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Health and Human Services Policy

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Health and Human Services Policy

3/19/2019
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HF1269 (Cantrell) - Mental health service payment and denial of payment clarified, primary care residency expansion grants modified, practicum incentive payments established, mental health training program developed, and money appropriated.
HF1256 (Cantrell) - Adult foster care and community residential setting license capacity modified, and various provisions governing home and community-based services modified.
HF1516 (Acomb) - Home care providers provisions modified.
HF1221 (Sandell) - Hennepin County; commissioner of human services directed to allow medical assistance waiver customized living services provider to transfer capacity to up to three other housing services.
HF1254 (Considine) - Medical assistance coverage modified for community-based care coordination to include tribes.
HF478 (Urdahl) - Firefighter post-traumatic stress disorder grants established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF925 (Davids) - Epinephrine auto-injectors use by individuals who complete a training program authorized.
HF2252 (Koznick) - Nonemergency Medical Transportation Advisory Committee membership modified.
Bills Added:
HF1269 (Cantrell) - Mental health service payment and denial of payment clarified, primary care residency expansion grants modified, practicum incentive payments established, American Indian traditional healing grants established, mental health training program developed, and money appropriated.
HF1256 (Cantrell) - Adult foster care and community residential setting license capacity modified, and various provisions governing home and community-based services modified.
HF1516 (Acomb) - Home care provider provisions modified.
HF1221 (Sandell) - Hennepin County; commissioner of human services directed to allow medical assistance waiver customized living services provider to transfer capacity to up to three other housing services.
HF1254 (Considine) - Medical assistance coverage modified for community-based care coordination to include tribes.
HF478 (Urdahl) - Firefighter post-traumatic stress disorder grants established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF925 (Davids) - Epinephrine auto-injector use authorized for individuals who complete a training program.
HF2252 (Koznick) - Nonemergency Medical Transportation Advisory Committee membership modified.
Attachments:
H1256A1.pdf (3/15/2019)
H0925A1.pdf (3/18/2019)
H1516A1.pdf (3/18/2019)
H0925A2.pdf (3/18/2019)
H1269A1.pdf (3/18/2019)

