The Evaluation of Statewide Health Care Needs and Capacity and Projections of Future Health Care Needs Request for Information (RFI)—as required in Laws of Minnesota 2024, chapter 127, article 66, section 23—directs MDH to seek public comment to assist in the planning of a potential comprehensive evaluation of current and future health care needs and provider capacity in Minnesota. The information received through this RFI will assist MDH in defining the scope of the study and answering methodological questions in support of conducting the study, including development of any potential requests for proposals.

Responses from all interested stakeholders—not just those who can provide the services that will be required to carry out the evaluation or who deliver health care services—will be considered for this RFI.

The RFI will be open to receive public comments from Friday, January 24 to Friday, February 14.

View the Evaluation of a Statewide Health Care Needs and Capacity RFI (PDF).

Instructions for responding to the RFI:

Responses to the RFI can be submitted anonymously via the online Statewide Health Care Needs and Capacity RFI form.

If you wish to submit your information in a fillable PDF, please email healthsystemstudy.mdh@state.mn.us with the subject line Health Care Needs and Capacity RFI or call 651-201-4573.

Questions and comments:

Any questions about this RFI can be sent to healthsystemstudy.mdh@state.mn.us. Responders are responsible for all costs associated with the preparation and submission of responses to this RFI. Though all information received through the RFI process will not be published by MDH, all responses to this RFI will be considered public data and accessible to the public upon request.