SF4042 Summary

• Creates new eligibility pathway for MinnesotaCare allowing individuals and families with household income up to 400 percent of federal poverty guidelines to qualify if a household member provides direct support services to older adults or persons with disabilities.

• Requires the direct support professional to work minimum 20 hours per week providing qualifying services, with allowance to drop below 20 hours for up to four weeks per redetermination period without losing coverage.

• Sets individual premium at $80 per month for eligible direct support professionals, with children age 20 and younger exempt from premiums.

• Requires eligible individuals to submit proof of employment to the commissioner of human services, with coverage beginning one month after submission and eligibility redetermined every six months.

• Appropriates unspecified amount from the health care access fund in fiscal year 2025 to provide state-only funded MinnesotaCare coverage for this new population.