SF 4970

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 04/08/2026 09:27 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying electronic visit verification requirements;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.073, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.073, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision have
the meanings given deleted text begin them deleted text end .

(b) "Electronic visit verification" means the electronic documentation of the:

(1) type of service performed;

(2) new text begin full name of the new text end individual receiving the service;

(3) date of the service;

(4) location of the service delivery;

deleted text begin (5) individual providing the service; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (6) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end time the service begins and ends deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (6) full name, unique provider identifier, if any, and title, if any, of the individual
providing the service or, if the service is provided by multiple individuals, full name, unique
provider identifier, if any, and title, if any, of the individual to whom the employer has
delegated responsibility for verifying services;
new text end

new text begin (7) signature of the individual under clause (6) acknowledging that providing false
information on an electronic visit verification is a federal crime and that by signing the
electronic visit verification the signatory is attesting to the accuracy of the information
contained on the electronic visit verification; and
new text end

new text begin (8) method by which the service recipient, the service recipient's legal guardian or
conservator, or the service recipient's parent, if the service recipient is a minor, attests to
the accuracy of the information contained on the electronic visit verification.
new text end

(c) "Electronic visit verification system" means a system that provides electronic
verification of services that complies with the 21st Century Cures Act, Public Law 114-255,
and the requirements of subdivision 3.

(d) "Service" means one of the following:

(1) personal care assistance services as defined in section 256B.0625, subdivision 19a,
and provided according to section 256B.0659;

(2) community first services and supports under section 256B.85;

(3) home health services under section 256B.0625, subdivision 6a; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

new text begin (4) services of provider types designated high-risk by the commissioner under section
256B.04, subdivision 21;
new text end

deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end other medical supplies and equipment or home and community-based services
that are required to be electronically verified by the 21st Century Cures Act, Public Law
114-255 deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (6) any other program or service designated by the commissioner.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin DIRECTION TO THE COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES;
METHOD OF VISIT VERIFICATION.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner must develop methods for collecting signatures required under
Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.073, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), clause (8), of the service
recipient, the service recipient's legal guardian or conservator, or the service recipient's
parent, if the service recipient is a minor, on a statement acknowledging that providing false
information on an electronic visit verification is a federal crime and attesting to the accuracy
of the information contained on an electronic visit verification. The methods may differ to
meet the needs of the service recipient, the service recipient's legal guardian or conservator,
or the service recipient's parent, if the service recipient is a minor.
new text end