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Health Finance and Policy

2025-2026 Regular Session

Meets: Monday and Wednesday, 1 p.m. in Capitol 120
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Jeff Backer 09A
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Robert Bierman 56A
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Danny Nadeau 34A
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Liz Reyer 52A

Staff

GOP Committee Administrator: Hanna Zimmerman, Hanna.zimmerman@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Administrator: Jack Dockendorf, Jack.Dockendorf@house.mn.gov

GOP Committee Legislative Assistant: Liam Edgar, Liam.Edgar@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Legislative Assistant: Saynab Jama, Saynab.Jama@house.mn.gov

Committee Documents

Meeting Minutes

Upcoming Meetings

Monday, February 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Co-Chair: Rep. Robert Bierman holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Rep. Jeff Backer
Location: Capitol 120
Agenda:

HF362 (Pinto) Licensure for massage therapy and Asian bodywork therapy established, fees established, criminal penalties provided, and money appropriated.

HF2590 (Norris) Clinical art therapist licensure established, Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy membership modified, fees and civil penalties imposed, and money appropriated.

HF2760 (Mahamoud) Reimbursement procedures for federally qualified health centers modified.

HF3444 (Mahamoud) Prior authorization prohibited for treatment of opioid use disorder.

HFXXXX (Mahamoud) Modifying medication repository program procedures. *

* This bill has not been introduced and the language will be heard on an informational basis only.

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

Bills:
  • HF362 (Pinto) - Licensure for massage therapy and Asian bodywork therapy established, fees established, criminal penalties provided, and money appropriated.
  • HF2590 (Norris) - Clinical art therapist licensure established, Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy membership modified, fees and civil penalties imposed, and money appropriated.
  • HF2760 (Mahamoud) - Reimbursement procedures for federally qualified health centers modified.
  • HF3444 (Mahamoud) - Use of prior authorization and step therapy for drugs used in the treatment of opioid use disorder under medical assistance prohibited.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Chair: Rep. Jeff Backer
Location: Capitol 120
Agenda:

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF 2753 (Nadeau) Default surrogate for health decisions created, and process to appoint default surrogate for health decisions provided.

IV. HF 1807 (Gillman) Nonopioid drugs coverage required for treatment or management of pain.

V. HF 1270 (Gillman) Licensing for practice of acupuncture and herbal medicine modified.

VI. HF 2070 (Dippel) Provisions for the cost of health records changed.

VII. Adjournment

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

If you would like to submit written testimony or sign up to testify, please contact Hanna.Zimmerman@house.mn.gov by 5:00pm on Tuesday, February 24.

Bills:
  • HF1270 (Gillman) - Licensing for practice of acupuncture and herbal medicine modified.
  • HF1807 (Gillman) - Nonopioid drugs coverage required for treatment or management of pain.
  • HF2753 (Nadeau) - Default surrogate for health decisions created, and process to appoint default surrogate for health decisions provided.
  • HF2070 (Dippel) - Provisions for the cost of health records changed.