Legislative reports

2026 reports

An Assessment of Needs of Pregnant and Parenting Youth Experiencing Homelessness in Minnesota (March 2026)
Audio-only telehealth Services Legislative Report (March 2026)
Children's Residential Care (March 2026)
Dental Utilization Report (March 2026)
Homeless Youth Cash Stipend Pilot Project (March 2026)
Periodic Data Matching Annual Report (March 2026)
Transformation for Delivery of Human Services Programs (March 2026)
DHS Report on Grant Funding (Fiscal year 2026)
DHS Quarterly Transfer Report (Fiscal Year 2026, 2nd Quarter)
DHS Human Services Contingency Account Report (Calendar year 2025)

Past reports

2025 reports
- Supported Decision Making in Minnesota (December 2025)
- Recommendations for Minimizing Regulatory Paperwork and Improving Systems for Substance Use Disorder Programs (August 2025)
- Activities to Reduce Homelessness (May 2025)
- County Administered Rural Medical Assistance (CARMA) Model Implementation (May 2025)
- Employment Outcomes Data Plan: Monitoring Outcomes for People with Disabilities (May 2025)
- Homeless Youth Cash Stipend Pilot Project Annual Report (May 2025)
- Medicaid-Reimbursable Recuperative Care Legislative Report (May 2025)
- Nursing Facility Rate Study–Recommendation Report (May 2025)
- Tribal Vulnerable Adult and Developmental Disability Targeted Case Management Medical Assistance Benefit (May 2025)
- An Assessment of Shelter Needs for Transgender People Experiencing Homelessness in Minnesota (March 2025)
- Homeless Youth Act Legislative Report (February 2025)
- Priority Admissions Review Panel: Report and Recommendations to the Minnesota Legislature (February 2025)
- Opioid Epidemic Response Advisory Council Grant Award Update & Evidence-Based Analysis of Opioid Legislative Appropriations (PDF) (February 2025)
- Peer Recovery Services Engagement (PDF) (February 2025)
- Acute Care Transitions Advisory Council Report (PDF) (January 2025)
- DCT Care Report - Increasing the Number of State-Operated Substance Use Disorder Treatment Beds (January 2025)
- DHS Rulemaking Docket Report (PDF) (January 2025)
- EIDBI Licensing Recommendations (PDF) (January 2025)
- Maternal and Infant Health Report (PDF) (January 2025)
- Supported Decision Making in Minnesota Interim Report (PDF) (January 2025)
- Transformation for Delivery of Human Services Programs (PDF) (January 2025)
2024 reports
- DHS Annual Provider Payment and Reimbursement Rates (December 2024)
- Annual Report on Obsolete, Unnecessary or Duplicative Rules as Required by Minnesota Statutes, Section 14.05, Subdivision 5 (PDF) (December 2024)
- Culturally Informed and Culturally Responsive Mental Health Task Force (PDF) (December 2024)
- Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Implementation Analysis Managed Care Contracting and Rates/Aging Divisions (PDF) (November 2024)
- Cultural and Ethnic Communities Leadership Council (CECLC) Biennial Report (PDF) (February 2024)
- Family, Friend and Neighbor Grant Program (PDF) (January 2024)
- Family Child Care Training Advisory Committee (PDF) (January 2024)
- Great Start Compensation Support Payment Program (PDF) (January 2024)
- Homeless Youth Cash Stipend Pilot Project Report (PDF) (January 2024)
- Human Services Legislative Report Sunsets (PDF) (January 2024)
- Minnesota Health Care Programs Fee-for-Service Outpatient Services Rate Study: Second Report (PDF) (January 2024)
2023 reports
- Provider Payment and Reimbursement Rates (PDF) (December 2023)
- Transformation for Delivery of Human Services Programs (PDF) (October 2023)
- Opioid Epidemic Response Advisory Council Grant Award Update (PDF) (August 2023)
- Supportive Parenting Services Feasibility Study and Service Delivery Recommendations (February 2023)
2022 reports
- Parent Aware Equity Report (PDF) (March 2022)
2021 reports
- Homeless Youth Act Biennial Report: Economic Assistance and Employment Supports Division (EAESD) Office of Economic Opportunity (PDF) (April 2021)
- Quarterly Clinical Report: Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2021, Direct Care and Treatment (PDF) (April 2021)
- Emergency Executive Order 20-12: Preserving Access to Human Services Programs during the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency, 6th 60-day update (PDF) (March 2021)
- Minnesota Family Child Care Task Force (PDF) (February 2021)
- Emergency Executive Order 20-12: Preserving Access to Human Services Programs during the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency, 5th 60-day update (PDF) (February 2021)
- Activities of the State Medical Review Team 2020 (PDF) (February 2021)
- Cultural and Ethnic Communities Leadership Council (CECLC) (PDF) (February 2021)
