HF4101

HF4101 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Continued submission of a report to the legislature on the use of periodic data matching in medical assistance required.

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Purpose

This bill requires ongoing reporting to the Minnesota Legislature about how periodic data matching is used in the Medical Assistance program. The goal is to provide lawmakers with regular information on how many cases are affected, how many recipients might be ineligible because of data matches, and how many recipients have their eligibility terminated as a result.

Main Provisions

Amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 256B.0561 subdivision 4 to require annual reporting.
The report must be submitted by September 1 of each year to the chairs and ranking minority members of the House and Senate committees with jurisdiction over human services finance.
The report must include:
- The number of cases affected by periodic data matching under this section.
- The number of recipients identified as possibly ineligible as a result of a periodic data match.
- The number of recipients whose eligibility was terminated as a result of a periodic data match.
- For recipients whose eligibility was terminated, how many cases were closed due to failure to cooperate.
The reporting requirement begins by September 1, 2019, and continues annually on September 1 thereafter.
Subdivision 4 is given an expiration clause, stating it would expire January 1, 2027, but a separate provision says, notwithstanding normal expiration rules, this subdivision does not expire.

How it changes existing law

Adds a formal, ongoing reporting requirement tied to the use of periodic data matching in the Medical Assistance program.
Specifies exact data points to be included in the annual report, improving transparency and oversight.
Maintains the current statutory framework for reporting but extends the mechanism and data tracked, with a sunset provision that is overridden to keep the requirement in place.

Sunset / Expiration

The subdivision would ordinarily expire January 1, 2027.
However, the bill includes language that, notwithstanding general expiration rules, this subdivision does not expire, effectively continuing the reporting requirement beyond that date.

Additional notes

The bill is focused on administrative reporting and oversight rather than changing how periodic data matching is conducted or how eligibility is determined.

Relevant Terms - periodic data matching - Medical Assistance - Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 256B.0561 subdivision 4 - report to the chairs and ranking minority members - houses and senate committees with jurisdiction over human services finance - number of cases affected - possibly ineligible - eligibility terminated - failure to cooperate - September 1 reporting deadline - expiration / sunset clause - subdivision 4

Bill text versions

Introduction PDF PDF file

Upcoming committee meetings

Human Services Finance and Policy on: March 17, 2026 08:15

Actions

Date	Chamber	Where	Type	Name	Committee Name
March 09, 2026	House		Action	Introduction and first reading, referred to	Human Services Finance and Policy
March 12, 2026	House		Action	Author added

Citations

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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Adds a detailed annual reporting requirement to the legislature regarding periodic data matching in medical assistance.",
        "Specifies the data elements to be reported (cases affected, possibly ineligible recipients, terminated eligibility, and closures for non-cooperation).",
        "Establishes an expiration for the subdivision (January 1, 2027)."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 256B.0561, subdivision 4, to require an annual report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the relevant House and Senate committees on human services finance. The report must include the number of cases affected by periodic data matching, the number of recipients identified as possibly ineligible due to a periodic data match, and the number of recipients whose eligibility was terminated due to a periodic data match. It must also specify, for terminated eligibility, how many cases were closed for failure to cooperate. The subdivision is stated to expire January 1, 2027.",
      "modified": [
        "Modifies the existing reporting requirements under subdivision 4 to include specific data elements and an explicit expiration."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "256B.0561",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 4"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Includes a not-withstanding clause referencing 256.01, subdivision 42 to prevent the expiration rules from applying to the amended Subdivision 4."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes 256.01, subdivision 42, the bill provides that Subdivision 4 does not expire. This cross-reference ensures the new reporting requirements remain in effect notwithstanding expiration rules that might otherwise apply under 256.01, subdivision 42.",
      "modified": [
        "Adds a cross-reference to 256.01, subdivision 42 to preserve the non-expiration status of the amended Subdivision 4."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "256.01",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 42"
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

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In Committee