Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 256B.05 (2026)

Administration By County Agencies

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Subdivision 1.Administration of medical assistance.

The county agencies shall administer medical assistance in their respective counties under the supervision of the state agency and the commissioner of human services as specified in section 256.01, and shall make such reports, prepare such statistics, and keep such records and accounts in relation to medical assistance as the state agency may require under section 256.01, subdivision 2, paragraph (o).

Subd. 2.Fee or charges.

In administering the medical assistance program, no local social services agency shall pay a fee or charge for medical, dental, surgical, hospital, nursing, licensed nursing home care, medicine, or medical supplies in excess of the schedules of maximum fees and charges as established by the state agency.

Subd. 3.Maximum allowances.

Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 2, the commissioner of human services shall establish a schedule of maximum allowances to be paid by the state on behalf of recipients of medical assistance toward fees charged for services rendered such medical assistance recipients.

Subd. 4.

[Repealed, 1987 c 403 art 2 s 164]

Subd. 5.Obligation of local agency to process medical assistance applications within established timelines.

The local agency must act on an application for medical assistance within ten working days of receipt of all information needed to act on the application but no later than required under Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0090, subparts 2 and 3.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1992–2023 · leading case: Jordano by & Through Jordano v. Steffen, 787 F. Supp. 886 (D. Minnesota 1992).

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Jordano by & Through Jordano v. Steffen, 787 F. Supp. 886 (D. Minnesota 1992). · cites it 2× “See Minn.Stat. § 256B.05, subd. 1 ("county agencies shall administer medical assistance in their respective counties under the supervision of the state agency and the commissioner of human services").”

In re the Est. of: Joanne Mary Ecklund, Decedent (Minn. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 10× “Minn. Stat. § 256B.05, subd. 1 (2022). 2 scope of an estate-recovery claim is limited under Minn.”

Jordano ex rel. Jordano v. Steffen, 787 F. Supp. 886 (D. Minnesota 1992). · cites it 2× “See Minn.Stat. § 256B.05, subd. 1 ("county agencies shall administer medical assistance in their respective counties under the supervision of the state agency and the commissioner of human services”).”

Murphy v. Minnesota Dep't of Human Servs. (D. Minnesota 2019). · cites it 2× “”) at 3; see also Minn. Stat. § 256B.05, subd. 1.) 3 Two of the named plaintiffs who lived in CFC facilities when this Court granted class certification subsequently moved out of CFC facilities.”

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