BulletinsBulletins - Year 2025
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25-04-01
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DCYF Minnesota Paid Leave Policy for SNAP, MFIP, GA, MSA, RCA, and Housing Support
DCYF Minnesota Paid Leave Policy for SNAP, MFIP, GA, MSA, RCA, and Housing Support 12/19/25
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25-06-01
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DHS Announces Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) Six-Month Budgeting Policy Changes
DHS Announces Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) Six-Month Budgeting Policy Changes 2/18/25
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25-06-02
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DHS Announces Reduction of the Eligibility Period for Refugee Cash Assistance and Refugee Medical Assistance
DHS Announces Reduction of the Eligibility Period for Refugee Cash Assistance and Refugee Medical Assistance. 05/14/25
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25-06-03
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DHS Announces Change in Refugee Cash Assistance Administration
DHS Announces Change in Refugee Cash Assistance Administration. 10/01/25
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25-11-02
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DCYF 2026 – 2027 Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) Biennial Service Agreement (BSA) Guidelines
To provide information to Tribal Nations, counties, and consortia on the requirements of the MFIP Biennial Service Agreement. 7/31/25
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25-21-01
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DHS Simplifies Certain Requirements for Medical Assistance for Employed Persons with Disabilities (MA-EPD)
DHS Simplifies Certain Requirements for Medical Assistance for Employed Persons with Disabilities (MA-EPD) 02/03/25
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25-21-02
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DHS Extends Temporary Changes to Deadlines for Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare Eligibility Appeals
The temporary extension of changes to certain deadlines for Medical Assistance (MA) and MinnesotaCare fair hearings (appeals). 02/22/25
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25-21-03
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DHS Eliminates the Requirement for Certain MHCP Enrollees to Apply for Income Benefits
Elimination of the requirement to apply for income benefits 02/21/2025
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25-21-04
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DHS Eliminates Grace Month Premium Payment to Restart MinnesotaCare Coverage
Elimination of grace month premium payment to restart MinnesotaCare coverage 05/14/25
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25-21-05
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DHS Announces MinnesotaCare Eligibility Changes for Certain Undocumented Individuals
Changes in MinnesotaCare eligibility and enrollment for adult Minnesotans who are undocumented. 06/17/25
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25-21-06
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DHS Announces Expedited Criteria for Disability Determinations by the State Medical Review Team and an Expedited Referrals Unit
State Medical Review Team (SMRT) expedited criteria for disability determination referrals and new SMRT expedited unit. 07/21/25
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25-21-07
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DHS Continues MHCP Enrollee Address Update Policies
Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) eligibility policies related to updating enrollee address information. 10/24/25
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25-21-08
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DHS Revises the Application for Health
Coverage and Help Paying Costs and
Supplement Form
Changes to the Application for Health Coverage and Help Paying Costs
(DHS-6696) and the Supplement to the Minnesota Health Care
Programs (MHCP) Application for Certain Populations (DHS-6696B). 10/31/25
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25-21-09
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DHS Ends MinnesotaCare Premium Reductions and Restores Standard Premium Scale
This bulletin announces the end of temporary MinnesotaCare premium reductions and the return to the standard MinnesotaCare premium scale starting with January 2026 coverage. 10/31/25
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25-21-10
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DHS Requests Biennial Health Care Access Plans for Calendar Years 2026 through 2027
To request counties and interested Tribes to submit biennial health care access plans to the Minnesota Department of Human Services (OHS) and provide an overview of their program. 11/20/25
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25-21-10A
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Attachment A: 2026-27 Local County and Tribal Agency Biennial Health Care Access Plans
To ensure that applicants or enrollees of Medical Assistance (MA), and MinnesotaCare pregnant people and children under 19 years of age, are provided with or reimbursed for the appropriate level of needed transportation and other travel related expenses to enable them to access necessary medical treatment.
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25-21-10B
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Attachment B: 2026-27 Notice of Access Service Availability to Eligible Minnesota Health Care Programs Enrollees
Minnesota Health Care Programs Biennial Health Care Access Plans will pay for the most cost-effective form of transportation to get you to a primary care provider within 30 miles of your residence and a specialty care provider within 60 miles of your residence.
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25-21-11
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DHS Resumes Assessing and Collecting Medical Assistance Enrollee Overpayments
With the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency unwind period, certain restrictions on the assessment and collection of enrollee overpayments are being eliminated.
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25-21-12
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DHS Explains Treatment of Minnesota Paid Leave for MHCP Eligibility
Treatment of Minnesota Paid Leave payments for Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) eligibility. 12/31/25
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25-32-01
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DCYF Revised: Northstar Care for Children Basic and Supplemental Payment Rates, Foster Residence Basic Rates, and Initial Clothing Allowance
Basic and Supplemental payment rates for Northstar Care for Children. Basic payment rates for Foster Care Residences, and Initial Clothing Allowance for all children in foster care, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, and related fiscal considerations. 03/31/25
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25-68-01
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DCYF - Performance Management System 2025 Measures, Thresholds, and Reporting Schedule
An overview of the 2025 measures, thresholds, and reporting schedule for the Performance Management system (referred to hereafter as the Performance Management system). 1/16/25
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25-68-02
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DCYF Overview of Safe Place for Newborns law
Give Life a Chance, Safe Place for Newborns law. 2/4/25
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25-68-03
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DCYF Updated Structured Decision Making (SDM) Safety Assessment Policy and Procedures Manual
Notice of publication of the updated Structured Decision Making (SDM) Safety Assessment Policy and Procedures manual. 2/19/25
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25-68-04
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DCYF Out-of-Home Placement Plan Summary
Notice of statutory requirement of the Out-of-Home Placement Plan Summary as of March 1, 2025. 3/17/25
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25-68-05
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DCYF New Child Protection Opioid Epidemic Response Allocation Guide Issued
New Guide: Child Protection Opioid Epidemic Response Allocation Guide. 4/10/25
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25-68-06
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DCYF Implementing Child Care Assistance Program Centralized Provider Registration
On April 28, 2025, the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) Provider Support Team will manage CCAP child care provider registration, renewals, and changes. This will transition responsibility from CCAP agencies to DCYF. 4/21/25
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25-68-07
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DCYF Minnesota’s Best Practices for Family Assessment and Family Investigation
Update of practice guide: Minnesota’s Best Practice Guide for Family Assessment and Family Investigation. 4/22/25
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25-68-08
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DCYF Program information for adolescent independent living skills
Instructions for county and Tribal social service agencies to apply for the Successful Transition to Adulthood for Youth (STAY) program.
