Minnesota Department of Human Services freezes provider enrollment for 13 Medicaid services

Effective January 27, 2026, and in coordination with the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Minnesota has implemented a freeze on new provider enrollments for 13 Medicaid service categories identified as high risk for fraud. (Note: A freeze on enrollment of EIDBI providers previously went into effect on Nov. 1, 2025.) The department will:

• No longer accept new provider enrollment applications for these services.
• Not process any new provider enrollment submissions, including those previously submitted and currently pending in the queue.
• Keep the freeze in place for at least six months, and may extend it if necessary.

Currently enrolled providers:

• Should continue to deliver services they are already enrolled to provide. Existing enrolled providers may enroll new locations for services they are already enrolled to deliver
• Will require an expedited revalidation. More information on this will be sent out in a future communication.

Importantly, this action does not affect client enrollment.

This action is part of a broader federal and state effort to prevent and disrupt fraudulent Medicaid billing. CMS directed Minnesota to implement this provider enrollment freeze, and it aligns with the Governor’s Executive Order 25-10, under which the department previously enacted two-year licensing freezes on home and community-based services and adult day programs.

The 13 service categories included in the provider enrollment freeze are: adult companion services, adult day services, adult rehabilitative mental health services, assertive community treatment, community first services and supports agency, early intensive developmental and behavioral intervention agency, individualized home supports, integrated community supports, intensive residential treatment services, night supervision services, nonemergency medical transportation services, peer recovery support services, and recuperative care.

To ensure access to critical services, the department may grant exceptions to allow new providers in areas where service capacity is insufficient. All exceptions require written approval from CMS.

Please see the department’s Medicaid program integrity page for more information.