Meetings are listed by date with the most recent meeting at the top. If there is a television recording of the meeting links to that format will be available below.
The committee will hear presentations on the history and purpose of the Prepaid Medical Assistance Program as well as the results of recent audits and the Segal Report.
HF1395
(Dehn) - Residency ratio restrictions for home and community-based services waiver recipients changed, and human services commissioner recommendations required.
HF1345
(Moran) - Health care and health disparity-related provisions modified, reports required, funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF856
(Loeffler) - Adult Mental Health Act; mental illness definition modified.
HF1157
(Norton) - Medical assistance provisions modified relating to quality assurance.
HF1156
(Fritz) - Parental contribution amounts modified.
HF1047
(Loeffler) - Maternal depression outreach, public education, and screening development required; medical assistance eligibility expanded; technical assistance required for maternal depression screenings and referrals; parenting skills added to adult rehabilitative mental health services; Minnesota health care program outreach expanded; funding provided; and money appropriated.
HF453
(Dorholt) - Medical assistance coverage modified to include consultations with psychologists.
HF1604
(Liebling) - Diverted narcotic or controlled substance report required.
HF978
(Huntley) - Health plan policy and contract coverage regulated, and state law conformed to federal requirements.
HF214
(Huntley) - MinnesotaCare established as the state's basic health program.
HF878
(Sawatzky) - Critical access dental provider designation criteria modified.
HF841
(Ward) - Medical assistance assesment requirements modified.
HF1210
(Allen) - Social work licensure eligibility provision modified to include employment by a tribal agency.
HF1419
(Allen) - Dental provider critical access requirements modified.
HF770
(Hamilton) - Intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities (ICF/DD) bed transferred, and rate adjustment allowed.
HF1115
(Allen) - Medical Practice Act changes made.
HF1179
(Schomacker) - Resident reimbursement classification changes made.
HF1002
(Schoen) - Criminal background check process established for individuals licensed by the health-related licensing boards and commissioner of health, funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF256
(Fritz) - Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) family cap repealed.
HF1586 is the counterpart of HF1448 and will be presented in tandem with HF1448 even though it is not formally before the committee.
To testify please contact Committee Administrator Matthew Bergeron at matthew.bergeron@house.mn
Bills Added:
HF588
(Atkins) - Hospital staffing report required, study on nurse staffing levels and patient outcomes required, funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1448
(Norton) - Home and community-based service payment methodology modified.
HF1064
(Norton) - Somali women reproductive disparity reduction grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1039
(Loeffler) - Medical assistance income standard for seniors and persons with disabilities modified, commissioner required to request authority to continue current home and community-based services waiver policy on treatment of a nonassisted spouse's income and assets, and recommendations on asset limits required.
HF1136
(Liebling) - Pharmacy Board business regulation provisions modified.
HF1586
(Norton) - Payment methodology modified for home and community-based services waivers.