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CHAPTER 2--H.F.No. 1

An act

relating to health; modifying MinnesotaCare coverage eligibility;

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 available to citizens or nationals of the United States; lawfully present noncitizens as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 155.20; and undocumented noncitizens. 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 ineligible for medical assistance by reason of immigration status and who have incomes equal to or less than 200 percent of federal poverty guidelines, except that these persons may be eligible for emergency medical assistance under section 256B.06, subdivision 4.

new text begin (c) For purposes of this subdivision, enrollment in MinnesotaCare for undocumented noncitizens who are age 18 years old or older is limited to those enrolled as of the effective date of this act. Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), undocumented noncitizens who are age 18 years old or older are ineligible for MinnesotaCare beginning January 1, 2026. new 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

Presented to the governor June 12, 2025

Signed by the governor June 14, 2025, 10:27 a.m.

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