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This bill modifies the cooperation requirements for Medical Assistance (MA) applicants and recipients in identifying potential third-party insurance payers. Currently, recipients are required to cooperate with state and local agencies to identify liable third-party insurers, but the bill changes this to a voluntary ("may" instead of "must") cooperation standard. The bill maintains the definition of "cooperation" as helping identify any third parties potentially liable for medical care and providing relevant information to assist the state in pursuing those parties. The legislation also keeps the existing provision that allows recipients to enroll in cost-effective group health plans when premiums are paid by the local agency or at no cost to the recipient, again changing the language from a mandatory to a permissive requirement. Notably, the bill specifically excludes Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association coverage from being considered a group health plan or cost-effective by state agencies. This change appears to provide more flexibility for MA applicants and recipients in their interactions with state healthcare assistance programs by reducing mandatory cooperation requirements.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF1510&ssn=0&y=2025