Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF5142: Hospital charity care payment program administered by the commissioner of health established, money collected from the hospital surcharge deposited in a charity care account in the special revenue fund, and money appropriated.
Status: In committee, May 14, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a hospital charity care payment program administered by the commissioner of health; depositing money collected from the hospital surcharge in a charity care account in the special revenue fund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 256.9656; 256.9657, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
From the introduced text, May 13, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a hospital charity care payment program administered by the commissioner of health; depositing money collected from the hospital surcharge in a charity care account in the special revenue fund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 256.9656; 256.9657, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144. Section 1. new text begin [ADDED: [144.601] HOSPITAL CHARITY CARE PAYMENT PROGRAM.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Subdivision 1.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Definitions.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (b) "Charity care adjustments" has the meaning given in Minnesota Rules, part 4650.0102, subpart 9.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (d) "Cost-to-charge ratio" means the following as reported to the commissioner under Minnesota Rules, chapter 4650: a hospital's total operating expenses, not including bad debt, divided by the sum of the hospital's total charges for patient care and the hospital's operating revenue.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (e) "Eligible hospital" means a hospital that:] new text end new text begin [] new text end new text begin …