MINUTES
MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STATE OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION SEVENTEENTH MEETING
HEALTH CARE AND HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE DIVISION
Thomas E. Huntley, Chair
Chair Thomas Huntley began the seventeenth meeting of the Health Care and Human Services Finance Division at 1:05 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2009, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
Overview of Federal Stimulus Act - Medicaid Provisions by Randy Chun, House Research:
Temporary Increase in Medicaid FMAP (federal medical assistance percentage), including:
Adjustments to FMAP
Minnesota’s FMAP Rate
Applicability of the Higher FMAP
Maintenance of Effort
Compliance with Prompt Pay Requirements
Rainy Day and Reserve Funds
State Report
Local Government Share
Temporary increase in DSH allotments
Moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations
Extension of transitional Medical Assistance
Extension of qualified individual program
Provisions related to Medicaid and American Indians
Funding for oversight and implementation
GAO Study – FMAP Adjustments and Economic Downturns
At 1:37 p.m. a quorum was present and Chair Huntley formally called the meeting to order. The clerk noted the roll:
Members Present:
Huntley, Thomas, Chair
Abeler, Jim, Vice Chair
Anzelc, Tom
Bunn, Julie
Dean, Matt
Emmer, Tom
Fritz, Patti
Gottwalt, Steve
Hayden, Jeff
Hosch, Larry
Kiffmeyer, Mary
Liebling, Tina
Murphy, Erin
Otremba, Mary Ellen
Peppin, Joyce
Peterson, Sandra
Ruud, Maria
Scalze, Bev
Slawik, Nora
Thao, Cy
Thissen, Paul
Members Excused:
Brod, Laura
Vice Chair James Abeler moved approval of minutes from the February 24, 25, and 26, 2009, meetings. The
motion prevailed.
Overview of Human Services Provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 – Danyell LeMire, House Research
MINUTES (continued)
Health Care and Human Services Finance Division
March 3, 2009
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(Danyell LeMire – continued):
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Carryover TANF policy change
TANF emergency contingency fund
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs
Overview of Minnesota’s e-Health Initiative & Opportunities for Federal Funding by James Golden, PhD, and Director of Health Policy, MN Department of Health
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act ("HITECH Act") and provisions of
Title XIII and IV of HR1
Questions and discussion occurred throughout testimony.
The Chair adjourned the meeting at 2:36 p.m.
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Thomas E. Huntley, Chair
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Jan Horner, Committee Legislative Assistant