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.
HF2736 (Becker-Finn): Requirements for licensure and license renewal of ambulance services modified, permits from municipalities required to provide service in primary service area, rulemaking to modify primary service areas required, and establishment of performance standards required.
HF0141 (Huot): Ambulance services; Maximum amount reimbursed modified to ambulance services for volunteer education costs.
HF0196 (Huot): Fuel adjustment provided for nonemergency medical transportation and ambulance service reimbursement.
HF0643 (Huot): Ambulance provider assessment program established, supplemental medical assistance payments provided for ambulance services, and ambulance services exempted from MinnesotaCare provider tax.
HF0621 (Huot): Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board funding: grants to regional EMS programs
HF0449 (Huot): Medical resource communication center grant established, and money appropriated.
Bills may be added or removed at the discretion of the Chair.
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:
HF2736
(Becker-Finn) - Requirements for licensure and license renewal of ambulance services modified, permits from municipalities required to provide service in primary service area, rulemaking to modify primary service areas required, and establishment of performance standards required.
HF141
(Huot) - Ambulance services; maximum amount reimbursed modified to ambulance services for volunteer education costs.
HF196
(Huot) - Fuel adjustment provided for nonemergency medical transportation and ambulance service reimbursement.
HF449
(Huot) - Medical resource communication center grant established, and money appropriated.
HF621
(Huot) - Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF643
(Huot) - Ambulance provider assessment program established, supplemental medical assistance payments provided for ambulance services, and ambulance services exempted from MinnesotaCare provider tax.
HF1700 (Feist): The Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act of 2023
If you wish to testify on HF1700, you must contact the Committee Administrator at Josh.Sande@house.mn.gov by 5:00PM Monday, March 13. Testimony will be limited to 2 minutes.
HF2749 (Wolgamott): Commissioner of health required to award grants to health care entities for staff training on self-defense and de-escalation, infrastructure improvements, and IT system improvements; and money appropriated.
HF2090 (Reyer): Summer health care intern program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2081 (Acomb): Medical assistance required to cover recuperative care services.
HF1574 (Bierman): Medical assistance coverage of tobacco and nicotine cessation treatment modified and expanded.
HF1883 (Smith): Medical assistance hospice service coverage expanded to include room and board.
HF2077 (Bierman): Medical assistance required to cover seizure detection devices.
Other bills may be added.
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:
HF1700
(Feist) - Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act of 2023; hospital nurse staffing and nurse workload committees requirements established, core staffing plan requirements modified, commissioner required to grade and publicly disclose hospital compliance, hospital preparedness and incident response action plan requirements modified, nursing facility employee scholarship eligibility modified, hospital nursing and health professional education loan forgiveness programs established/modified, and money appropriated.
HF2090
(Reyer) - Summer health care intern program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2749
(Wolgamott) - Commissioner of health required to award grants to health care entities for staff training on self-defense and de-escalation, infrastructure improvements, and IT system improvements; and money appropriated.
HF1574
(Bierman) - Medical assistance coverage of tobacco and nicotine cessation treatment modified and expanded.
HF1883
(Smith) - Medical assistance hospice service coverage expanded to include room and board.
HF2077
(Bierman) - Medical assistance required to cover seizure detection devices.
HF2081
(Acomb) - Medical assistance required to cover recuperative care services.
HF2422 (Her): Tobacco use prevention account established, and money appropriated.
HF2041 (Gomez): Service providers authorized to possess, distribute, and dispose of syringes; and possession of hypodermic syringes authorized.
HF1487 (Reyer): Revenue recapture provisions modified, claims from hospitals and ambulance services disallowed.
HF2599 (Reyer): Requirements for hospitals to screen patients for eligibility for health coverage or assistance established, affidavit of expert review required before debt collection activities, and hospital charges limited for uninsured treatments and services for patients.
HF1940 (Bierman): Palliative Care Advisory Council member terms clarified, Palliative Care Advisory Council sunset eliminated, report required, and money appropriated.
HF2160 (Bahner): Commissioner of health fetal alcohol spectrum disorders prevention grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2236 (Hassan): Public awareness campaign on health dangers of using skin-lightening products containing mercury and hydroquinone created.
