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HF4392 • 2026
Wage remediation following delayed federal approval of retroactive rate increases required.
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
The plain English breakdown is still being put together. The official documents below are already here.
Authors added Lee, F.; and Myers
Introduction and first reading, referred to Human Services Finance and Policy
Wage remediation following delayed federal approval of retroactive rate increases required.
A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring wage remediation following delayed federal approval of retroactive rate increases. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. new text begin INDIVIDUAL PROVIDER WAGE REMEDIATION REQUIRED. new text end new text begin For provisions of the most recent collective bargaining agreement between SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa and the state of Minnesota that were not implemented on January 1, 2026, due to the lack of federal approval of the associated state plan amendments, if the federal approval includes a retroactive rate increase, the provisions of the most recent collective bargaining agreement are effective retroactively from the same date as the retroactive rate increase. The commissioner of human services must issue instructions to ensure that wage remediation occurs for all individual providers covered by the collective bargaining agreement as soon as possible following federal approval and all individual providers covered by the collective bargaining agreement receive back pay for the period between federal approval and the effective date of the retroactive rate increase. new text end new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end