Health Finance and Policy

THIRTY-NINTH MEETING

2021-2022 Regular Session - Friday, April 9, 2021

STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-NINTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION

HEALTH FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE

MINUTES

Representative Tina Liebling, Chair of the Committee, called the virtual Health Finance and Policy Committee meeting to order at 1:00 P.M. on April 9, 2021 pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting is being broadcast via Zoom and House Public Information Services.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
LIEBLING, Tina, Chair
HUOT, John, Vice Chair
SCHOMACKER, Joe, Minority Lead
AKLAND, Susan
BACKER, Jeff
BAHNER, Kristin
BIERMAN, Robert
BOLDON, Liz
DEMUTH, Lisa
FREIBERG, Mike
GRUENHAGEN, Glenn
KIEL, Debra
MORRISION, Kelly
MUNSON, Jeremy
PRYOR, Laurie
QUAM, Duane
REYER, Liz
SCHULTZ, Jennifer
WOLGAMOTT, Dan

Members excused:

A quorum was present.

Representative Quam moved that the minutes of April 6, 2021 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF2128 (Liebling) Health care, human services, and licensing and background study provisions modified; health and human services budget established; technical and conforming changes made; money transferred; and money appropriated.

Chair Liebling moved that HF2128 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Chair Liebling moved the H2128DE1 amendment.

Chair Liebling moved the H2128A12 amendment to the H2128DE1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Reyer moved the H2128A5-1 amendment to the H2128DE1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Reyer moved the H2128A8-1 amendment to the H2128DE1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Pryor moved the H2128A5-1 amendment to the H2128DE1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Freiberg moved the H2128A11 amendment to the H2128DE1 amendment.

Leonard Fineday, General Counsel, White Earth Nation and Bill Haas, Lobbyist, White Earth Nation, responded to member questions.

Representative Freiberg renewed his motion that the H2128A11 amendment to the H2128DE1 amendment be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Gruenhagen moved the H2128A2 amendment to the H2128DE1 amendment. Representative Gruenhagen explained his amendment and then withdrew it.

Representative Demuth moved the H2128A7 amendment to the H2128DE1 amendment. Representative Demuth explained her amendment and then withdrew it.

Chair Liebling renewed her motion that the H2128DE1 amendment, as amended, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair Liebling moved that HF2128, as amended, be recommended to pass and be rereferred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Chair Liebling stated there would be a roll call vote. The results were as follows:

AYE
LIEBLING, Tina
HUOT, John
BAHNER, Kristin
BIERMAN, Robert
BOLDON, Liz
FREIBERG, Mike
MORRISON, Kelly
PRYOR, Laurie
REYER, Liz
SCHULTZ, Jennifer
WOLGAMOTT, Dan

NAY
SCHOMACKER, Joe
AKLAND, Susan
BACKER, Jeff
DEMUTH, Lisa
GRUENHAGEN, Glenn
KIEL, Debra
MUNSON, Jeremy
QUAM, Duane

On a vote of 11 AYES and 8 NAYS THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:06 P.M.

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Representative Tina Liebling, Chair

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Krysta Niedernhöfer, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..

Documents:

3) H2128DE1 (Liebling) Health Finance Bill.pdf - 4/8/2021
4) 2021 HFP only Appropriaions Tracking 1st Author's Amend.pdf - 4/8/2021
5) Bill List HF2128.pdf - 4/8/2021
6) H2128A12 (Liebling) Author's Amendment.pdf - 4/8/2021
7) H2128A6-1 (Reyer).pdf - 4/8/2021
8) H2128A8-1 (Reyer).pdf - 4/8/2021
9) H2128A5-1 (Pryor).pdf - 4/8/2021
10) H2128A11 (Freiberg).pdf - 4/8/2021
11) Demuth A7.pdf - 4/8/2021
12) Gruenhagen A2.pdf - 4/8/2021
13) H2128A10.pdf - 4/8/2021
14) Jackson Letter to Committee On HF2128.pdf - 4/8/2021
15) MN House HHS 040621.pdf - 4/8/2021
16) LPHA House Health Omnibus Bill Letter.pdf - 4/8/2021
17) MnDHA thank you.pdf - 4/8/2021
19) Alzheimer's Association Written Testimony House Health Omnibus Bill April 6 2021.pdf - 4/8/2021
20) MSFG LOS - House Health Finance Omnibus.pdf - 4/8/2021
21) 2021 MACSSA AMC MICA Final Letter HF2128.pdf - 4/8/2021
22) 2021.4.7 Liebling Omnibus HF 2128 Support.pdf - 4/8/2021
23) 160407 Letter to Chair Liebling omni finance.pdf - 4/8/2021
24) MAMES Letter re budget cuts impacting disability community April - 2021.pdf - 4/8/2021
25) Support HF 2128 MCH policies_ChairLiebling-4.6.21.pdf - 4/8/2021
26) SupportHF2128_HomeVisiting_4.6.21.pdf - 4/8/2021
28) HF11_HHS Omnibus Letter.pdf - 4/8/2021
29) MNCCD Letter re HF 2128.pdf - 4/8/2021
30) PCMA written testimony.pdf - 4/8/2021
31) PrarieCare HF2128_Written Testimony.pdf - 4/8/2021
32) MN-SF990-HF1516-FNL.pdf - 4/8/2021
33) ActivStyle Testimony for Health Finance and Policy Committee.pdf - 4/8/2021
34) DME Written Testimony Combined.pdf - 4/8/2021
35) PrarieCare HF2128_Written Testimony.pdf - 4/8/2021
36) Prime Therapeutics Comment Letter - HF 2128DE1 (04.07.21).pdf - 4/8/2021
37) WFMN Thank You Letter for Dignity in Pregnancy & Childbirth Act.pdf - 4/8/2021
38) HF2128_DE1_MACMHP letter_04.06.2021.pdf - 4/8/2021
39) MAA HHS Omnibus Comments.pdf - 4/8/2021
40) MNACHC Comments on HF2128.pdf - 4/8/2021
41) Ro_Letter H2128-DE Amendment.pdf - 4/8/2021
42) MN HF 2128 - ATA Letter.pdf - 4/8/2021
43) Minnesota Hospital Association comments on the DE amendment to HF 2128.pdf - 4/8/2021
44) MACHP - Letter re HF2128_DE1_4-6-21.pdf - 4/8/2021
14) 2128de1 Liebling HR Summary.pdf - 4/9/2021
46) MN HF 2128 Health Omnibus AAM Opposition.pdf - 4/9/2021

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02:22 - HF2128 (Liebling) Omnibus health finance bill.
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DE to HF2128 (Liebling) Health care, human services, and licensing and background study provisions modified; health and human services budget established; technical and conforming changes made; money transferred; and money appropriated.

Mark-up of the DE to HF2128

Items may be added/removed.

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