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Medicaid Planning · Minnesota

Minnesota Medicaid look-back rules

Medicaid look-back rules rules for Minnesota.

Published: September 4, 2026. Last checked: September 5, 2026.

Look-back period

60 months before the baseline date

Source: Minnesota Eligibility Policy Manual section 2.4.1.3.1 [state-medicaid-agency] — Published June 1, 2016

Transfer-penalty divisor

$11,869 per month from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027

Source: Minnesota Eligibility Policy Manual Appendix F, SAPSNF divisor [state-medicaid-agency] — Published August 27, 2026; SAPSNF effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027

How the state administers the rule

Minnesota establishes a new look-back after a break in long-term-care services of at least one full calendar month. The transfer date follows the transaction: for example, the date a check clears or the earliest verified delivery date for a deed.

Source: Minnesota Eligibility Policy Manual section 2.4.1.3.1 [state-medicaid-agency] — Published June 1, 2016

Sources

Methodology & sources

Checked at least annually and whenever the state publishes a new transfer-penalty divisor or administration rule.

General information, not legal advice.