MN SF3611

Commissioner of human services must apply for federal Section 1115 waiver by October 1, 2018, to establish work and community engagement requirements for eligible able-bodied adults receiving medical assistance.

Qualified individuals include parents and caretakers, adults without children, and ages 19-20, subject to requirement beginning three months after MA eligibility approval, with exemptions for pregnant persons, those under 18 or over 60, students, caregivers, disabled individuals, and others meeting specified criteria.

Qualified individuals must engage in at least 80 hours per month of employment, community service, job seeking/training, or workfare, and must accept any bona fide suitable employment offer to maintain MA benefits.

Commissioner must implement support services including job training, child care assistance, transportation, and conduct assessments for disabilities and substance use disorders; requirement may be modified or suspended based on local employment markets.

Medical assistance benefits are suspended for individuals failing to meet work requirements and reinstated the first day of the month following satisfaction of the requirement for one calendar month.