2026 Minnesota Statutes

256B.0618 COVERAGE FOR DETAINED INDIVIDUALS.

(a) An inmate of a correctional facility who is conditionally released under section 241.26, 244.065, or 631.425 is eligible for medical assistance if the individual:

(1) does not require the security of a public detention facility and is housed:

(i) in a halfway house or community correction center; or

(ii) under house arrest and monitored by electronic surveillance in a residence approved by the commissioner of corrections; and

(2) meets all other eligibility requirements of this chapter.

(b) An individual, regardless of age, who is considered an inmate of a public institution as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 435.1010, and who meets the eligibility requirements in section 256B.056 is not eligible for medical assistance, except for covered medical assistance services received:

(1) while an inpatient in a medical institution as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 435.1010;

(2) by an eligible juvenile in accordance with the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Public Law 117-328, part 5121; or

(3) by an eligible individual under section 256B.0761.

(c) Security logistics and costs related to the inpatient treatment of an inmate are the responsibility of the entity with jurisdiction over the inmate.

History:

2026 c 121 art 6 s 13

NOTE: This section, as added by Laws 2026, chapter 121, article 6, section 13, is effective January 1, 2028. Laws 2026, chapter 121, article 6, section 13, the effective date.