MN HF738

Allows home care workers providing community first services and supports (CFSS) or personal care assistance services to qualify for MinnesotaCare if household income does not exceed 400 percent of federal poverty guidelines.

Requires eligible workers to work at least 20 hours per week in qualifying fields, with allowance to work fewer than 20 hours for up to four weeks per redetermination period without losing eligibility.

Sets MinnesotaCare premium at $80 per month for eligible home care workers, with children 20 years of age or younger exempt from premiums.

Requires workers to submit proof of employment to the commissioner of human services, with coverage beginning one month after submission and redetermination occurring every six months.

Appropriates unspecified funds from the health care access fund in fiscal year 2024 to the commissioner of human services for state-only funded MinnesotaCare coverage under this provision.