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256L.05 - 2007 Minnesota Statutes
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2011 Subd. 3a Amended 1Sp2011 c 9 art 6 s 76
2011 Subd. 6 New 1Sp2011 c 9 art 6 s 77
2005 Subd. 1b New 1Sp2005 c 4 art 8 s 64
2005 Subd. 2 Amended 1Sp2005 c 4 art 8 s 65
2005 Subd. 3 Amended 1Sp2005 c 4 art 8 s 66
2005 Subd. 3a Amended 1Sp2005 c 4 art 8 s 67
2003 Subd. 3a Amended 1Sp2003 c 14 art 12 s 75
2003 Subd. 4 Amended 1Sp2003 c 14 art 12 s 76
2001 Subd. 2 Amended 1Sp2001 c 9 art 2 s 61
Subdivision 1. Application and information availability. Applications and application assistance must be made available at provider offices, local human services agencies, school districts, public and private elementary schools in which 25 percent or more of the students receive free or reduced price lunches, community health offices, Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program sites, Head Start program sites, public housing councils, crisis nurseries, child care centers, early childhood education and preschool program sites, legal aid offices, and libraries. These sites may accept applications and forward the forms to the commissioner or local county human services agencies that choose to participate as an enrollment site. Otherwise, applicants may apply directly to the commissioner or to participating local county human services agencies. Subd. 1a. Person authorized to apply on applicant's behalf. Beginning January 1, 1999, a family member who is age 18 or over or who is an authorized representative, as defined in the medical assistance program, may apply on an applicant's behalf.
Subd. 1b. MinnesotaCare enrollment by county agencies. Beginning September 1, 2006, county agencies shall enroll single adults and households with no children formerly enrolled in general assistance medical care in MinnesotaCare according to section 256D.03, subdivision 3. County agencies shall perform all duties necessary to administer the MinnesotaCare program ongoing for these enrollees, including the redetermination of MinnesotaCare eligibility at renewal.
Subd. 2. Commissioner's duties. The commissioner or county agency shall use electronic verification as the primary method of income verification. If there is a discrepancy between reported income and electronically verified income, an individual may be required to submit additional verification. In addition, the commissioner shall perform random audits to verify reported income and eligibility. The commissioner may execute data sharing arrangements with the Department of Revenue and any other governmental agency in order to perform income verification related to eligibility and premium payment under the MinnesotaCare program.
Subd. 3b. Reapplication. Beginning January 1, 1999, families and individuals must reapply after a lapse in coverage of one calendar month or more and must meet all eligibility criteria.
Subd. 3c. Retroactive coverage. Notwithstanding subdivision 3, the effective date of coverage shall be the first day of the month following termination from medical assistance or general assistance medical care for families and individuals who are eligible for MinnesotaCare and who submitted a written request for retroactive MinnesotaCare coverage with a completed application within 30 days of the mailing of notification of termination from medical assistance or general assistance medical care. The applicant must provide all required verifications within 30 days of the written request for verification. For retroactive coverage, premiums must be paid in full for any retroactive month, current month, and next month within 30 days of the premium billing.
Subd. 4. Application processing. The commissioner of human services shall determine an applicant's eligibility for MinnesotaCare no more than 30 days from the date that the application is received by the Department of Human Services. Beginning January 1, 2000, this requirement also applies to local county human services agencies that determine eligibility for MinnesotaCare.
Subd. 5. Availability of private insurance. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioners of health and commerce, shall provide information regarding the availability of private health insurance coverage and the possibility of disenrollment under section 256L.07, subdivision 1
, paragraphs (b) and (c), to all: (1) families enrolled in the MinnesotaCare program whose gross family income is equal to or more than 225 percent of the federal poverty guidelines; and (2) single adults and households without children enrolled in the MinnesotaCare program whose gross family income is equal to or more than 165 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. This information must be provided upon initial enrollment and annually thereafter. The commissioner shall also include information regarding the availability of private health insurance coverage in the notice of ineligibility provided to persons subject to disenrollment under section 256L.07, subdivision 1, paragraphs (b) and (c). History: 1986 c 444; 1987 c 403 art 2 s 63; 1988 c 689 art 2 s 137; 1992 c 549 art 4 s 6,19; 1993 c 247 art 4 s 6; 1994 c 625 art 8 s 72; art 13 s 3; 1995 c 234 art 6 s 10; 1996 c 451 art 5 s 10; 1997 c 225 art 1 s 9-11; 1997 c 251 s 26; 1998 c 407 art 5 s 26-31; 1999 c 245 art 4 s 95,96; 2000 c 488 art 9 s 27; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 2 s 61; 2002 c 277 s 28; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 12 s 75,76; 1Sp2005 c 4 art 8 s 64-67; 2007 c 147 art 5 s 24-27
NOTE: The amendments to subdivisions 3, paragraph (a), and 3a, paragraph (b), by Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 4, article 8, sections 66 and 67, are effective August 1, 2007, or upon HealthMatch implementation, whichever is later. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 4, article 8, sections 66 and 67, the effective dates.
NOTE:The amendment to subdivision 3a by Laws 2007, chapter 147, article 5, section 27, is effective July 1, 2007, or upon federal approval, whichever is later. Laws 2007, chapter 147, article 5, section 27, the effective date.