- Opioid Epidemic Response Advisory Council (PDF) (February 2021)
- Problem Gambling: A Report on the State's Progress in Addressing the Problem of Compulsive Gambling and on the Percentage of Gambling Revenues that Come From Problem Gamblers (PDF) (February 2021)
- Community Competency Restoration Task Force (PDF) (February 2021)
- Preventing Duplication of Payment in Behavioral Health Integrated Treatment Models (PDF) (February 2021)
- Evaluation of Minnesota Child Support Division Mechanisms and Programs (PDF) (January 2021)
- Vulnerable Adult Maltreatment Reconsideration Review Panel (PDF) (January 2021)
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division Biennial Report (PDF) (January 2021)
- Waiver Reimagine – Phase 1 Service Streamline and Phase 2 Recommendations for Reshaping Waivers and Individualized Budgets (PDF) (January 2021)
- 2020 Minnesota Fee-for-Service Cost of Dispensing Survey (PDF) (December 2020)
- Stakeholder Recommendations for Improving Medical Assistance under the TEFRA Option (PDF) (December 2020)
- Corporate Foster Care Annual Needs Determination (PDF) (December 2020)
- Minnesota’s Out-of-home Care and Permanency Report 2019 (PDF) (October 2020)
- Minnesota’s Child Maltreatment Report 2019 (PDF) (October 2020)
- Human Services Performance Management System (PDF) (December 2020)
2020 reports
- Emergency Executive Order 20-12: Preserving Access to Human Services Programs during the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency, 4th 60-day update(PDF) (Nov. 16, 2020)
- Emergency Executive Order 20-12: Preserving Access to Human Services Programs during the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency, 3rd 60-day update (PDF) (Sept. 13, 2020)
- Periodic Data Matching (PDF) (September 2020)
- Opioid Prescribing Improvement Program (PDF) (September 2020)
- Emergency Executive Order 20-12: Preserving Access to Human Services Programs during the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency, 2nd 60-day update (PDF) (July 16, 2020)
- Emergency Executive Order 20-12: Preserving Access to Human Services Programs during the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency, 1st 60-day update (PDF) (May 13, 2020)
- Activities of the State Medical Review Team, Fiscal Year 2019 (PDF) (February 2020)
- Annual Report on Percentage of Gambling Revenues that Come From Problem Gamblers (PDF) (February 2020)
- Corrective Plan to Address Duplicate Personal Identification Numbers PDF) (February 2020)
- DSD Legislative Report: DWRS Labor Market Reporting (PDF) (February 2020)
- Health Care Consumer Support Helpline and Disability Hub MN Reports (PDF) (February 2020)
- DSD Legislative Report: DWRS Family Foster Care Rate Methodology Study (PDF) (January 2020)
- Mental Health Innovations Grant Report (PDF) (January 2020)
2019 reports
- 2019 Status of Long-Term Services and Supports, Legislative Report (PDF) (August 2019)
- Substance Use Disorder Provider Capacity Grant (PDF) (September 2019)
- Periodic Data Matching (PDF) (September 2019)
- Children's Mental Health Intensive Services Study (PDF) (March 2019)
- Homeless Youth Act Biennial Report (February 2019)
- 2017-2018 Child Welfare Disparity Grants Evaluation Report (PDF) (February 2019)
- Vulnerable Adult Maltreatment Reconsideration Review Panel (February 2019)
- Status of Child Care in Minnesota, 2018 (PDF) (February 2019)
- 2019 Biennial Report on Services for People with Disabilities (PDF) (February 2019)
- Nursing Facility Payment Reform Recommendations (PDF) (February 2019)
- Minnesota HIV Strategy: A Comprehensive Plan to End HIV/AIDS (PDF) (January 2019)
- Transition plan implementation for home and community-based settings (PDF) (January 2019)
- MnCHOICES random moment time study evaluation (PDF) (January 2019)
- Waiver Reimagine Project: Waiver Reconfiguration and Individual Budgeting (PDF) (January 2019)
- Evaluation of Minnesota Child Support Division Mechanisms and Programs (PDF) (January 2019)
- Transition plan implementation for home and community-based settings (PDF) (January 2019)
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division Biennial Report (PDF) (January 2019)
- Study of Payment Rates for Durable Medical Equipment and Supplies (PDF) (January 2019)
- Adult Day Services Study (PDF) (January 2019)
- Evaluation of Rate Methodology for Services Provide Under Elderly Waiver and Related Programs (PDF) (January 2019)
2018 reports
- Human Services Performance Management System (PDF) (December 2018)
- Residential Treatment and Payment Rate Reform (PDF) (November 2018)
- Minnesota's Out-of-home Care and Permanency Report, 2017 (PDF) (November 2018)
- Minnesota's Child Maltreatment Report, 2017 (PDF) (November 2018)