Health and Human Services Policy

3/15/2019
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**BILLS MAY BE ADDED; BILLS MAY BE HEARD IN ANY ORDER**

*BILL ADDED: HF1892 (Morrison)*

HF147 (Huot) - Community paramedic and medical response emergency medical technicians allowed to provide medicine services.
HF1875 (Wazlawik) - Center for Victims of Torture integrated care model pilot project established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF1340 (Lien) - Mental health benefits and other medical benefits parity required, mental health and substance use disorder defined, health plan transparency required, and commissioners of health and commerce accountability required.
HF2009 (Cantrell) - Health plan companies and commissioner of human services prohibited from requiring enrollees to follow metastatic cancer step therapy protocols.
HF1257 (Cantrell) - Prescription drug benefit transparency and disclosure required.
HF1523 (Cantrell) - Commissioner of human services directed to establish prescription drug purchasing program, and program authority and eligibility requirements specified.
HF1719 (Noor) - Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) and general assistance drug testing provisions modified.
HF2305 (Masin) - Continuing care provisions for older adults governed.
HF2397 (Pryor) - Children and family service policy provisions modified.
HF2379 (Brand) - Direct care and treatment policy provisions modified.
HF1535 (Morrison) - Enhanced asthma care services benefit for medical assistance established, and medical assistance coverage of asthma trigger reduction products provided.
HF1892 (Morrison) - Prenatal substance use reporting requirements modified.
HF486 (Schultz) - Hearing aid coverage required for individuals older than 18 years of age.
HF921 (Liebling) - Commissioner of human services required to contract with dental administrators to administer dental services to medical assistance and MinnesotaCare recipients.
HF1378 (Liebling) - Health maintenance organizations required to be nonprofit corporations.
HF572 (Schultz) - Net earnings of nonprofit health maintenance organizations requirements established.
HF533 (Schultz) - Nonprofit health care entity conversion transactions review and approval by attorney general required, all net earnings of a nonprofit health maintenance organization required to be used for nonprofit purposes, and moratorium on conversion transactions extended. **THIS BILL WILL RECEIVE AN INFORMATIONAL-ONLY HEARING
HF2371 (Albright) - Commissioner of human services required to modify substance use disorder county staff requirements.
HF1718 (Baker) - Pharmacy and prescription drugs provisions modifications
Bills Added:
HF1340 (Lien) - Mental health benefits and other medical benefits parity required, and accountability from commissioners of health and commerce required.
HF2009 (Cantrell) - Health plan companies and commissioner of human services prohibited from requiring enrollees to follow metastatic cancer step therapy protocols.
HF1257 (Cantrell) - Prescription drug benefit transparency and disclosure required.
HF1523 (Cantrell) - Commissioner of human services directed to establish prescription drug purchasing program, and program authority and eligibility requirements specified.
HF1719 (Noor) - Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) and general assistance drug testing provisions modified.
HF1535 (Morrison) - Enhanced asthma care services benefit for medical assistance established, and medical assistance coverage of asthma trigger reduction products provided.
HF2305 (Masin) - Older adults continuing care governing provisions modified.
HF2397 (Pryor) - Children and family services policy provisions modified.
HF2379 (Brand) - Direct care and treatment policy provisions modified, and data classifications modified.
HF921 (Liebling) - Commissioner of human services required to contract with dental administrators to administer dental services to medical assistance and MinnesotaCare recipients.
HF1378 (Liebling) - Health maintenance organizations required to be nonprofit corporations.
HF486 (Schultz) - Hearing aid coverage required for individuals older than 18 years of age.
HF572 (Schultz) - Health plan loss ration requirements established, and nonprofit health maintenance organizations net earnings use requirements established.
HF533 (Schultz) - Nonprofit health care entities conversion transactions review and approval required by attorney general, all net earnings of a nonprofit health maintenance organization required to be used for nonprofit purposes, moratorium on conversion transactions extended, and penalties imposed.
HF2371 (Albright) - Commissioner of human services required to modify substance use disorder county staff requirements.
HF1718 (Baker) - Pharmacy Practice Act clarifying changes made for veterinary compounding, licensure modified for wholesale distributors, licensure established for third-party logistics providers, and fees modified.
HF147 (Huot) - Community paramedic and community medical response emergency medical technicians allowed to provide telemedicine services.
HF1875 (Wazlawik) - Center for Victims of Torture integrated care model pilot project established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF1892 (Morrison) - Prenatal substance use reporting requirements modified.
Attachments:
H0147A2.pdf (3/13/2019)
H1718DE1.pdf (3/13/2019)
H2305DE1-1.pdf (3/13/2019)
H1875A1.pdf (3/13/2019)
H2009A1.pdf (3/13/2019)
H0921A1.pdf (3/14/2019)
H1378A6-1.pdf (3/14/2019)
H1523A1.pdf (3/14/2019)
H1719A1.pdf (3/14/2019)
H1378A8.pdf (3/14/2019)

Health and Human Services Policy

3/13/2019
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**BILLS MAY BE ADDED**

*Bill added to original posting: HF1883 (Kotyza-Witthuhn)*

HF1898 (Hassan) - Skin lightening creams containing mercury health danger public awareness campaign created, and money appropriated.
HF1388 (Hornstein) - AIDS drug assistance program coverage modified.
HF1049 (Cantrell) - Mobile food shelf grant program established, and money appropriated.
HF1883 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) - Foster care student enrollment in school required, and foster youth school enrollment report required.
HF1658 (Richardson) - Licensed foster home providers liability insurance coverage expanded.
HF1542 (Richardson) - Homeless youth allowed to obtain vital records without fees, identification card issuance to homeless youth provided, homeless youth state training and systems alignment task force established, and money appropriated.
HF1041 (Poston) - Ectodermal dysplasias treatment coverage required.
HF785 (Zerwas) - Health licensing boards; emeritus dental licensure created, residency general practice requirements clarified, and technical changes made.
HF2185 (Edelson) - Disability services policy provisions modified.
HF2306 (Edelson) - Housing and behavioral health policy provisions modified. (See HF2060, Articles 1, 3)
HF2334 (Moran) - Health care administration policy provisions modified. (See HF2060, Article 2)
Bills Added:
HF1898 (Hassan) - Skin lightening creams containing mercury health danger public awareness campaign created, and money appropriated.
HF1388 (Hornstein) - AIDS drug assistance program coverage modified.
HF1049 (Cantrell) - Mobile food shelf grant program established, and money appropriated.
HF1658 (Richardson) - Licensed foster home provider liability insurance coverage expanded.
HF1542 (Richardson) - Shelter-linked youth mental health grant program established, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF1041 (Poston) - Ectodermal dysplasias treatment coverage required.
HF785 (Zerwas) - Health licensing boards; emeritus dental licensure created, residency general practice requirements clarified, and technical changes made.
HF2185 (Edelson) - Disability services policy provisions modified.
HF2060 (Moran) - Housing, health care, chemical and mental health, older adults continuing care, operations, direct care and treatment, child and family services, and disability services policy provisions modified.
HF2306 (Edelson) - Housing and chemical and mental health policy provisions modified.
HF2334 (Moran) - Health care policy governing provisions modified.
Attachments:
H1542DE1.pdf (3/11/2019)
H2334A1.pdf (3/11/2019)
H2306A19-0171.pdf (3/12/2019)
H2185DE1-1.pdf (3/12/2019)
H1883A1.pdf (3/12/2019)
H1883A2.pdf (3/12/2019)

