Meetings are listed by date with the most recent meeting at the top. If there is a television recording of the meeting links to that format will be available below.
This extra meeting was scheduled to complete the business from yesterday.
HF2267 (Keeler): Medical assistance payment rate modified for dually certified organization serving American Indians and Alaska Natives, Indian Health Board grant provided, and money appropriated.
HF1436 (Vang): Programs to address health and human services workforce shortage expanded and established, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF2505 (Lee): Victims of labor trafficking and labor exploitation services funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1852 (Clardy): Alzheimer's public information program established, and money appropriated.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY: If you would like to submit written testimony or sign up to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator at Josh.Sande@house.mn.gov. Testimony may be limited as time allows.
Remote or virtual testimony is not available.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
Bills Added:
HF1436
(Vang) - Programs to address health and human services workforce shortage expanded and established, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF1852
(Clardy) - Alzheimer's public information program established, and money appropriated.
HF2267
(Keeler) - Medical assistance payment rate modified for dually certified organization serving American Indians and Alaska Natives, Indian Health Board grant provided, and money appropriated.
HF2505
(Lee) - Victims of labor trafficking and labor exploitation services funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF346 (Reyer): Mental health service rate increase bridge established.
HF402 (Bierman): Health system required to return charitable assets received from state to general fund in certain circumstances.
HF1279 (Edelson): State required to pay medical examination costs for criminal sexual conduct victim, and money appropriated.
HF1771 (Bierman): Medical assistance and insurance coverage of psychiatric collaborative care model provided.
Other bills may be added.
The committee will recess at 12:30PM and reconvene at 6:30PM in Room 5
6:30 PM Evening Session:
HF2930 (Liebling): Department of Health Budget Bill
PUBLIC TESTIMONY: If you would like to submit written testimony or sign up to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator at Josh.Sande@house.mn.gov. Testifiers must contact the Committee Administrator by 5pm the day prior to the hearing in order to sign up to testify in person. In person testimony may be limited as time allows. Written testimony is preferred, and should be submitted by 5pm the day prior, in Word or PDF format.
If you wish to testify on the budget proposal, please specify which provision you intend to speak to. Testimony on the budget may be limited to ONE MINUTE. Written testimony is strongly preferred.
Remote or virtual testimony is not available.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
Bills Added:
HF346
(Reyer) - Mental health service rate increase bridge established.
HF402
(Bierman) - Health care entity transaction requirements established, health care transaction data reported, expiration date changed on moratorium conversion transactions, health system required to return charitable assets received from the state to the general fund, study required on regulation of transactions, and report required.
HF2930
(Liebling) - Health finance bill.
HF1771
(Bierman) - Medical assistance and insurance coverage of psychiatric collaborative care model provided.
HF1279
(Edelson) - State required to pay medical examination costs for criminal sexual conduct victim, and money appropriated.
HF1843 (Reyer): Analysis conducted of benefits and costs of universal health care system to assist legislature in comparing it to current public and private health care financing system, report required, and money appropriated.
HF96 (Long): Transitional cost-sharing reduction, premium subsidy, small employer public option, and transitional health care credit established; MinnesotaCare eligibility expanded; premium scale modified; and alternative delivery and payment system recommendations required.
HF2705 (Pérez-Vega): Identification requirements for insulin safety net program modified.
HF2924 (Her): Hospital payment rates modified.
HF1884 (Smith): Psychedelic medicine task force established, and report required.
Bills may be added or removed at the discretion of the chair.
This hearing has been approved for extra time and will adjourn at 12:30PM
PUBLIC TESTIMONY: If you would like to submit written testimony or sign up to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator at Josh.Sande@house.mn.gov. Testifiers must contact the Committee Administrator by 5pm the day prior to the hearing in order to sign up to testify in person. In person testimony may be limited as time allows. Written testimony should also be submitted by 5pm the day prior, in Word or PDF format.
Remote or virtual testimony is not available.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
Bills Added:
HF96
(Long) - Transitional cost-sharing reduction, premium subsidy, small employer public option, and transitional health care credit established; MinnesotaCare eligibility expanded; premium scale modified; and alternative delivery and payment system recommendations required.
HF1843
(Reyer) - Analysis conducted of benefits and costs of universal health care system to assist legislature in comparing it to current public and private health care financing system, report required, and money appropriated.
HF1884
(Smith) - Psychedelic medicine task force established, and report required.