- Cultural and Ethnic Communities Leadership Council (PDF) (May 2018)
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division Mental Health Program (PDF) (March 2018)
- Status of Child Care in Minnesota (2017) (PDF) (February 2018)
- Annual Report on Percentage of Gambling Revenues that Come From Problem Gamblers (PDF) (February 2018)
- Minnesota Sex Offender Program Annual Performance Report 2017 (PDF) (February 2018)
- Minnesota Child Support Task Force (PDF) (February 2018)
- Is Acupuncture associated with Reduced Opiate Use? (PDF) (February 2018)
- Activities of the State Medical Review Team Fiscal Year 2017 (PDF) (February 2018)
- Nursing Facility Payment Reform Property Study (PDF) (January 2018)
- MinnesotaCare Program Helpline and Disability Hub MN Reports (PDF) (January 2018)
- Quarterly Report on Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center (AMRTC), Minnesota Security Hospital (MSH) & Community Behavioral Health Hospitals (CBHH) (PDF) (January 2018)
- Electronic Visit Verification System (PDF) (January 2018)
- Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Minnesota a Biennial Report to the Legislature (PDF) (January 2018)
- Modernizing Minnesota's Telephone Equipment Distribution Program (PDF) (January 2018)
- Transition Plan Implementation for Home and Community-Based Settings (PDF) (January 2018)
- Disability Waiver Rate System Absence Factor in Day Services Study (PDF) (January 2018)
- Vulnerable Adult Maltreatment Reconsideration Review Panel (PDF) (January 2018)
- A Review and Assessment of Advanced In-Home Activity-Monitoring Systems for Older Adults (PDF) (January 2018)
- Comprehensive Mental Health Program in Beltrami County (PDF) (January 2018)
2017 reports
- Disability Waiver Financial Management and Waiting Lists (PDF) (December 2017)
- Human Services Performance Management System (PDF) (December 2017)
- Licensed Child Care Fix-It Ticket Implementation (PDF) (December 2017)
- Quarterly Report on Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center (AMRTC), Minnesota Security Hospital (MSH) & Community Behavioral Health Hospitals (CBHH) (PDF) (October 2017)
- Minnesota's Out-of-Home Care and Permanency Report (PDF) (October 2017)
- Minnesota's Child Maltreatment Report, 2016 (PDF) (October 2017)
- Community Emergency Medical Technician Services (PDF) (October 2017)
- Medical Care Surcharge Fund Quarterly Report (PDF) (September 2017)
- 2017 State Quality Council Report to the Legislature (PDF) (September 2017)
- Health Plan Company Audits Annual Report (PDF) (September 2017)
- Direct Care & Treatment -- Redesign, Closure and Relocation of Programs by Region (PDF) (September 2017)
- Opioid Prescribing Improvement Program (September 2017)
- Quarterly Report on Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center (AMRTC), Minnesota Security Hospital (MSH) & Community Behavioral Health Hospitals (CBHH) (PDF) (August 2017)
- Status of Long-Term Services and Supports (PDF) (August 2017)
- Cultural and Ethnic Communities Leadership Council Legislative Report (PDF) (August 2017)
- Encounter Data Quality Assurance Protocol Review (PDF) (June 2017)
- Quarterly Report on Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center (AMRTC), Minnesota Security Hospital (MSH) & Communication Behavioral Health Hospitals (CBHH) (PDF) (May 2017)
- Nursing Facility Payment Reform (PDF) (March 2017)
- Dedicated Funds Report (PDF) (March 2017)
- MinnesotaCare Program Helpline and Disability Linkage Line Reports (PDF) (February 2017)
- Redesign, Closure and Relocation of SOS Programs by Region (PDF) (February 2017)
- SNAP Employment and Training Expansion Report (PDF) (February 2017)
- Activities of the State Medical Review Team Fiscal Year 2016 (PDF) (February 2017)
- Minnesota Sex Offender Program Annual Performance Report 2016 (PDF) (February 2017)
- Homeless Youth Act Biennial Report (PDF) (February 2017)
- Disability Waiver Rate System Rate Floors (PDF) (February 2017)
- Housing Support Services Benefit Set Proposal Update (PDF) (January 2017)
- Quarterly Report on Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center (AMRTC), Minnesota Security Hospital (MSH) & Community Behavioral Health Hospitals (CBHH) (PDF) (January 2017)
- Evaluation of Minnesota Child Support Division Mechanisms and Programs (PDF) (January 2017)
- 2017 Biennial Report on Long-Term Services and Supports for People with Disabilities (PDF) (January 2017)
- Minnesota's Out-of-Home Care and Permanency Report 2015 (PDF) (January 2017)
- An Action Plan to Increase Community Integration of People with Disabilities (PDF) (January 2017)
- Transition Plan Implementation for Home and Community-Based Settings (PDF) (January 2017)
