SF2265 Summary

• Extends 14 COVID-19 emergency waivers for human services programs (telemedicine, remote services, nutrition assistance changes) beyond the public health emergency expiration, with most continuing until enrollees' first renewal after March 31, 2023.

• Waives MinnesotaCare premiums for all enrollees from May 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 and prohibits collection of unpaid premiums that accrued during the COVID-19 emergency.

• Suspends periodic data matching requirements for up to 12 months following resumption of medical assistance renewals after March 31, 2023, and disregards excess assets for individuals renewing through their second annual renewal.

• Extends fair hearing timelines to 23 months after the emergency ends and requires provision of medical assistance benefits pending fair hearing outcomes without recipient recoupment, even if the agency's action is sustained.

• Appropriates $69.2 million total across fiscal years 2024-2025 for transition costs ($21.953 million), systems implementation ($1.827 million), county/Tribe supplemental funding ($36 million), and navigator grants ($3 million and $1.936 million).