HF 894

as introduced - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026) Posted on 02/17/2025 02:49pm

A bill for an act
relating to health care; providing that undocumented noncitizens are ineligible for
MinnesotaCare; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256L.04, subdivision
10.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256L.04, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10.

Citizenship requirements.

(a) Eligibility for MinnesotaCare is deleted text begin available deleted text end new text begin
limited new text end to citizens or nationals of the United States deleted text begin ; deleted text end new text begin and new text end lawfully present noncitizens as
defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 155.20 deleted text begin ; and deleted text end new text begin . new text end Undocumented
noncitizens new text begin are ineligible for MinnesotaCare new text end . 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 new text begin lawfully present and new text end ineligible for medical assistance by reason of
immigration status and who have incomes equal to or less than 200 percent of federal poverty
guidelines deleted text begin , except that these persons may be eligible for emergency medical assistance
under section 256B.06, subdivision 4 deleted text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end