Minnesota HF2354: Medical assistance fraud governing provisions added and modified, attorney general provided subpoena and enforcement authority, criminal penalties provided, conforming changes made, and money appropriated.

What the bill says

A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; adding and modifying provisions governing medical assistance fraud; providing the attorney general certain subpoena and enforcement authority; providing criminal penalties; making conforming changes; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 8.16, subdivision 1; 214.10, subdivision 2a; 245C.15, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 609.52, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 145A.061, subdivision 3; 256B.12; 609.531, subdivision 1; 609.902, subdivision 4; 628.26; Laws 2026, chapter 88, article 1, section 181…

From the engrossed text, May 17, 2026:

A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; adding and modifying provisions governing medical assistance fraud; providing the attorney general certain subpoena and enforcement authority; providing criminal penalties; making conforming changes; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 8.16, subdivision 1; 214.10, subdivision 2a; 245C.15, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 609.52, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 145A.061, subdivision 3; 256B.12; 609.531, subdivision 1; 609.902, subdivision 4; 628.26; Laws 2026, chapter 88, article 1, section 181; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.466. ARTICLE 1 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FRAUD PREVENTION Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 8.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read: Subdivision 1. Authority. new text begin [ADDED: (a) ] new text end The attorney general, or any deputy, assistant, or special assistant attorney general whom the attorney general authorizes in writing, has the authority in any county of the state to subpoena and require the production ofnew text begin [ADDED: : (1)] new text end any records ofnew text begin [ADDED: : (i)] new text end telephone companies, cellular phone companies,new text begin [] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (ii)] new text end subscribers of private computer networksnew text begin [ADDED: ,] new text end including Internet service providers or computer bulletin board systemsdeleted text begin …