SF 4611
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/19/2026 09:32 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to health; changing MNsure easy enrollment provisions; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 62V.13.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 62V.13, is amended to read:
62V.13 EASY ENROLLMENT HEALTH INSURANCE OUTREACH PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
The board, in cooperation with the commissioner of
revenue, must establish the easy enrollment health insurance outreach program to:
(1) reduce the number of uninsured Minnesotans and increase access to affordable health
insurance coverage;
(2) allow the commissioner of revenue to provide return information, at the request of
the taxpayer, to MNsure to provide the taxpayer with information about the taxpayer's
potential eligibility for financial assistance and health insurance enrollment options through
MNsure;
(3) allow MNsure to deleted text begin estimate taxpayer potential eligibility for financial assistance for
health insurance coveragedeleted text end new text begin provide general information regarding potential eligibility for
health insurance programs and financial assistance available through MNsurenew text end ; and
(4) allow MNsure to conduct targeted outreach to assist interested taxpayer households
in applying for and enrolling in affordable health insurance options through MNsure,
including connecting interested taxpayer households with a navigator or broker for free
enrollment assistance.
Subd. 2.
Screening for eligibility for insurance assistance.
Upon receipt of deleted text begin and based
ondeleted text end return information received from the commissioner of revenue under section 270B.14,
subdivision 22, MNsure may deleted text begin make a projected assessment on whether the interested
taxpayer's household may qualify for a financial assistance program for health insurance
coveragedeleted text end new text begin review the information to identify households that may benefit from health coverage
through MNsure and provide general information on available coverage and financial
assistance programsnew text end .
Subd. 3.
Outreach letter and special enrollment period.
(a) MNsure must provide a
written letter deleted text begin of the projected assessment under subdivision 2deleted text end new text begin with general information
about health insurance coverage and financial assistance available through MNsurenew text end to a
taxpayer who indicates to the commissioner of revenue that the taxpayer is interested in
obtaining information on access to health insurance.
(b) MNsure must allow a special enrollment period for taxpayers who receive the outreach
letter in paragraph (a) and are determined eligible to enroll in a qualified health plan through
MNsure. The triggering event for the special enrollment period is the day the outreach letter
under this subdivision is mailed to the taxpayer. An eligible individual, and their dependents,
have 65 days from the triggering event to select a qualifying health plan and coverage for
the qualifying health plan is effective the first day of the month after plan selection.
(c) Taxpayers who have a member of the taxpayer's household currently enrolled in a
qualified health plan through MNsure are not eligible for the special enrollment under
paragraph (b).
(d) MNsure must provide information to the general public about the easy enrollment
health insurance outreach program and the special enrollment period described in this
subdivision.
Subd. 4.
Appeals.
(a) deleted text begin Projecteddeleted text end new text begin Anynew text end eligibility deleted text begin assessments for financial assistance under
this section are not appealabledeleted text end new text begin information provided under this section is not appealablenew text end .
(b) Qualification for the special enrollment period under this section is appealable to
MNsure under this chapter and Minnesota Rules, chapter 7700.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end