HF2705
(Pérez-Vega) - Identification requirements for insulin safety net program modified.
HF2924
(Her) - Hospital payment rates modified.
HF2736 (Becker-Finn): Requirements for licensure and license renewal of ambulance services modified, permits from municipalities required to provide service in primary service area, rulemaking to modify primary service areas required, and establishment of performance standards required.
HF0141 (Huot): Ambulance services; Maximum amount reimbursed modified to ambulance services for volunteer education costs.
HF0196 (Huot): Fuel adjustment provided for nonemergency medical transportation and ambulance service reimbursement.
HF0643 (Huot): Ambulance provider assessment program established, supplemental medical assistance payments provided for ambulance services, and ambulance services exempted from MinnesotaCare provider tax.
HF0621 (Huot): Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board funding: grants to regional EMS programs
HF0449 (Huot): Medical resource communication center grant established, and money appropriated.
Bills may be added or removed at the discretion of the Chair.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY: If you would like to submit written testimony or sign up to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator at Josh.Sande@house.mn.gov. Testifiers must contact the Committee Administrator by 5pm the day prior to the hearing in order to sign up to testify in person. In person testimony may be limited as time allows. Written testimony should also be submitted by 5pm the day prior, in Word or PDF format.
Remote or virtual testimony is not available.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
Bills Added:
HF2736
(Becker-Finn) - Requirements for licensure and license renewal of ambulance services modified, permits from municipalities required to provide service in primary service area, rulemaking to modify primary service areas required, and establishment of performance standards required.
HF141
(Huot) - Ambulance services; Maximum amount reimbursed modified to ambulance services for volunteer education costs.
HF196
(Huot) - Fuel adjustment provided for nonemergency medical transportation and ambulance service reimbursement.
HF449
(Huot) - Medical resource communication center grant established, and money appropriated.
HF621
(Huot) - Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF643
(Huot) - Ambulance provider assessment program established, supplemental medical assistance payments provided for ambulance services, and ambulance services exempted from MinnesotaCare provider tax.
HF1700 (Feist): The Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act of 2023
If you wish to testify on HF1700, you must contact the Committee Administrator at Josh.Sande@house.mn.gov by 5:00PM Monday, March 13. Testimony will be limited to 2 minutes.
HF2749 (Wolgamott): Commissioner of health required to award grants to health care entities for staff training on self-defense and de-escalation, infrastructure improvements, and IT system improvements; and money appropriated.
HF2090 (Reyer): Summer health care intern program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2081 (Acomb): Medical assistance required to cover recuperative care services.
HF1574 (Bierman): Medical assistance coverage of tobacco and nicotine cessation treatment modified and expanded.
HF1883 (Smith): Medical assistance hospice service coverage expanded to include room and board.
HF2077 (Bierman): Medical assistance required to cover seizure detection devices.
Other bills may be added.
This hearing has been approved for extra time and will adjourn at 12:30PM
PUBLIC TESTIMONY: If you would like to submit written testimony or sign up to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator at Josh.Sande@house.mn.gov. Testifiers must contact the Committee Administrator by 5pm the day prior to the hearing in order to sign up to testify in person. In person testimony may be limited as time allows. Written testimony should also be submitted by 5pm the day prior, in Word or PDF format.
Remote or virtual testimony is not available.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
Bills Added:
HF1700
(Feist) - Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act of 2023; hospital nurse staffing committee and hospital nurse workload committee requirements established, hospital core staffing plan requirements modified, commissioner of health required to grade and publicly disclose hospital compliance with core staffing plans, requirements related to hospital preparedness and incident response action plans to acts of violence modified, eligibility for nursing facility employee scholarships modified, hospital nursing education loan forgiveness program established, eligibility for health professional education loan forgiveness program modified, commissioner of health required to study hospital staffing, grant program established to improve mental health of health care workers, report required, and money appropriated.
HF2090
(Reyer) - Summer health care intern program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2749
(Wolgamott) - Commissioner of health required to award grants to health care entities for staff training on self-defense and de-escalation, infrastructure improvements, and IT system improvements; and money appropriated.
HF1574
(Bierman) - Medical assistance coverage of tobacco and nicotine cessation treatment modified and expanded.
HF1883
(Smith) - Medical assistance hospice service coverage expanded to include room and board.
HF2077
(Bierman) - Medical assistance required to cover seizure detection devices.
HF2081
(Acomb) - Medical assistance required to cover recuperative care services.