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Human Services Policy

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Human Services Policy

3/11/2024
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Items may be added

- HF4480 (Noor) Increased Transparency in Related Party Transactions for Nursing Homes
a. Val Cooke, Division Director of Nursing Facility Rates & Policy, Minnesota Department of Human Services
b. Kristine Sundberg, Executive Director, Elder Voice Advocates

- HF4073 (Hanson, J.) Remote worker training and development services permitted for community first services and supports.

- HF3954 (Frederick) Sober home requirements modified.
a. Edward Krumpotich, Policy Lead, Minnesota Harm Reduction Collaborative
b. Wendy Jones, Executive Director, Minnesota Alliance of Recovery Community Organizations
c. Dr. Ryan Kelly, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Physician, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Clinic
d. Randy Anderson, Founder, Bold North Recovery
e. Will Lycan, Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Sober Homes

- HF4149 (Frederick) Education requirements for licensure modified, accrediting body definition modified, behavioral health licensing and eligibility modified, and paperwork reduction report date modified.
a. Brian Zirbes, Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Resources for Recovery and Chemical Health
b. Anderson Saint Georges, Chief Executive Officer, Daystar Recovery Center & Board Member, Minnesota Association of Resources for Recovery and Chemical Health
c. Lance Egley, Board Member and Paperwork Reduction Lead, Minnesota Association of Resources for Recovery and Chemical Health [Virtual]

- HF4190 (Baker) Client supports expanded, substance use disorder licensing requirements modified, reporting system created, behavioral health reimbursement modified, and reports required.
a. Tim Walsh, Chief Executive Officer, Northstar Regional Health
b. Gina Evans, Legislative Affairs, Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge
c. R. John Sutherland, Vice President of Addiction Services, Nystrom & Associates

- HF4308 (Kiel) Long-term care options counseling governing provisions modified.
a. Maureen Schneider, Interim Chair, Minnesota Board on Aging [Virtual]
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Testimony: Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format and emailed to the Committee Administrator Nick.Stumo-Langer@house.mn.gov by 8:30am the day of each hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record, and it may be posted to the committee webpage if received by the deadline. If bringing hard copies to the hearing, please bring 40 copies for members, staff, and the public.

This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

Accommodations:
- To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov.
- If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send you comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.
Bills Added:
HF3954 (Frederick) - Sober home requirements modified.
HF4073 (Hanson) - Remote worker training and development services permitted for community first services and supports.
HF4149 (Frederick) - Education requirements for licensure modified, accrediting body definition modified, behavioral health licensing and eligibility modified, and paperwork reduction report date modified.
HF4190 (Baker) - Client supports expanded, substance use disorder licensing requirements modified, reporting system created, behavioral health reimbursement modified, tax provisions modified for individuals employed in substance use disorder treatment programs, and reports required.
HF4308 (Kiel) - Long-term care options counseling governing provisions modified.
HF4480 (Noor) - Nursing facility transparency increased in related-organization transactions, and duplicative nursing facility rate setting legislative report repealed.
Attachments:
HF3954 A1 Amendment_03.08.2024.pdf (3/8/2024)
HF3954 A2 Author's Amendment_03.08.2024.pdf (3/8/2024)
HF4073 A2 Author's Amendment_03.06.2024.pdf (3/8/2024)
HF4149 A1 Author's Amendment_03.08.2024.pdf (3/8/2024)
HF4308 A1 Author's Amendment_03.08.2024.pdf (3/8/2024)
HF4190 A1 Author's Amendment_03.08.2024.pdf (3/8/2024)
HF4149 & HF4190 Presentation from Minnesota Association of Resources for Recovery and Chemical Health_03.10.2024.pptx (3/10/2024)
HF3954 Combined Submitted Written Testimony_03.11.2024.pdf (3/11/2024)
HF4190 Combined Submitted Written Testimony_03.11.2024.pdf (3/11/2024)
HF4149 Combined Submitted Written Testimony _03.11.2024.pdf (3/11/2024)
HF4480 Combined Submitted Written Testimony_03.11.2024.pdf (3/11/2024)
HF4073 Combined Submitted Written Testimony_03.08.2024.pdf (3/11/2024)
HF4308 Combined Submitted Written Testimony_03.07.2024.pdf (3/11/2024)
Meeting Minutes Mar 6.pdf (3/11/2024)

