DHS Disenrolls Thousands of Providers: What We Know to Date 

Posted on June 4, 2026 by Kelly Conrad

DHS’s Minnesota Revalidate 2026 has moved from policy headline to a day-to-day operational issue — and, for many providers, into a period of unresolved uncertainty. The May 31 deadline has passed for providers in 13 high-risk Medicaid service categories, but the public outcome remains incomplete.

DHS’s program integrity page says the state had to revalidate 5,583 high-risk providers, and an April DHS news release said each provider would either be revalidated or receive a disenrollment notice. However, as of June 4, public reporting showed only 1,009 of the providers had been approved, leaving a central question unanswered: are thousands of pending providers still under review, or have many already received disenrollment notices not yet reflected in public totals?  

For LeadingAge Minnesota members, this uncertainty matters most where organizations operate adult day, transportation, home- and community-based, recuperative care, or other service lines that intersect with DHS’s published high-risk categories. 

LeadingAge Minnesota Advocacy Efforts 

Association staff have already been in touch with legislators and the Walz Administration about the impact of widespread disenrollment. While we continue to raise concerns with our elected officials, our primary goal is to ensure expedient re-enrollment and validation of providers to minimize disruption to services and operations. To that end, we are calling for a statewide incident command operation to be instituted until all providers in good standing resume billing for services. 

If you are concerned about your ability to sustain operations during this process, please reach out to Erin Huppert at ehuppert@leadingagemn.org; this will help inform our advocacy efforts.  

Immediate Steps for Members 

The immediate call to action for LeadingAge Minnesota members is practical. If your organization is in a DHS high-risk category, assign one person today to review the PRVLTR folder, confirm MPSE status, and escalate any RFMI or termination notice immediately. If you have received a disenrollment notice, review DHS’s short video and appeal guidance right away.  

If your organization is not directly in scope but works with affected partners, now is the time to confirm continuity plans for members and residents whose care depends on outside transportation, disability, behavioral health, or other revalidating providers. 

Additional things to know:  

Why Minnesota Launched This Revalidation Push  

Minnesota Revalidate 2026 is where a much larger Medicaid oversight fight meets day-to-day provider operations. The effort grew out of mounting fraud, waste, and abuse allegations involving several Minnesota-funded programs. After the Walz administration ordered a third-party audit of 14 high-risk Medicaid services in October 2025, Minnesota entered a formal corrective-action process with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.  

What DHS Expected from Providers  

The state has consistently described this as an off-cycle revalidation, not the usual five-year renewal. Providers in scope were required to submit materials through the MPSE portal, respond to any Request for More Information, and then prepare for an unannounced site visit after documents were accepted.   

DHS’s public step-by-step guidance is blunt about the consequences: failure to submit, failure to answer an RFMI, or failure to meet site-visit requirements can result in disenrollment, loss of billing eligibility, and the need to appeal within 60 days.  

Provider Uncertainty, Appeals, and Continuity of Care  

For providers that received a termination notice, this is a very time-sensitive issue. DHS says a provider has 60 days from the date of the notice to appeal, and that they will review appeals within five business days. If required information is still missing at that point, the provider may be given seven business days to cure the deficiency. During an appeal, DHS says payment suspension may be removed once the appeal is received and all required documentation is submitted.   

DHS’s FAQ page also states providers may continue delivering services during the appeal process. However, DHS will not consider reinstating a provider’s ability to bill until the provider submits all required materials. For continuity of care, they may consider reinstating the ability to bill for some providers before completing site visits, but only after all materials have been submitted.  Important note: if you provide services after getting a disenrollment (termination) notification and do not successfully complete the appeals process and are not reenrolled with MHCP, you are unable to bill DHS for reimbursement of services provided on or after the disenrollment (termination) effective date.  

Providers are encouraged to review DHS’s instructional video on how to check the enrollment status, and what steps to take if a termination notice is received.