Minnesota insurance law on MNT and nutrition counseling
The short answerMinnesota requires health plans to cover diabetes outpatient self-management training and education, including medical nutrition therapy, delivered by a certified, registered, or licensed professional in a program that follows American Diabetes Association national standards.
By Javier Alvarez · Updated · 1 min read
1 row: State insurance law · Minnesota. Public policy, not the member's benefits.
Minnesota insurance law
Fully insured plans (Minn. Stat. 62A.3093) · Minnesota
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| Where it applies | Health plans, including a plan described in section 62A.011, subdivision 3, clause (10). Coverage must include persons with gestational, type I or type II diabetes. The Medicare Part D exception applies only to equipment and supplies. [1] |
| Diagnoses | Gestational, type I, or type II diabetes. [1] |
| Telehealth POS | Not published: call the payer. |
| Telehealth modifier | Not published: call the payer. |
| Visit limits | Subject to the same deductible or coinsurance as the plan's hospital, medical expense, medical equipment, or prescription drug benefits. A carrier may not reduce or eliminate coverage due to the requirement. [1] |
| Referral and prior auth | Not published: call the payer. |
| Who can bill | A certified, registered, or licensed health care professional working in a program consistent with the American Diabetes Association national standards of diabetes self-management education. Dietitians are not named. [1] |
- Minnesota Statutes s. 62A.3093 Coverage for diabetes, checked October 30, 2026
What the Minnesota law says
- Where it applies. Health plans, including a plan described in section 62A.011, subdivision 3, clause (10). Coverage must include persons with gestational, type I or type II diabetes. The Medicare Part D exception applies only to equipment and supplies.
- Diagnoses. Gestational, type I, or type II diabetes.
- Visit limits. Subject to the same deductible or coinsurance as the plan's hospital, medical expense, medical equipment, or prescription drug benefits. A carrier may not reduce or eliminate coverage due to the requirement.
- Who can bill. A certified, registered, or licensed health care professional working in a program consistent with the American Diabetes Association national standards of diabetes self-management education. Dietitians are not named.
What it means for a claim in Minnesota
The law sets a floor for the plans it reaches; the plan's own policy and the member's contract still decide the codes, units and referral. On the benefits call, ask whether the plan is fully insured in Minnesota, and if a covered service is denied, name the statute by section in the appeal. The sources below link to the statute itself.
Payers with their own row for Minnesota: Minnesota Medicaid, HealthPartners, Medica and Sanford Health Plan (Minnesota small group). The state laws side by side compare Minnesota with other states.