Human Services Policy

3/6/2024
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Items may be added

- HF4366 (Edelson) Civil commitment priority admission requirements modified, prisoner in a correctional facility specified to not be responsible for co-payments for mental health medications, county co-payment expense reimbursement allowed, and money appropriated.
a. Sue Abderholden, Executive Director, NAMI Minnesota
b. Jinny Palen, Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Community Mental Health Programs
c. Ian Heath, Doctor, Hennepin Healthcare Psychiatry
d. Tarryl Clark, Commissioner, Stearns County
e. Danny Ackert, Director of State Government Relations, Minnesota Hospital Association

- Peer Recovery Services Presentation from Office of Addiction and Recovery & Department of Human Services
a. Jeremy Drucker, Director of the Office of Addiction and Recovery, Minnesota Management and Budget Office
b. Kristy Graume; Legislative Director for Behavioral Health, Housing, Deaf-Hard-of-Hearing and Disability Services; Minnesota Department of Human Services

- HF3397 (Edelson) Peer recovery support services and recovery peer requirements modified, tiered reimbursement rate structure for recovery peers development required, and money appropriated.
a. Wendy Jones, Executive Director, Minnesota Alliance of Recovery Community Organizations
b. Randy Anderson, Founder, Bold North Recovery
c. Brandy Brink, Founder, Beyond Brink

- HF4548 (Frederick) Ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities provisions modified, and classification of recovery peers as independent contractors prohibited.
a. Wendy Jones, Executive Director, Minnesota Alliance of Recovery Community Organizations
b. Jordan Hansen, Chief Executive Officer, YourPath
c. Randy Anderson, Founder, Bold North Recovery
d. Brandy Brink, Founder Beyond Brink
e. Beth Elstad, Governor’s Advisory Council on Opioids, Substance Use, and Addiction
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Testimony: Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format and emailed to the Committee Administrator Nick.Stumo-Langer@house.mn.gov by 8:30am the day of each hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record, and it may be posted to the committee webpage if received by the deadline. If bringing hard copies to the hearing, please bring 40 copies for members, staff, and the public.

This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

Accommodations:
- To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov.
- If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send you comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.
Bills Added:
HF3397 (Edelson) - Peer recovery support services and recovery peer requirements modified, and tiered reimbursement rate structure for recovery peers development required.
HF4366 (Edelson) - Civil commitment priority admission requirements modified, prisoner in a correctional facility specified to not be responsible for co-payments for mental health medications, county co-payment expense reimbursement allowed, and money appropriated.
HF4548 (Frederick) - Ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities provisions modified, and classification of recovery peers as independent contractors prohibited.
Attachments:
HF4366 DE1_03.01.2024.pdf (3/2/2024)
HF3397 DE2_03.02.2024.pdf (3/2/2024)
HF3397 Written Testimony from Randy Anderson_03.03.2024.pdf (3/5/2024)
Medical Assistance Peer Recovery Services Presentation_03.06.2024.pdf (3/6/2024)
HF4548 Combined Submitted Written Testimony _03.06.2024.pdf (3/6/2024)
HF4366 Combined Submitted Written Testimony _03..06.2024.pdf (3/6/2024)
Meeting Minutes Mar 4.pdf (3/6/2024)
HF4366 Written Testimony from Association of Minnesota Counties and Commissioner Tarryl Clark_03.11.2024.pdf (3/11/2024)

Human Services Policy

3/4/2024
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Items may be added

- HF3941 (Curran) Home and community-based services standards modified
a. Sara Grafstrom, Senior Director of State and Federal Policy at ARRM
b. Stacy Roe, President of ARRM Board of Directors and Vice President of Services at Mains'l

