Minnesota action guide · Verified July 29, 2026
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Assessment, Medical Assistance, or parallel supports are unresolved

Complete Medical Assistance and disability certification

Use the correct Medical Assistance application route and close the SSA or SMRT disability-certification dependency.

Official sources checked 2026-07-29

Start here

Apply for Medical Assistance and long-term-care services

Before you start

  • Identity, residence, household, income and asset information, insurance, disability records, Social Security status, long-term-care application, and authorized-representative documents.

Who to contact

Use the official destination above, the responsible county or Tribal Nation, the assigned case manager, or the exact contact on the controlling notice. Disability Hub MN can help identify the route.

Find the responsible county or Tribal Nation human-services route

Step by step

  1. Ask the lead agency which Medical Assistance application applies to the person seeking HCBS.
  2. Submit through the accepted route and preserve receipt and every request.
  3. Confirm whether SSA disability status is sufficient or a State Medical Review Team process remains.

Expected next

An application confirmation, document request, disability-certification event, eligibility result, or notice.

Save this proof

Application, receipt, financial records, requests, disability evidence, SSA or SMRT result, and notices.

If this stalls or the answer is no

Use the county or Tribal Nation and MHCP help routes; ask which financial, residency, or disability dependency is still open.

Beyond Childhood planning aid

Complete Medical Assistance and disability certification checklist

A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.

  • Owner and date started
  • Documents supplied
  • Confirmation or notice
  • Current status
  • Next event and date
  • Escalation contact

Derived from Minnesota Developmental Disabilities Waiver, Apply for Medical Assistance and long-term-care services, Apply for Social Security disability benefits

Official resources

Limits

Medical Assistance, disability certification, DD determination, level of care, waiver funding, and service authorization are separate decisions.

Beyond Childhood’s checklists and prompts are planning aids derived from official sources. They are not official forms, legal advice, eligibility decisions, or guarantees of funding, capacity, quality, or service.

Checked sources

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