	part of the modernization plan or for other Department of Human Services information 
2.2 	technology systems. This is a onetime appropriation.

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