Health Care Administrative Simplification

An important focus of the administrative simplification effort under the ASA is the development and administration of rules and aids for the standard, electronic exchange of high-volume health care administrative transactions, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 62J.536. The rules are known as Minnesota Uniform Companion Guides (MUCGs). MDH’s Center for Health Information Policy and Transformation (CHIPT) develops, implements, and administers the MUCGs and provides other assistance in consultation with a large, voluntary stakeholder organization, the Minnesota Administrative Uniformity Committee (AUC), and other partners.

David Haugen, Administrative Simplification Director with the Minnesota Department of Health, is retiring on October 16, 2025.

Emails and inquiries to Mr. Haugen and/or regarding Minnesota Statutes section 62J.536 and the state’s health care administrative simplification initiative should now go to health.ASAguides@state.mn.us.

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) consolidated two related, overlapping email boxes for communications regarding the Minnesota Administrative Uniformity Committee (AUC) and the state’s Health Care Administrative Simplification initiative. This change was made to simplify and streamline operations, please make any changes to your contact list(s) accordingly.

• Email address health.auc@state.mn.us is no longer active
• Use health.asaguides@state.mn.us in the future

A statutorily authorized, year-to-year limited exception from Minnesota’s requirements for the standard, electronic exchange of eligibility (270/271) transactions for group purchasers (payers) not subject to federal HIPAA transactions and code sets regulations is continued through July 31, 2026.

• Implementation and Compliance Update #4 (PDF)

This exception applies only to exchanges of the ASCX12/005010X279A1 Health Care Eligibility Benefit Inquiry and Response (270/271) transaction with health care group purchasers (payers) that are not subject to federal HIPAA transactions and code sets regulations through July 31, 2026. The exception applies to workers’ compensation, auto, and property and casualty carriers.

More information regarding the limited exception is available in the August 18 Minnesota State Register (Vol. 50, No. 7).

The limited, one-year exception is reviewed annually. The next annual review of this exception to rules adopted pursuant to Minnesota Statutes §62J.536 is scheduled for May-June 2026 to determine if the exception will be continued through July 2027.