Health and Human Services Policy

3/12/2019
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**BILLS MAY BE ADDED**

*Bill added to original posting: HF2171 (Davnie)*

HF892 (Stephenson) - Pharmacy licensure requirements modified.
HF930 (Kunesh-Podein) - Commissioner of human services directed to develop medical assistance TEFRA enrollment content, medical assistance TEFRA stakeholder group option established, and report required.
HF748 (Mann) - Parental contribution fees for services for children with disabilities eliminated.
HF485 (Howard) - The Alec Smith Emergency Insulin Act
HF288 (Masin) - Health plan companies prohibited from removing coverage of insulin or equipment and supplies during an enrollee's contract year.
HF284 (Halverson) - Insulin products sold in Minnesota cost review authorized by commissioner of health, excessive cost determined, maximum level of reimbursement established for insulin products if necessary, and money appropriated.
HF289 (Mann) - Diabetes prescription drugs cost reporting required.
HF2171 (Davnie) - Commissioner of health directed to convene working groups to examine health disparities and educational achievement links for American Indian children and children of color, report required, and money appropriated.
HF1522 (Edelson) - Prescribed pediatric extended care (PPEC) centers licensing requirements modified, licensing of PPEC centers phased in, PPEC basic services established as covered by medical assistance and medical assistance reimbursement rates set.
HF1914 (Edelson) - Advanced practice registered nurses added to certain statutes.
HF306 (Albright) - Health plan coverage for treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, and reports required.
HF1888 (Morrison) - Psychiatric residential treatment facilities and intensive treatment requirements in foster care modified, and money appropriated.
HF1281 (Morrison) - Behavioral health home services governing provisions modified.
HF440 (Morrison) - Breast cancer screening procedures coverage required.
HF725 (Fischer) - Federally qualified health centers and rural health clinic alternative payment methodology established, and allowable costs for change of scope services clarified.
Bills Added:
HF892 (Stephenson) - Pharmacy licensure requirements modified.
HF930 (Kunesh-Podein) - Commissioner of human services directed to develop medical assistance TEFRA enrollment content, medical assistance TEFRA stakeholder group option established, and report required.
HF748 (Mann) - Parental contribution fees for services for children with disabilities eliminated.
HF485 (Howard) - Pharmaceutical assistance program established, insulin assistance account in the special revenue fund established, fees and penalties established, and money appropriated.
HF1522 (Edelson) - Prescribed pediatric extended care (PPEC) centers licensing requirements modified, licensing of PPEC centers phased in, PPEC basic services established as covered by medical assistance and medical assistance reimbursement rates set.
HF1914 (Edelson) - Advanced practice registered nurses added to certain statutes, and medical assistance coverage expanded to orthotic devices.
HF306 (Albright) - Health plan coverage for treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, and reports required.
HF1888 (Morrison) - Psychiatric residential treatment facilities and intensive treatment requirements in foster care modified, and money appropriated.
HF1281 (Morrison) - Behavioral health home services and medical respite health home services governing provisions modified, and money appropriated.
HF440 (Morrison) - Breast cancer screening procedures coverage required.
HF725 (Fischer) - Federally qualified health center and rural health clinic alternative payment methodology established, federally qualified health center and rural health clinic payments modified, and report required.
HF2171 (Davnie) - Commissioner of health directed to convene working groups to examine health disparities and educational achievement links for American Indian children and children of color, report required, and money appropriated.
HF284 (Halverson) - Insulin products sold in Minnesota cost review authorized by commissioner of health, excessive cost determined, maximum level of reimbursement established for insulin products if necessary, and money appropriated.
HF288 (Masin) - Health plan companies prohibited from removing coverage of insulin or equipment and supplies during an enrollee's contract year.
HF289 (Mann) - Diabetes prescription drugs cost reporting required.
Attachments:
H0748A1.pdf (3/9/2019)
H0930A1.pdf (3/9/2019)
H1914A1.pdf (3/11/2019)
H0725DE1-2.pdf (3/11/2019)
H1888A2.pdf (3/11/2019)

Health and Human Services Policy

3/8/2019
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**Bills may be taken up in any order based on authors’ availability. Bills not heard for any reason may be rescheduled, time permitting, during the following week**

