Bill > HF1502

This bill establishes a new presumptive disability determination process for medical assistance eligibility in Minnesota, designed to help certain individuals more quickly access medical assistance. The bill allows qualified hospitals to make initial disability determinations for applicants under specific circumstances, such as infants with positive newborn screenings, patients with compassionate allowance conditions, or patients who urgently need long-term services and supports. For individuals under 18, the determination involves medically determinable physical or mental impairments causing marked and severe functional limitations, while for those 18 and older, it involves impairments causing severe functional limitations or inability to work. The process applies to people aged 64 or younger who might qualify for medical assistance but have not been previously determined disabled by the Social Security Administration. The bill modifies several existing statutes to accommodate this new process, including adjusting income and asset limitations, and establishing rules for how hospitals can make these presumptive disability determinations. The changes are set to take effect on July 1, 2025, and aim to streamline medical assistance eligibility for vulnerable populations by allowing faster initial disability assessments at the hospital level.

Labor and Employment

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF1502&ssn=0&y=2025