MN HF3540

Amends Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.056, subdivision 9, to modify notification requirements regarding monetary claims that may be liable for medical care costs paid by the state.

Defines key terms: "notify" as written notice by U.S. mail or civil procedure service; "potentially liable party" as any natural person, entity, corporation, or insurer that may owe medical care costs; and "state agency" as the Department of Human Services or the state.

Requires medical assistance applicants to notify the state or local agency of any possible claims when submitting applications, and recipients to notify when claims arise.

Requires parties to a claim that may be assigned to the state agency to provide written notice at multiple stages: when any claim is submitted or asserted, when a claim is filed, when an action is commenced, and when a claim is concluded by payment, award, judgment, settlement, or otherwise.

Establishes that when one party to a claim notifies the state agency, all other parties are deemed to have provided required notice for that stage, and failure by any party to notify results in all parties being deemed to have failed to provide notice.