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:
HF1487
(Reyer) - Revenue recapture provisions modified, and claims from hospitals and ambulance services disallowed.
HF1940
(Bierman) - Palliative Care Advisory Council member terms clarified, Palliative Care Advisory Council sunset eliminated, report required, and money appropriated.
HF2422
(Her) - Tobacco use prevention account established, and money appropriated.
HF2599
(Reyer) - Requirements for hospitals to screen patients for eligibility for health coverage or assistance established, affidavit of expert review required before debt collection activities, and hospital charges limited for uninsured treatments and services for patients.
HF2160
(Bahner) - Commissioner of health fetal alcohol spectrum disorders prevention grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2041
(Gomez) - Syringe service providers authorized to possess, distribute, and dispose of syringes; and possession of hypodermic syringes authorized.
HF2236
(Hassan) - Public awareness campaign on health dangers of using skin-lightening products containing mercury and hydroquinone created.
HF645 (Lee): Disposition of money recovered from litigation or settlement of environmental permit violations provided.
HF742 (Norris): Firefighting foam use prohibited, exemptions allowed, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF1175 (Youakim): Modifying medical assistance coverage for special education school social work services
HF2494 (Coulter): Licensure requirements modified for practice of medicine and acupuncture, and professional corporation rules repealed.
HF1486 (Frederick): Supervised practice of alcohol and drug counseling by former students allowed for limited time etc.
HF1677 (Kraft): Insurance; network adequacy provided, and report required.
Bills may be added or removed at the discretion of the Chair.
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:
HF645
(Lee) - Disposition of money recovered from litigation or settlement of environmental permit violations provided.
HF742
(Norris) - Firefighting foam use prohibited, exemptions allowed, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF1175
(Youakim) - Medical assistance coverage modified for special education school social work services.
HF2494
(Coulter) - Licensure requirements modified for practice of medicine and acupuncture, and professional corporation rules repealed.
HF1486
(Frederick) - Supervised practice of alcohol and drug counseling by former students allowed for limited time, HIV training requirements modified in substance use disorder treatment programs, withdrawal management license requirements modified, and substance use disorder treatment client record documentation requirements modified.
HF1677
(Kraft) - Insurance; network adequacy provided, and report required.
HF2286 (Noor): Commissioner of human services procedures established related to transition from public health emergency, continuous medical assistance eligibility provided for children, state-funded cost-sharing reduction program established, and money appropriated.
HF17 (Stephenson): Excessive price increases by manufacturers to generic or off-patent drugs prohibited.
HF2621 (Schomacker): Health care capital expenditure notification and reporting changed.
HF2275 (Reyer): Definition added for medical assistance room and board rate, eligible grant fund uses modified etc.
HF2050 (Liebling): Vital record provisions changed for stillbirths.
This bill will function as a vehicle in the assembly of a Minnesota Department of Health policy omnibus. The bill will be amended by adding provisions previously laid over for omnibus inclusion.
HF1790 (Liebling): Health insurance; preexisting condition limitations prohibited in Medicare supplement insurance policies, and Medicare supplement benefits governing provisions modified and added.
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:
HF17
(Stephenson) - Generic or off-patent drugs; excessive price increases prohibited, attorney general authorized to take action against price increases, sale withdrawal prohibited, prescription drug affordability board and advisory council established, prescription drug cost reviews and remedies provided, and money appropriated.
HF2050
(Liebling) - Health policy bill.
HF2286
(Noor) - Commissioner of human services procedures established related to the transition from the public health emergency, and money appropriated.
HF1790
(Liebling) - Health insurance; preexisting condition limitations prohibited in Medicare supplement insurance policies, and Medicare supplement benefits governing provisions modified and added.
HF2275
(Reyer) - Definition added for medical assistance room and board rate, eligible grant fund uses modified, cultural and ethnic minority infrastructure grant program created, mental health grant programs created, transition from homelessness program created, housing supports program created for adults with serious mental illness, definition of supportive housing modified, and application requirements modified.
HF2621
(Schomacker) - Health care capital expenditure notification and reporting changed.