Senate Finance panel advances bill to require electronic visit verification for Medicaid services
May 16, 2026 | 2026 Legislature MN, Minnesota
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Senator Sarah Mohammed presented Senate File 4400 to the Minnesota Senate Finance Committee on May 16, saying the bill would require electronic visit verification (EVV) for services the Department of Human Services identified as vulnerable to fraud and misuse. "Senate file 4,400 is vehicle for electronic visit verification language," she said.
Mohammed told the committee DHS identified 14 types of Medicaid services as "high risk" and said those programs include medical transportation that helps more than 200,000 people access appointments. She said the state makes "financial commitments" across the 14 programs and "spends hundreds, hundreds of millions of dollars," and argued EVV would create an auditable record that providers were present when they reported delivering care.
"This law will require and provide for electronic visit verification often shortened to EVV to create a record of proof...that providers were where they say they were," Mohammed said, framing the measure as a tool to protect programs, taxpayers and service recipients.
Following the presentation, Mohammed moved the A1 amendment. The committee held a brief voice vote on the amendment; the chair recorded the amendment as adopted. Chair Senator Nick Frentz then called for a voice vote to pass Senate File 4400 as amended and send it to the Senate floor. Members answered "aye" and the chair announced the bill had passed and would proceed to the floor.
Senator Mohammed emphasized the bill's purpose in strengthening delivery and restoring public trust: "Our work will be to strengthen the delivery process in a way that restores public trust and puts people first," she said. The committee made no recorded roll-call tally in the transcript; the passage was announced by voice vote.
The meeting closed with brief remarks and recognition that this was Senator Frentz's final committee meeting as chair. The committee adjourned without further action on SF 4400 pending floor consideration.
Mohammed told the committee DHS identified 14 types of Medicaid services as "high risk" and said those programs include medical transportation that helps more than 200,000 people access appointments. She said the state makes "financial commitments" across the 14 programs and "spends hundreds, hundreds of millions of dollars," and argued EVV would create an auditable record that providers were present when they reported delivering care.
"This law will require and provide for electronic visit verification often shortened to EVV to create a record of proof...that providers were where they say they were," Mohammed said, framing the measure as a tool to protect programs, taxpayers and service recipients.
Following the presentation, Mohammed moved the A1 amendment. The committee held a brief voice vote on the amendment; the chair recorded the amendment as adopted. Chair Senator Nick Frentz then called for a voice vote to pass Senate File 4400 as amended and send it to the Senate floor. Members answered "aye" and the chair announced the bill had passed and would proceed to the floor.
Senator Mohammed emphasized the bill's purpose in strengthening delivery and restoring public trust: "Our work will be to strengthen the delivery process in a way that restores public trust and puts people first," she said. The committee made no recorded roll-call tally in the transcript; the passage was announced by voice vote.
The meeting closed with brief remarks and recognition that this was Senator Frentz's final committee meeting as chair. The committee adjourned without further action on SF 4400 pending floor consideration.
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