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Human Services Finance

THIRTY-SECOND MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Tuesday, March 12, 2024

STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE THIRTY-SECOND MEETING
NINETY-THIRD SESSION



HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair of the Committee on Human Services Finance, called the meeting to order at 1:00 PM on March 12th, 2024, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Present:
NOOR, Mohamud (Chair)
BAHNER, Kristin (Vice Chair)
BAKER, Dave
CLARDY, Mary Frances
FISCHER, Peter
FRANSON, Mary
GILMAN, Dawn
HICKS, Kim
KEELER, Heather
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie
QUAM, Duane
VIRNIG, Bianca
ZELEZNIKAR, Natalie

Excused:
NEU BRINDLEY, Anne (Republican Lead)

A quorum was present.

Vice Chair Bahner moved that the minutes of March 7th, 2024, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF4514 (Youakim)- Commissioner of human services directed to develop covered benefit for integrated health services, demonstration project created, report required, and money appropriated.

Chair Noor moved HF4514 before the committee.

Chair Noor moved HF4514 to be referred to the Committee on Health Finance & Policy.

Representative Youakim presented HF4514 before the committee.


Testifiers:
• Chad Bolstrom; Vail Place, Director of Clubhouse Program and Policy
• Margaret Humphrey; Vail Place, Member of Ramsey County Resident
• Mark Hughes; Advocate
• Karina Forrest-Perkins, Executive Director of Vail Place

Chair Noor renewed his motion to refer HF4514 to the Committee on Health Finance & Policy. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF3939(Curran)- Community residential settings licensing moratorium exception process exemption provides for facilities currently licensed as supervised living facilities.

Chair Noor moved HF3939 before the committee.

Chair Noor moved HF3939 to be laid over.

Representative Curran presented HF3939 before the committee.

Testifiers:
• Ken Bence, ARRM Director of Research, Analysis and Policy

Chair Noor renewed his motion for HF3939 to be laid over. The bill is laid over.

HF4203 (Pryor)- Informed choice and expedited service authorization for technology systems demonstration partnership for people receiving home and community-based services authorized.

Chair Noor moved HF4203 to be laid over.

Testifiers:
• Steve Pontius; CEO of HealtheMed
• Ikraan Abdulle; Board Chair and CEO, Global Health Alliance

Chair Noor renewed his motion for HF4203 to be laid over. The bill is laid over.

HF4220(Lee)- Settings subject to assisted living licensure expanded, and requirements for settings exempt from assisted living licensure modified.

Chair Noor moved HF4220 before the committee.

Chair Noor moved the A2 Amendment to HF4220. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Lee presented HF4220 as amended before the committee.



Testifiers:
• Sean Burke, MN Elder Justice Center
• Sasha Rybakina; Advocate
• Josh Berg; Accessible Space, Director of Minnesota Services & Strategic Growth
• Phoebe Trepp, Claire Housing Executive Director
• Kimelyn Knight, Amherst Wilder Foundation

Chair Noor moved that HF4220 as amended be referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance & Policy. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:35 PM.




______________________________________________________
Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair


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Fardusa Ahmed, Committee Legislative Assistant








More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF3939 (Curran) - Community residential settings licensing moratorium exception process exemption provided for facilities currently licensed as supervised living facilities.
  • HF4203 (Pryor) - Informed choice and expedited service authorization for technology systems demonstration partnership for people receiving home and community-based services authorized.
  • HF4220 (Lee) - Settings subject to assisted living licensure expanded, and requirements for settings exempt from assisted living licensure modified.
  • HF4514 (Youakim) - Commissioner of human services directed to develop covered benefit for integrated health services, demonstration project created, report required, and money appropriated.
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00:42 - HF4514 (Youakim) Commissioner of Human Services directed to develop covered benefit for integrated health services, demonstration project created, report required, and money appropriated.
33:17 - HF3939 (Curran) Community residential settings licensing moratorium exception process exemption provided for facilities currently licensed as supervised living facilities.
42:17 - HF4203 (Pryor) Informed choice and expedited service authorization for technology systems demonstration partnership for people receiving home and community-based services authorized.
55:01 - HF4220 (Lee, L.) Settings subject to assisted living licensure expanded, and requirements for settings exempt from assisted living licensure modified.
Runs 1 hour, 35 minutes.

I. HF4514 (Youakim) - Commissioner of human services directed to develop covered benefit for integrated health services, demonstration project created, report required, and money appropriated.

II. HF3939 (Curran) - Community residential settings licensing moratorium exception process exemption provided for facilities currently licensed as supervised living facilities.

III. HF4203 (Pryor) - Informed choice and expedited service authorization for technology systems demonstration partnership for people receiving home and community-based services authorized.

IV. HF4220 (Lee) - Settings subject to assisted living licensure expanded, and requirements for settings exempt from assisted living licensure modified.

*Agenda items may be taken up in any order. Items may be added or removed.

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DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Human Services Finance webpage.

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