Human Services Finance

SEVENTH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Tuesday, January 31, 2023

STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE SEVENTH 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 January 31, 2023 in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Present:
MOHAMUD, Noor (Chair)
BAHNER, Kristin (Vice Chair)
NEU BRINDLEY, Anne (Lead)
BAKER, Dave
CLARDY, Mary Frances
FISCHER, Peter
FRANSON, Mary
GILLMAN, Dawn
HICKS, Kim
KEELER, Heather
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie
PRYOR, Laurie
QUAM, Duane
REYER, Liz
ZELEZNIKAR, Natalie

A quorum was present.

Representative Quam moved that the minutes of January 26, 2023, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 480 (Elkins); A bill for an act relating to local government; appropriating money to the Minnesota Council on Disability to provide outreach, training, assistance, and auditing related to local government website accessibility; requiring a report.

Chair Noor moved that HF 480 be re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Finance and Policy. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Presentation from the Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care.

Presenting:
• Cheryl Hennen, Ombudsman, Minnesota Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term care

HF 733 (Edelson); Nursing facility payment rates modified, elderly waiver rates modified, payment rates for customized living services provided under disability waivers modified, payment rates for home-delivered meals under disability waivers modified, and money appropriated.

Chair Noor moved that HF 733 be laid over for possible inclusion.

Representative Edelson presented HF 733.

Testifying on HF 733:
• Patti Cullen – Care Providers of Minnesota, on behalf of the Long-Term Care Imperative
• Mary Eileen Sorenson – Resident of Westwood Ridge, W. St Paul
• Brielle Khalar – Executive Director, Ecumen
• Kari Thurlow – LeadingAge Minnesota, on behalf of the Long-Term Care Imperative
• Chikio Richmond – Board Member, Residential Providers Association of Minnesota
• Austin Blilie – Vice President of Operation, Mission Health
• Todd Bergstrom – Director of Research & Data Analysis, Care Providers of Minnesota

Lead Neu Brindley moved to table HF 733. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.

Chair Noor renewed the motion that HF 733 be laid over. The bill was laid over.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:39 PM.

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Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair

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Sebastian Gonzalez-Navarro, Committee Legislative Assistant

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Bills Added:

HF733 (Edelson) - Nursing facility payment rates modified, elderly waiver rates modified, payment rates for customized living services provided under disability waivers modified, payment rates for home-delivered meals under disability waivers modified, and money appropriated.
HF480 (Elkins) - Minnesota Council on Disability funding provided to provide outreach, training, assistance, and auditing related to local government website accessibility; report required; and money appropriated.

Documents:

1-31-23 Human Services Finance Committee Agenda.pdf - 1/30/2023
H.R. Summary - HF480.pdf - 1/30/2023
H.R. Summary - HF733.pdf - 1/30/2023
HF733 - Long Term Care Imperative Handout.pdf - 1/30/2023
HF733 - Mary Eileen Sorenson - Letter of Support.pdf - 1/30/2023
HF733 - Optage Meals - Letter of Support.pdf - 1/30/2023
OOLTC Brochure.pdf - 1/31/2023
State Ombusdsman for Long-Term Care - Metro map June 2022 numbers only.png - 1/31/2023
State Ombusdsman for Long-Term Care - State map May 2022 with numbers.png - 1/31/2023

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00:53 - HF480 (Elkins) Minnesota Council on Disability funding provided to provide outreach, training, assistance, and auditing related to local government website accessibility; report required; and money appropriated.
01:36 - Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care presentation.
27:41 - HF733 (Edelson) Nursing facility payment rates modified, elderly waiver rates modified, payment rates for customized living services provided under disability waivers modified, payment rates for home-delivered meals under disability waivers modified, and money appropriated.
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I. HF480 (Elkins) - Minnesota Council on Disability funding provided to provide outreach, training, assistance, and auditing related to local government website accessibility; report required; and money appropriated.*

II. Presentation from the Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care.

III. HF733 (Edelson) - Nursing facility payment rates modified, elderly waiver rates modified, payment rates for customized living services provided under disability waivers modified, payment rates for home-delivered meals under disability waivers modified, and money appropriated.

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TESTIFYING: In-person public testimony will be taken as time allows. Testifiers must contact the Committee Administrator at sean.herring@house.mn.gov by 5pm the day prior to the hearing in order to sign up to testify. Written testimony is encouraged and will be posted on the committee webpage.

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

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