4/28/25
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25-68-09
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DCYF 2024 Social Services Block Grant Annual Report
Describes federal Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) requirements and expenditures in Minnesota. 4/29/25
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25-68-10
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DCYF Publishes Guide to Housing Resources for Foster Youth
New Housing Resources for Foster Youth guide 4/30/25
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25-68-11
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DCYF Child Welfare Court Report Templates
Publication of three court report templates for child welfare. 5/12/25
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25-68-12
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DCYF Child Welfare Requirement to Support Parents with Disabilities
Changes effective August 1, 2024, to Minnesota Statutes regarding child protection services, Child in Need of Protection or Services petitions, foster care placement, and adoption. 5/29/25
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25-68-13C
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DCYF Corrected: Minnesota Mandatory reporting and child protection response to labor trafficking; human trafficking identification
Identification of human trafficking for children and youth in out-of-home placement, and new mandated reporting and child protection response to labor trafficking. 6/2/25
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25-68-14
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DCYF Announcing Two Child Welfare Practice Guides
Publication of “Engaging and Assessing Noncustodial or Unadjudicated Parents: A Child Welfare Practice Guide” and an update to “Practice Guide for Maintaining Family Connections for Children in Foster Care." 6/3/25
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25-68-15
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DCYF Title IV-E Prevention Services Claiming Policy Guide Issued
New Title IV-E Prevention Services Claiming Policy Guide. 6/13/25
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25-68-16C
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DCYF Corrected: Foster Care Maintenance Payments for Children with their Parent in Residential Family-Based Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs
Children placed with a parent receiving services in a licensed residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment program can receive foster care maintenance payments under the Family First Prevention Services Act. 6/16/25
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25-68-17
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DCYF Publishes Best Practice Guide on Child Fatality/Near Fatality Reviews
New best practice guide on Child Fatality/Near Fatality Reviews 7/29/25
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25-68-18
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DCYF Good Cause Exemption for Child Support Cooperation Processes, Procedures and Best Practices for Public Assistance Programs
This is a joint bulletin between the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP), Diversionary Work Program (DWP), Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), Medical Assistance (MA), and Child Support Division on the good cause exemption for child support cooperation processes, procedures and best practices for cooperating with child support requirements. 7/9/25
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25-68-19
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DCYF Child Care Assistance Program 2025 Legislative Changes
Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) changes resulting from legislative action during the 2025 legislative session. 7/17/25
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25-68-20
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DCYF New Legislation Requires Court Review for Foster Youth Before Age 18
New legislative changes require a court review for youth in foster care before their 18th birthday. 8/12/25
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25-68-21
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DCYF National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) Guidance
County/Initiative Tribal social service agencies’ responsibilities for implementing federal National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) requirements. 9/2/25
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25-68-22
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DCYF Minnesota’s Child Maltreatment Report, 2023 and Minnesota’s Out-of-home Care and Permanency Report, 2023
Minnesota’s child welfare system annual data summary regarding child maltreatment, out-of-home care, and permanency. 10/29/25
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25-68-23
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DCYF Family Reunification Act requirement update
Family Reunification Act (reestablishment of the legal parent and child relationship)
9/29/25
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25-68-24
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DCYF Screening and Responding to Reports of School Attendance Concerns
Legislative updates impacting child protection screening and response to reports of school attendance and enrollment concerns. 10/8/25
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25-68-25
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DCYF Legally and Financially Responsible Agency Roles for Children in Foster Care Document Updated
Updates to the Legally and Financially Responsible Agency Roles for Children in Foster Care (DHS-3822).
10/2/25
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25-68-26
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DCYF Summary of 2025 child welfare legislation
Overview of 2025 child welfare legislation.
10/9/25
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25-68-27
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DCYF Revised Minnesota Child Maltreatment Intake, Screening and Response Path Guidelines
Notice of publication of the revised Minnesota Child Maltreatment Intake, Screening and Response Path Guidelines. 12/11/25
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25-69-01
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DCYF DCYF Updated Federal Poverty Guidelines and Suggested Social Services Fee Schedule
Updated Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) and suggested social services fee schedule.
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25-77-01
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Change to county portion of Cost of Care at Anoka-Metro Regional Treatment Center (AMRTC) and the Community Behavioral Health Hospitals (CBHHs), effective April 1, 2025. Posted: 03/24/25
Change to county portion of Cost of Care at Anoka-Metro Regional Treatment Center (AMRTC) and the Community Behavioral Health Hospitals (CBHHs), effective April 1, 2025. Posted: 03/24/25
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