- Vulnerable Adult Maltreatment Reconsideration Review Panel (PDF) (January 2017)
- Disability Waiver Rate System (PDF) (January 2017)
- Analysis of Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing Services (PDF) (January 2017)
- Problem Gambling: A Report on the State's Progress in Addressing the Problem of Compulsive Gambling and on the Percentage of Gambling Revenues that Come From Problem Gamblers (PDF) (January 2017)
- Substance Use Disorder System Reform (PDF) (January 2017)
2016 reports
- Child Protection Updated Formula (PDF) (December 2016)
- Human Services Performance Management System (PDF) (December 2016)
- Human Services Performance Management System - Data Supplement (PDF) (December 2016)
- Group Residential Housing Service Rates (PDF) (December 2016)
- Accounting for Social Risk Factors in Minnesota Health Care Program Payments (PDF) (April 2016)
- Dedicated Funds Report (PDF) (March 2016)
- Olmstead Waiting List Funding Report (PDF) (March 2016)
- Opioid Prescribing Improvement Program (PDF) (March 2016)
- Maltreatment Report: Vulnerable Adults & Minors Served by Minnesota Licensed Providers (PDF) (March 2016)
- Community First Services and Supports (PDF) (March 2016)
- Nursing Facility Level of Care Initiative (PDF) (February 2016)
- Minnesota Sex Offender Program Annual Performance Report 2015 (PDF) (February 2016)
- Cultural and Ethnic Leadership Council Legislative Report (PDF) (February 2016)
- Annual Report on Percentage of Gambling Revenues that Come From Problem Gamblers (PDF) (February 2016)
- Activities of the State Medical Review Team Fiscal Year 2015 (PDF) (February 2016)
- Use of Certified Peer Specialists (PDF) (February 2016)
- Vulnerable Adult Maltreatment Reconsideration Review Panel (PDF) (January 2016)
- Child Support Work Group (PDF) (January 2016)
- 2015 Long-Term Services and Supports: Nursing Facilities (PDF) (January 2016)
- Disability Waivers Rate System (PDF) (January 2016)
- Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Minnesota (PDF) (January 2016)
- Excellence in Mental Health Demonstration (PDF) (January 2016)
- Health Care Financing Task Force Final Report (PDF) (January 2016)
- Transition Plan Implementation for Home and Community-Based Settings (PDF) (January 2016)
2015 reports
- Human Services Performance Management System (PDF) (December 2015)
- Human Services Performance Management System - Data Supplement (PDF) (December 2015)
- Minnesota's Child Welfare Report 2014 (PDF) (December 2015)
- 2014 Minnesota County Human Service Cost Report (PDF) (October 2015)
- Medical Care Surcharge Fund Quarterly Report (PDF) (September 2015)
- 2015 Status of Long-Term Services and Supports (PDF) (August 2015)
- Report on Transfer of Vulnerable Adult Investigation Duties (PDF) (August 2015)
- Medical Care Surcharge Fund Quarterly Report (PDF) (June 2015)
- Maltreatment Report - Office of the Inspector General (PDF) (May 2015)
- Inpatient Hospital Rates Rebasing Report (PDF) (April 2015)
- Medical Care Surcharge Fund Quarterly Report (PDF) (March 2015)
- 2017 Innovation Waiver Progress Report (PDF) (February 2015)
- Homeless Youth Act Biennial Report (PDF) (February 2015)
- Rate Setting Methodology for Intensive Adult Mental Health Services (PDF) (February 2015)
- Delivery System for Oral Health (PDF) (February 2015)
- Medical Assistance Spenddown Requirements and Processes (PDF) (February 2015)
- Minnesota Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Expenditures Task Force Final Report (PDF) (February 2015)
- MinnesotaCare Program Helpline and Disability Linkage Line Reports (PDF) (February 2015)
- Health Care Contracting and the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (PDF) (February 2015)
- The Parent Aware Quality Rating and Improvement System: Increasing Accessibility for Families and Early Care and Education Programs (PDF) (February 2015)
- 2015 Biennial Report on Long-Term Services and Supports for People with Disabilities (PDF) (January 2015)
- Offenders with Mental Illness (PDF) (January 2015)
- Redesign, Relocation, and Closure of State-Operated Services Programs (PDF) (January 2015)
- Older Adults Community Consortium: Final Report of Findings and Recommendations (PDF) (January 2015)
- Analysis of the treatment of income and assets for purposes of eligibility - Geston v. Anderson case (PDF) (January 2015)
- Health Care Homes: Annual Report on Implementation (PDF) (January 2015)
- Evaluation of Minnesota Child Support Division Mechanisms and Programs (PDF) (January 2015)
2014 reports
- Minnesota Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Expenditures Task Force Initial Report (PDF) (November 2014)