Requirements modification for dental administrator rates in the medical assistance and MinnesotaCare programs

This bill modifies how dental services are administered for MinnesotaCare and medical assistance program enrollees. It requires the state to contract with a single dental administrator starting in 2030 to manage all dental services for these enrollees, including those in managed care or fee-for-service plans. The administrator must meet a performance benchmark (55% of continuously enrolled people receiving at least one dental visit annually) by 2032, or risk contract termination. To assess impacts on providers, it establishes a task force to study financial effects on critical access dental clinics serving low-income populations.