HF1286 (Wolgamott) - Community health workers allowed to provide telemedicine services, and telemedicine encounters medical assistance limit eliminated.
HF359 (Becker-Finn) - Flame-retardant chemical use in certain products prohibited. **Pending re-referral from the Committee on Commerce**
HF1503 (Becker-Finn) - Tribal public health access added to birth data.
HF62 (Youakim) - Voice response suicide prevention and mental health crisis response program and text message suicide prevention and mental health crisis response program funding appropriated.
HF1246 (Morrison) - Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act established, and report required.
HF687 (Bahner) - Prescription drug refills synchronization provided.
HF743 (Bahner) - Prescription drug co-payments limited.
HF1287 (Fischer) - Parenting with disability support services pilot project established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF563 (Moran) - Heaven's Law
HF1258 (Moran) - Childhood trauma-informed policy and practices task force established, and reports required.
HF1166 (Freiberg) - Adaptive fitness access grants established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF1182 (Freiberg) - Immunization-related activities funded for geographic areas and populations experiencing or at risk of experiencing an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease grant program established, and money appropriated.
HF1407 (Robbins) - Outpatient surgical centers facility sharing permitted.
HF1381 (Kunesh-Podein) - Community solutions for healthy child development grant program established, and money appropriated.
HF522 (Kunesh-Podein) - Minnesota Family Investment Program sanctions and hardship extensions modified.
HF557 (Mann) - Physician-patient relationship protected by prohibiting noncompete agreements.
HF963 (Halverson) - Prescription contraceptives supply requirements established; health plants required to cover contraceptive methods, sterilization, patient education, counseling, and related medical services; and eligible organization accommodations established. **Pending re-referral from the Committee on Commerce**
HF927 (Liebling) - Swing bed license conditions modified.
HF551 (Liebling) - Managed care and county-based purchasing plan network access standards established based on appointment wait times.


**BILLS REMOVED**

REMOVED AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST: HF306 (Albright) - Health plan coverage for treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, and reports required.

RECALLED AND RE-REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS: HF1225 (Schultz) - Payment rate methodology for personal care assistance services established, commissioner of human services required to study methodology, providers required to submit workforce data, and reports required.

BILL AWAITING RE-REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE: HF284 (Halverson) - Insulin products sold in Minnesota cost review authorized by commissioner of health, excessive cost determined, maximum level of reimbursement established for insulin products if necessary, and money appropriated.
Bills Added:
HF1286 (Wolgamott) - Community health workers allowed to provide telemedicine services, and telemedicine encounter medical assistance limit eliminated.
HF359 (Becker-Finn) - Flame-retardant chemical use in certain products prohibited, and exemptions allowed.
HF1503 (Becker-Finn) - Tribal public health access added to birth data.
HF62 (Youakim) - Voice response suicide prevention, crisis connection, and referral activities award directed by commissioner of health; and money appropriated.
HF1246 (Morrison) - Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act established, drug manufacturers required to submit drug price information to the commissioner of health, civil penalties provided, and report required.
HF687 (Bahner) - Prescription drug coverage and refill sections modified.
HF743 (Bahner) - Prescription medication payment modified.
HF1287 (Fischer) - Parenting with disability support services pilot project established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF563 (Moran) - Heaven's Law created, human services commissioner directed to report to the legislature on information sharing in interstate child protection investigations, future interstate compact investigation on child protection data required, information required to be requested as part of an assessment or investigation, and consideration required of past maltreatment to determine investigations.
HF1258 (Moran) - Childhood trauma-informed policy and practices task force established, and reports required.
HF1166 (Freiberg) - Adaptive fitness access grants established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF1182 (Freiberg) - Immunization-related activities funded for geographic areas and populations experiencing or at risk of experiencing an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease grant program established, and money appropriated.
HF1407 (Robbins) - Outpatient surgical centers facility sharing permitted.
HF1381 (Kunesh-Podein) - Community solutions for healthy child development grant program established, and money appropriated.
HF522 (Kunesh-Podein) - Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) sanctions and hardship extensions modified.
HF557 (Mann) - Physician-patient relationship protected by prohibiting noncompete agreements.
HF927 (Liebling) - Swing bed license conditions modified.
HF551 (Liebling) - Network adequacy and provider network notification governing provisions modified, administrative penalties imposed, and network access standards based on appointment wait times for managed care and county-based purchasing plans established.
Attachments:
H0551A1.pdf (3/5/2019)
H0687A19.pdf (3/5/2019)
H1182DE1.pdf (3/5/2019)
H0062DE2.pdf (3/5/2019)
H0551A2.pdf (3/6/2019)
H1166A19-0155.pdf (3/6/2019)
H0522A1-1.pdf (3/7/2019)
H1225A1-1.pdf (3/7/2019)
H1225A2.pdf (3/7/2019)
H687A19-0162.pdf (3/7/2019)
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