---
id: "epm:2.1.1.1"
source: "Minnesota Health Care Programs Eligibility Policy Manual"
source_short: "EPM"
publisher: "Minnesota Department of Human Services"
section: "2.1.1.1"
title: "Mandatory Verifications"
breadcrumb: "2 Medical Assistance > 2.1 Overview > 2.1.1 General Requirements > 2.1.1.1 Mandatory Verifications"
effective_date: null
last_modified: 2026-10-03T03:51:57.24681+00:00
version: 1
url: "https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.1.1.1"
official_origin: "https://hcopub.dhs.state.mn.us/epm/2_1_1_1.htm"
legal_citations:
  - "Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, sections 435.940 to 435.956"
  - "Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.056"
---
# EPM 2.1.1.1 Mandatory Verifications

Mandatory verifications must be verified through an available electronic data source or by paper proof, if electronic data sources are unsuccessful or unavailable. Self-attestation of certain eligibility factors may be accepted if electronic data sources are unsuccessful or unavailable and paper proof does not exist or is not available.
1. [MA for Families With Children and Adults (MA-FCA) Mandatory Verifications](https://hcopub.dhs.state.mn.us/epm/2_2_1_2ar6.htm)
2. [MA for People Who Are 65 or Older or People Who Are Blind or Have a Disability (MA-ABD) Mandatory Verifications](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.3.1.1)
3. [MA for Center for Victims of Torture (MA-CVT) Mandatory Verifications](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.5.2.1.1)
4. [Emergency MA (EMA) Mandatory Verifications](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.5.3.1.1)
5. [MA Northstar Adoption Assistance Mandatory Verifications](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.5.6.1.1.1)
6. [MA Northstar Title IV-E Foster Care and Title IV-E Kinship Assistance Mandatory Verifications](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.5.6.2.1.1)
7. [MA Breast or Cervical Cancer Mandatory Verifications](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.5.1.1.2)

## Legal Citations

- Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, sections 435.940 to 435.956
- Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.056