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.
Rollout and walkthrough of the Health Finance & Policy budget omnibus.
The DE amendment will be presented, no formal action or public testimony will be taken.
The DE amendment will be posted on Monday, March 27. Public testimony will be taken on Wednesday, March 29.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
This extra meeting was scheduled to complete the business from yesterday.
HF2267 (Keeler): Medical assistance payment rate modified for dually certified organization serving American Indians and Alaska Natives, Indian Health Board grant provided, and money appropriated.
HF1436 (Vang): Programs to address health and human services workforce shortage expanded and established, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF2505 (Lee): Victims of labor trafficking and labor exploitation services funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1852 (Clardy): Alzheimer's public information program established, and money appropriated.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY: If you would like to submit written testimony or sign up to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator at Josh.Sande@house.mn.gov. Testimony may be limited as time allows.
Remote or virtual testimony is not available.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
Bills Added:
HF1436
(Vang) - Programs to address health and human services workforce shortage expanded and established, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF1852
(Clardy) - Alzheimer's public information program established, and money appropriated.
HF2267
(Keeler) - Medical assistance payment rate modified for dually certified organization serving American Indians and Alaska Natives, Indian Health Board grant provided, and money appropriated.
HF2505
(Lee) - Victims of labor trafficking and labor exploitation services funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2712 (Fischer): Procedure for sanctions modified, background studies conducted by Department of Human Services modified, definitions modified, etc.
HF2900 (Liebling): Department of Human Services budget bill.
Presenters:
• Jodi Harpstead, DHS Commissioner
• Kristy Graume, DHS Legislative Director for Behavioral Health, Housing, Deaf-Hard-of-Hearing, and Disability Services
• Ann Bobst, DHS Legislative Director for Health Care
• Kulani Moti, DHS Inspector General
If you wish to testify on the budget proposal, please specify which provision you intend to speak to. Testimony on the budget may be limited to ONE MINUTE. Written testimony is strongly preferred.
The committee will recess at 12:30PM and reconvene at 6:00PM in Room 5
6:00 PM Evening Session:
HF2267 (Keeler): Medical assistance payment rate modified for dually certified organization serving American Indians and Alaska Natives, Indian Health Board grant provided, and money appropriated.
HF1436 (Vang): Programs to address health and human services workforce shortage expanded and established, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF2505 (Lee): Victims of labor trafficking and labor exploitation services funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1706 (Edelson): Telehealth requirements modified, medical assistance reimbursement increased for protected transport services, grants established, and money appropriated.
HF1852 (Clardy): Alzheimer's public information program established, and money appropriated.
Other bills may be added.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY: If you would like to submit written testimony or sign up to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator at Josh.Sande@house.mn.gov. Testifiers must contact the Committee Administrator by 5pm the day prior to the hearing in order to sign up to testify in person. In person testimony may be limited as time allows. Written testimony is preferred, and should be submitted by 5pm the day prior, in Word or PDF format.
Remote or virtual testimony is not available.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
Bills Added:
HF1436
(Vang) - Programs to address health and human services workforce shortage expanded and established, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF1706
(Edelson) - Telehealth requirements modified, medical assistance reimbursement increased for protected transport services, grants established, and money appropriated.
HF1852
(Clardy) - Alzheimer's public information program established, and money appropriated.
HF2267
(Keeler) - Medical assistance payment rate modified for dually certified organization serving American Indians and Alaska Natives, Indian Health Board grant provided, and money appropriated.
HF2505
(Lee) - Victims of labor trafficking and labor exploitation services funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2712
(Fischer) - Procedure for sanctions modified, Department of Human Services background studies modified, applications and application process modified, license fees modified, commissioner access to recipient medical records modified, notice requirements for monetary recovery and sanctions modified, administrative reconsideration process modified, licensing data modified, email address privacy modified, and prone restraints in licensed or certified facilities prohibited.
HF2900
(Liebling) - Child care, child safety and permanency, child support, economic assistance, deep poverty, housing and homelessness, behavioral health, medical education and research cost account, MinnesotaCare, Tribal Elder Office, background studies, and licensing governing provisions modified; and money appropriated.
HF346 (Reyer): Mental health service rate increase bridge established.
HF402 (Bierman): Health system required to return charitable assets received from state to general fund in certain circumstances.
HF1279 (Edelson): State required to pay medical examination costs for criminal sexual conduct victim, and money appropriated.
HF1771 (Bierman): Medical assistance and insurance coverage of psychiatric collaborative care model provided.
Other bills may be added.
The committee will recess at 12:30PM and reconvene at 6:30PM in Room 5
6:30 PM Evening Session:
HF2930 (Liebling): Department of Health Budget Bill
PUBLIC TESTIMONY: If you would like to submit written testimony or sign up to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator at Josh.Sande@house.mn.gov. Testifiers must contact the Committee Administrator by 5pm the day prior to the hearing in order to sign up to testify in person. In person testimony may be limited as time allows. Written testimony is preferred, and should be submitted by 5pm the day prior, in Word or PDF format.
If you wish to testify on the budget proposal, please specify which provision you intend to speak to. Testimony on the budget may be limited to ONE MINUTE. Written testimony is strongly preferred.
Remote or virtual testimony is not available.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
Bills Added:
HF346
(Reyer) - Mental health service rate increase bridge established.
HF402
(Bierman) - Health care entity transaction requirements established, health care transaction data reported, expiration date changed on moratorium conversion transactions, health system required to return charitable assets received from the state to the general fund, study required on regulation of transactions, and report required.
HF2930
(Liebling) - Health finance bill.
HF1771
(Bierman) - Medical assistance and insurance coverage of psychiatric collaborative care model provided.
HF1279
(Edelson) - State required to pay medical examination costs for criminal sexual conduct victim, and money appropriated.
HF1843 (Reyer): Analysis conducted of benefits and costs of universal health care system to assist legislature in comparing it to current public and private health care financing system, report required, and money appropriated.
HF96 (Long): Transitional cost-sharing reduction, premium subsidy, small employer public option, and transitional health care credit established; MinnesotaCare eligibility expanded; premium scale modified; and alternative delivery and payment system recommendations required.
HF2705 (Pérez-Vega): Identification requirements for insulin safety net program modified.
HF2924 (Her): Hospital payment rates modified.
HF1884 (Smith): Psychedelic medicine task force established, and report required.
Bills may be added or removed at the discretion of the chair.
This hearing has been approved for extra time and will adjourn at 12:30PM
PUBLIC TESTIMONY: If you would like to submit written testimony or sign up to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator at Josh.Sande@house.mn.gov. Testifiers must contact the Committee Administrator by 5pm the day prior to the hearing in order to sign up to testify in person. In person testimony may be limited as time allows. Written testimony should also be submitted by 5pm the day prior, in Word or PDF format.
Remote or virtual testimony is not available.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
Bills Added:
HF96
(Long) - Transitional cost-sharing reduction, premium subsidy, small employer public option, and transitional health care credit established; MinnesotaCare eligibility expanded; premium scale modified; and alternative delivery and payment system recommendations required.
HF1843
(Reyer) - Analysis conducted of benefits and costs of universal health care system to assist legislature in comparing it to current public and private health care financing system, report required, and money appropriated.
HF1884
(Smith) - Psychedelic medicine task force established, and report required.
HF2705
(Pérez-Vega) - Identification requirements for insulin safety net program modified.
HF2924
(Her) - Hospital payment rates modified.