Nearly all Minnesota autism service providers applied for licenses under new requirement

By: Max Nesterak

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: June 10, 2026

Words: 954

Last Updated: 1 day, 14 hours ago

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The vast majority of Minnesota’s autism service providers have applied for provisional licenses under a new law aimed at bringing greater oversight to a Medicaid-funded program that in recent years has seen explosive growth — and credible fraud allegations.

The Department of Human Services received applications from 433 service sites out of 481 that could have applied, the agency said in a response to a Reformer records request. Some of those sites were not expected …

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