Minnesota's Medicaid (Title XIX) and CHIP (Title XXI) state plans
The Minnesota Medicaid state plan is an agreement between the state and the federal government about how the state runs its Medicaid program. Medicaid in Minnesota is known as Medical Assistance or MA. The state plan explains who can get services, what services are covered, how providers are paid, and who oversees the program.
In order to get federal money for Medical Assistance, the Department of Human Services must follow the policies described in the Medicaid state plan, and all Federal Medicaid laws and rules. The federal money for Medical Assistance is called federal financial participation or FFP.
Minnesota also has a Children’s Health Insurance Program or CHIP state plan, which works the same way as the Medicaid state plan. In order to get federal money for CHIP, the Department of Human Services must follow the policies described in the state CHIP plan, and all federal CHIP laws and rules.
Complete Medicaid State Plan
You can see Minnesota Medicaid State Plan (PDF) as of Jan. 1, 2026. This document does not contain certain eligibility information that is stored in one of CMS’s systems. If you want to see this eligibility information, please email the Minnesota Department of Human Services at dhs.spa.comments@state.mn.us.
Draft amendments open for public comment
Before DHS submits a SPA to CMS for approval, we seek public input. This[D(3.1] feedback and input help make sure Medical Assistance and CHIP work well for the people who need it and the doctors and other people who provide Medical Assistance benefits. DHS uses this feedback to make Medicaid policies better.
The following state plan amendments are currently open for public comment. Any comments related to these amendments may be sent to: dhs.spa.comments@state.mn.us.
2027
2026
Approved amendments
The following amendments to the Minnesota state plan were approved by CMS.
Withdrawn amendments
The following amendments to the Minnesota state plan have been withdrawn and are no longer under review by CMS.