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MN HF4217
Bill
Status
3/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
Kim Hicks
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AI Summary
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Expands Medical Assistance eligibility to persons under 26 who received foster care benefits past age 18, in addition to those who were in foster care at ages 18, 19, or 20
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Broadens the definition of "child in foster care" to include children whose permanent legal and physical custody was transferred to a relative after age 10 (previously age 16)
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Requires social services agencies to develop and update independent living plans for all foster children age 14 and older, rather than only upon request
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Removes the exclusion from extended foster care for children placed due to developmental disability who will be served as adults under disability services programs
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Requires agencies to send copies of foster care termination notices to the Commissioner of Children, Youth, and Families and mandates a 30-day notice period before benefits end
Legislative Description
Medical assistance allowed to be paid for any person receiving foster care benefits past 18 years of age, terminology and definitions modified, and eligibility criteria and requirements related to extended foster care modified.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Children and Families Finance and Policy
3/12/2026