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If the enrollee is required to satisfy a medical spend-down each month, the
enrollee must be renewed every six months.
Art. 1, Sec. 20, amends Minn. Stat. § 256B.056, subd. 10, to require that
the Commissioner utilize information obtained through approved electronic
services and data bases to verify medical assistance eligibility. The
purpose of this amendment is to allow “real-time” determinations of
eligibility and to maintain program integrity. 42
Art. 1, Sec. 24, amends Minn. Stat. § 256B.057, by adding a new subd.
12, to allow qualified participating hospitals to determine presumptive
eligibility for medical assistance for applicants who may have a basis for
eligibility using Modified Adjusted Gross Income. 43
Art. 1, Sec. 30, amends Minn. Stat. § 256L.01, subd. 5, to provide that
the income standard for MinnesotaCare will be Modified Adjusted Gross
Income. This amendment is effective on January 1, 2014, or upon federal
approval whichever is later.
Art. 1, Sec. 31, amends Minn. Stat. § 256L.01 by adding a new subd. 6 to
add the definition of Minnesota Insurance Marketplace, as defined in
section 62V.02, to Chapter 256L. 44
Art. 1, Sec. 34, amends Minn. Stat. § 256L.02, by adding a new subd. 6,
to direct the Commissioner of Human Services to seek federal approval to
implement MinnesotaCare as a basic health program.
Art. 1, Sec.43, amends Minn. Stat. § 256L.04, by adding a new subd. 1c,
to provide that a person eligible for MinnesotaCare is not eligible for
enrollment in a qualified health plan offered through the Minnesota
Insurance Marketplace. This section is effective January 1, 2014.
Art. 1, Sec.48, amends Minn. Stat. § 256L.04, by adding a new subd. 14,
42 The obvious purpose of this amendment is to allow quick verification of Modified Adjusted
Gross Income for applicants and enrollees.
43 This would allow prompt determinations of eligibility for benefits under the MA for Adults
Without Children program.
44 In the Conference Report, Art. 1, Sec. 67, the Revisor of Statutes is instructed to replace the
term “Minnesota Insurance Marketplace” with the term “MNsure” wherever it appears in the
Minnesota Statutes, Rules and Article 1.
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