HF 3665

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 02/21/2022 02:50pm

A bill for an act
relating to human services; providing MinnesotaCare eligibility for undocumented
noncitizens; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256L.04, subdivision 10.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256L.04, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10.

Citizenship requirements.

(a) Eligibility for MinnesotaCare is limited
available to citizens or nationals of the United States and, lawfully present noncitizens as
defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 8, section 103.12., and undocumented
noncitizens are ineligible for MinnesotaCare. For purposes of this subdivision, an
undocumented noncitizen is an individual who resides in the United States without the
approval or acquiescence of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. Families
with children who are citizens or nationals of the United States must cooperate in obtaining
satisfactory documentary evidence of citizenship or nationality according to the requirements
of the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Public Law 109-171.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivisions 1 and 7, eligible persons include families and
individuals who are lawfully present and ineligible for medical assistance by reason of
immigration status and who have incomes equal to or less than 200 percent of federal poverty
guidelines.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective January 1, 2023.