- HF3743 (Edelson) Community support services program standards modified, various behavioral health provisions modified, protected transport start-up grants and engagement services pilot grants established, formula-based allocation for mental health grant services recommendations required, and money appropriated.
a. Sue Abderholden, Executive Director, NAMI Minnesota
b. Nicholas Rasmusson

- HF4158 (Hicks) Medical assistance modified for employed persons with disabilities This bill will be heard informationally only.
a. Jillian Nelson, Community Resource and Policy Advocate, Autism Society of MN
b. Brittanie Hernandez-Wilson, Equity and Justice Director, The Arc Minnesota

- HF4203 (Pryor) Informed choice and expedited service authorization for technology systems demonstration partnership for people receiving home and community-based services authorized
a. Steve Pontius, Chief Executive Officer, HealtheMed
b. Shannon Carlson, Nurse Consultant, HealtheMed
c. Brittanie Hernandez-Wilson, Client & Equity and Justice Director, The Arc Minnesota
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Testimony: Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format and emailed to the Committee Administrator Nick.Stumo-Langer@house.mn.gov by 8:30am the day of each hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record, and it may be posted to the committee webpage if received by the deadline. If bringing hard copies to the hearing, please bring 40 copies for members, staff, and the public.

This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

Accommodations:
- To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov.
- If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send you comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.
Bills Added:
HF3743 (Edelson) - Community support services program standards modified, various behavioral health provisions modified, protected transport start-up grants and engagement services pilot grants established, formula-based allocation for mental health grant services recommendations required, and money appropriated.
HF3941 (Curran) - Home and community-based services standards modified.
HF4203 (Pryor) - Informed choice and expedited service authorization for technology systems demonstration partnership for people receiving home and community-based services authorized.
HF4158 (Hicks) - Medical assistance modified for employed persons with disabilities.
Attachments:
HF3941 A1 Author's Amendment_02.29.2024.pdf (3/1/2024)
Meeting Minutes Feb 28.pdf (3/4/2024)
HF4203 Combined Submitted Written Testimony_03.04.2024.pdf (3/4/2024)
HF4158 Combined Submitted Written Testimony_03.04.2024.pdf (3/4/2024)
HF3743 Written Testimony from Parent, Anonymous_03.04.2024.pdf (3/4/2024)

Human Services Policy

2/28/2024
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Items may be added

- HF3483 (Feist) Guardian immunity amended, guardianship take force created, and report required.
a. Anne Murray, Parent
b. Emily Weischel, Attorney, Hennepin Adult Representation Services
c. Kristine Sundberg, Executive Director, Elder Voice Advocates
d. Megan Kelly, Attorney, Northwoods Law Group

- HF3907 (Virnig) Own home services provider capacity-building grants established, and money appropriated
a. Johnny Tvedt, Policy and Engagement Manager, Association of Residential Resources in Minnesota (ARRM)
b. Stacy Roe, Board President, Association of Residential Resources in Minnesota (ARRM) & Vice of President of Services, Mains’l

- HF3712 (Hicks) Implementation of new rates for family residential services and life sharing services delayed, Advisory Task Force on Family Residential Services established, reports required, and money appropriated.
a. Sara Grafstrom, Senior Director of State and Federal Policy, Association of Residential Resources in Minnesota (ARRM)
b. Jason Steck, Attorney, Minnesota Association of Residential Services Homes
c. Angela Strasser, Family Residential Services Provider, Farmington
d. Sandra Donohue, Family Residential Services Provider, Donohue Foster Services

- HF3939 (Curran) Foster care licensing moratorium modified
a. a. Ken Bence, Director of Research Analysis and Policy, Association of Residential Resources in Minnesota (ARRM)
b. Jason Steck, Attorney, Minnesota Association of Residential Services Homes

- HF3940 (Curran) Disability waiver technology provisions modified
a. Alaina Gallagher, Executive Project Manager, Association of Residential Resources in Minnesota (ARRM)
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Testimony: Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format and emailed to the Committee Administrator Nick.Stumo-Langer@house.mn.gov by 8:30am the day of each hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record, and it may be posted to the committee webpage if received by the deadline. If bringing hard copies to the hearing, please bring 40 copies for members, staff, and the public.

