Incarceration Status

Applicants and enrollees residing in the community or most types of facilities are eligible for MinnesotaCare.

Incarceration is the only living arrangement that is a barrier to MinnesotaCare. A person incarcerated in a state prison, county detention facility, or city jail is not eligible for MinnesotaCare. However, people awaiting the court’s determination of charges, also known as pending disposition of charges, are eligible for MinnesotaCare.