1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; providing 12-month continuous medical assistance 
1.3 	eligibility for a person 20 years of age or younger in certain eligibility categories;
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.056, subdivision 7.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.056, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 7.Period of eligibility; 12-month continuous eligibility. (a) Eligibility is available 
1.8 	for the month of application and for three months prior to application if the person was 
1.9 	eligible in those prior months. A redetermination of eligibility must occur every 12 months.
1.10 	(b) For a person eligible for an insurance affordability program as defined in section 
1.11 	256B.02, subdivision 19, who reports a change that makes the person eligible for medical 
1.12 	assistance, eligibility is available for the month the change was reported and for three months 
1.13 	prior to the month the change was reported, if the person was eligible in those prior months.
1.14 	(c) A person 20 years of age or younger whose medical assistance eligibility is determined 
1.15 	using the modified adjusted gross income methodology, as specified in subdivision 1a, 
1.16 	paragraph (b), must continue to be eligible for medical assistance without redetermination 
1.17 	for 12 months from the date of eligibility approval.

1.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2022.