This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

Accommodations:
- To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov.
- If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send you comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.
Bills Added:
HF3483 (Feist) - Guardian immunity amended, guardianship task force created, and report required.
HF3712 (Hicks) - Implementation of new rates for family residential services and life sharing services delayed, Advisory Task Force on Family Residential Services established, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF3907 (Virnig) - Own home services provider capacity-building grants established, and money appropriated.
HF3939 (Curran) - Community residential settings licensing moratorium exception process exemption provided for facilities currently licensed as supervised living facilities.
HF3940 (Curran) - Disability waiver technology provisions modified.
Attachments:
HF3939 DE1 Author's Amendment_02.27.2024.pdf (2/27/2024)
HF3712 A1 Author's Amendment_02.27.2024.pdf (2/27/2024)
HF3483 A2 Author's Amendment_02.27.2024.pdf (2/27/2024)
HF3907 Combined Submitted Written Testimony_02.28.2024.pdf (2/28/2024)
HF3712 Combined Submitted Written Testimony_02.28.2024 copy.pdf (2/28/2024)
HF3483 Combined Submitted Written Testimony_02.28.2024.pdf (2/28/2024)
Meeting Minutes Feb 26.pdf (2/28/2024)
HF3712 Written Testimony from Geleta Urgessa_02.28.2024.pdf (2/29/2024)
HF3483 Written Testimony from Jeddolah Snyder Stommes_02.28.2024.pdf (2/29/2024)

Human Services Policy

2/26/2024
Audio Available: Download Mp3
Items may be added

- HF3646 (Pinto) Technical recodification of statutes relating to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families, as prepared by the Office of the Revisor Action will be taken on the First Engrossment once it is referred

- HF3711 (Hicks) Modifying home and community-based services standards for out-of-home respite services for children
a. Sara Grafstrom, Senior Director of State and Federal Policy, Association of Residential Resources in Minnesota (ARRM)
b. Tyler Langenfeld, Senior Director of 245D Services, Accra

- HF3938 (Curran) Residential programs licensing and zoning requirements modified
a. Sara Grafstrom, Senior Director of State and Federal Policy, Association of Residential Resources in Minnesota (ARRM)
b. Josh Berg; Director of Services and Strategic Growth; Accessible Space, Inc.
c. Chikio Richmond, Executive Director, Healing Homes Living Services (Residential Providers Association of Minnesota)

- HF3835 (Frederick) Commissioner of human services directed to authorize indirect billing for individualized home supports.
a. Ken Bence; Director of Research, Analysis and Policy; Association of Residential Resources in Minnesota (ARRM)
b. Larissa Beck, Director of Community Living, Reach for Resources

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Testimony: Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format and emailed to the Committee Administrator Nick.Stumo-Langer@house.mn.gov by 8:30am the day of each hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record, and it may be posted to the committee webpage if received by the deadline. If bringing hard copies to the hearing, please bring 40 copies for members, staff, and the public.

This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

Accommodations:
- To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov.
- If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send you comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.
Bills Added:
HF3646 (Pinto) - Department of Children, Youth, and Families statutory infrastructure created; and statutes moved and copied.
HF3711 (Hicks) - Home and community-based services standards for out-of-home respite services for children modified.
HF3835 (Frederick) - Commissioner of human services directed to authorize indirect billing for individualized home supports.
HF3938 (Curran) - Residential programs licensing and zoning requirements modified.
Attachments:
HF3938 A2 Author's Amendment_02.24.2024.pdf (2/24/2024)
HF3835 Written Testimony from Pine River Group Home_02.24.2024.pdf (2/25/2024)
HF3646 House Non-Partisan Research DCYF Recodification_02.19.2024.pdf (2/25/2024)
HF3938 Submitted Written Testimony_02.26.2024.pdf (2/26/2024)
HF3711 Submitted Written Testimony_02.26.2024.pdf (2/26/2024)
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