Bill > HF2517

This bill proposes to amend the MinnesotaCare program's definition of "covered health services" by restricting the use of public funds for abortion coverage. Specifically, the bill would limit public funding for abortions to only three narrow circumstances: when the pregnant woman's life would be endangered, when the pregnancy would cause substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function, or when the pregnancy resulted from rape or incest. The bill modifies existing language in Minnesota Statutes section 256L.03, which outlines the health services reimbursed under the MinnesotaCare program. By adding these restrictions, the bill aims to significantly reduce public funding for abortion services, allowing such coverage only in extremely limited medical or criminal circumstances. The bill maintains other existing definitions, such as defining a "child" as an individual under 19 years of age, and does not change the list of other covered health services like special education, home care nursing, or community support services.

Health and Social Services

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF2517&ssn=0&y=2025