2025 Session Last amended: 2024 session

§ 142A.40 — Legal Referral and Assistance Grants

Plain-Language Summary

This section directs the commissioner to give grants to nonprofit legal services programs that help people with emergency or chronic health conditions who cannot get medical assistance because of their legal status. The grantees work with hospitals and safety net providers to connect these individuals with health care resources.

142A.40 LEGAL REFERRAL AND ASSISTANCE GRANTS.

(a) The commissioner shall award grants to one or more nonprofit programs that provide legal services based on indigency to provide legal services to individuals with emergency medical conditions or chronic health conditions who are not currently eligible for medical assistance or other public health care programs based on their legal status, but who may meet eligibility requirements with legal assistance.

(b) The grantees, in collaboration with hospitals and safety net providers, shall provide referral assistance to connect individuals identified in paragraph (a) with alternative resources and services to assist in meeting their health care needs.

History:

2015 c 71 art 11 s 18; 2024 c 80 art 1 s 96

History: History: 2015 c 71 art 11 s 18; 2024 c 80 art 1 s 96

Practical Notes

This program helps people who are not currently eligible for public health care programs but might become eligible with legal help. The legal services are provided based on financial need (indigency). If you have a serious health condition and need help understanding your eligibility for health care programs, these grantees may be able to assist you.

Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes