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Preventive Health Policy Division

TWELFTH MEETING

2021-2022 Regular Session - Wednesday, February 23, 2022

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWELFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION



PREVENTIVE HEALTH POLICY DIVISION MINUTES

Representative Mike Freiberg, Chair of the Preventative Health Policy Division, called the virtual meeting to order at 10:30 AM on February 23, 2022 pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting was conducted over Zoom and broadcast via House Public Information Services.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
Freiberg, Mike, Chair
Bierman, Robert, Vice Chair
Gruenhagen, Glenn, Republican Lead
Acomb, Patty
Agbaje, Esther
Akland, Susan
Carlson, Andrew
Franson, Mary
Heintzeman, Josh
Morrison, Kelly
Pryor, Laurie

A quorum was present.

Representative Bierman moved that the minutes of February 16, 2022, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The committee received informational testimony from the Presentation from Minnesota Department of Health on tobacco/nicotine cessation programs.

Testifiers:
• Jen Cash, Acting Program Manager, Commercial Tobacco Prevention and Control, Minnesota Department of Health

Representative Morrison moved House File 3153 be recommended to be re-referred to the Health Finance and Policy Committee.

HF3153 (Morrison): Tobacco and nicotine cessation treatment medical assistance coverage expanded.

Representative Kelly Morrison presented the bill.


Testifiers:
• Emily Myatt, Tri Chair, Minnesotans for a Smoke-Free Generation
• Pat McKone, Lung Mind Alliance
• Sue Aberholden, Executive Director, Minnesota National Association on Mental Illness
• Dr. Kavita Prasad, Medical Director of Primary Care and Integrated Healthcare, Zumbro Valley Health Center
• Jane Welter-Noland, Director of Community Relations, Mental Health Resources

Representative Morrison renewed the motion that House File 3153 be recommended to be re-referred to the Health Finance and Policy Committee.

The clerk noted the roll.

AYE

FREIBERG
BIERMAN
ACOMB
AGBAJE
AKLAND
CARLSON
FRANSON
MORRISON
PRYOR

NAY

GRUENHAGEN
HEINTZEMAN

With 9 AYES and 2 NAYS, THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Freiberg moved House File 1806 be recommended to be re-referred to the Health Finance and Policy Committee.

HF1806 (Lippert): Private residential water supply wells program established for contaminants and to make payments for costs to remediate contaminated wells, rulemaking authorized, data classified, reports required, penalties established, and money appropriated.

Representative Freiberg moved HF18061A1 (Lippert). THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE
AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Todd Lippert presented the bill.

Testifiers:
• Jeffery Hill, Chair of Legislative Affairs, Minnesota Quality Water Association
• Nels Paulsen, Policy Director, Conservation Minnesota
• Jeff Broberg, Director, Minnesota Well Owners Organization
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Representative Freiberg renewed the motion that House File 1806 be recommended to be re-referred to the Health Finance and Policy Committee.

The clerk noted the roll.

AYE

FREIBERG
BIERMAN
ACOMB
AGBAJE
AKLAND
CARLSON
FRANSON
MORRISON
PRYOR

NAY

GRUENHAGEN
HEINTZEMAN

With 9 AYES and 2 NAYS THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:49 AM.



__________________________________________
Representative Mike Freiberg, Chair



__________________________________________
Seth Gellman, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF1806 (Lippert) - Minnesota Private Residential Well Testing and Remediation Act; private residential water supply wells program established for contaminants and to make payments for costs to remediate contaminated wells, rulemaking authorized, data classified, reports required, penalties established, and money appropriated.
  • HF3153 (Morrison) - Tobacco and nicotine cessation treatment medical assistance coverage expanded.
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House TV Video:
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01:47 - Presentation on tobacco/nicotine cessation programs.
- Department of Health.
13:28 - HF3153 (Morrison) Tobacco and nicotine cessation treatment medical assistance coverage expanded.
49:46 - HF1806 (Lippert); Private residential water supply wells program established for contaminants and to make payments for costs to remediate contaminated wells, rulemaking authorized, data classified, reports required, penalties established, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 19 minutes.

Department of Health - presentation on tobacco/nicotine cessation programs

HF3153 (Morrison); Tobacco and nicotine cessation treatment medical assistance coverage expanded.

HF1806 (Lippert); Private residential water supply wells program established for contaminants and to make payments for costs to remediate contaminated wells, rulemaking authorized, data classified, reports required, penalties established, and money appropriated.

Items may be taken up in any order, items may be added or removed at the Chairs' discretion.

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

All events are closed-captioned.

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If you would like to sign up to testify via zoom, please email simon.brown@house.mn by 5:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 22, 2022. Public Testimony will be limited to two minutes per person within available committee time. If there is not enough time, members of the public will be asked to submit their testimony in writing.

Members of the public, organizations, and stakeholders are always welcome to submit written testimony in lieu of testifying via zoom. Please email your testimony as an attached MS Word Document or PDF file with OCR to simon.brown@house.mn. Written testimony may be submitted up to 24 hours following the hearing. Written testimony received by 5:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 22, 2022 will be part of the “virtual committee packet.”