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Health and Human Services Finance

TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING

2011-2012 Regular Session - Thursday, March 17, 2011

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE

MINUTES

Representative Abeler, Chair of the Health and Human Services Finance Committee, called the meeting to order at 12:36 P.M. on March 17, 2011, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
ABELER, Jim, Chair
KIFFMEYER, Mary, Vice Chair
ANDERSON, Diane
FRANSON, Mary
FRITZ, Patti
GOTTWALT, Steve
HAMILTON, Rod
HAYDEN, Jeff
HOSCH, Larry
HUNTLEY, Thomas
LANNING, Morrie
LIEBLING, Tina
LOHMER, Kathy
MACK, Tara
MCDONALD, Joe
MCELFATRICK, Carolyn
MURPHY, Erin
SCHOMACKER, Joe
SLAWIK, Nora
One member was excused.
LAINE, Carolyn

A quorum was present.

Representative Kiffmeyer assumed the gavel at 12:40 P.M.

Representative Hamilton moved that the minutes from the committee meeting on March 15, 2011, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Hamilton moved that the minutes from the joint committee meeting on March 16, 2011, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED AS CORRECTED.

HF367 (Banaian): Municipal laboratories certification exempted.

Representative Kiffmeyer moved that HF367 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

Representative Kiffmeyer moved the A11-0155 amendment.

Representative Kiffmeyer moved to incorporate the A11-0155 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Banaian, John Linc Stein, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Jerry Balbach, President, Minnesota valley Testing Laboratories, Inc., and John Gumpper, Vice President, ChemVal Consulting, testified on HF367.

Representative Kiffmeyer laid HF367, as amended, over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

HF200 (Gottwalt): Alzheimer's disease data collection and reporting required, and learning collaborative established.

Representative Gottwalt moved that HF200 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

Representative Gottwalt moved the H0200A2 amendment.

Representative Gottwalt moved to incorporate the H0200A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Gottwalt, Dr. Robert Gheist, Mary Birchard, Alzheimer’s Association of Minnesota, and Twila Brase, President, Citizens Council for Health Freedom, testified on HF200

Representative Kiffmeyer laid HF200, as amended, over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

Representative McDonald assumed the gavel at 1:26 P.M.

HF1143 (Kiffmeyer): Requiring certain medical assistance enrollees and all MinnesotaCare enrollees to receive basic services through an enrolled provider network.

Representative Kiffmeyer moved that HF1143 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

Representative Kiffmeyer, Lawrence J. Massa, President & CEO, Minnesota Hospital Association, Twila Brase, President, Citizens Council for Health Freedom, Sue Abderholden, Executive Director, NAMI, Kathryn Kmit, Minnesota Council of Health Plans, testified on HF1143.

Representative McDonald laid HF1143 over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

HF248 (Loeffler): Small Group Health Insurance Market Working Group recommendation.

Representative McDonald moved that HF248 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF928 (Falk): Public owned nursing facility cost additional local share clarified, and publicly owned nursing facility payment rate clarified.

Representative McDonald moved that HF928 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:10 P.M.




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REP. JIM ABELER, CHAIR



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Andy Leer
Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF0367 (Banaian) - Municipal laboratories certification exempted.
  • HF0200 (Gottwalt) - Alzheimer's disease data collection and reporting required, and learning collaborative established.
  • HF0248 (Loeffler) - Small Group Health Insurance Market Working Group recommendation enacted by repealing a requirement that small employers that do not offer group health coverage either offer, or file a form with the state stating a decision not to offer, a Section 125 plan through which employees may contribute wages to a pretax account from which to pay for individual health insurance.
  • HF1143 (Kiffmeyer) - Qualified medical assistance enrollees and all MinnesotaCare enrollees required to receive basic services through an enrolled provider network, and major medical coverage provided to these enrollees.
  • HF0928 (Falk) - Publicly owned nursing facility cost additional local share clarified, and publicly owned nursing facility payment rate clarified.
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