Health Finance and Policy

THIRTY-FIRST MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Monday, April 24, 2023

STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-FIRST MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION

HEALTH FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE

MINUTES

Representative Liebling, Chair of the Committee, called the meeting to order at 9:02 A.M. on April 24, 2023 in Room 5 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
LIEBLING, Tina, Chair
BIERMAN, Robert, Vice-Chair
SCHOMACKER, Joe, Minority Lead
ACOMB, Patty
BAHNER, Kristin
CARROLL, Ned
ELKINS, Steve
FISCHER, Peter
HEMMINGSEN-JAEGER, Amanda
MURPHY, Tom
NEU BRINDLEY, Anne
PERRYMAN, Bernie
QUAM, Duane
REYER, Liz
SMITH, Andy

Members excused:
BACKER, Jeff
HER, Kaohly Vang
KIEL, Debra
NADEAU, Danny

A quorum was present.

Representative Smith moved that the minutes of March 23, 2023, March 24, 2023, March 28, 2023, March 29, 2024 and March 30, 2024 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF402 (Bierman) SECOND ENGROSSMENT 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.

Chair Liebling moved to reconsider the April 4, 2023 motion to re-refer HF402, Second Engrossment, as amended, to Ways and Means. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Vice Chair Bierman moved that HF402, Second Engrossment, be recommended to be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Vice Chair Bierman moved to adopt the H0402DE5 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Vice Chair Bierman explained his bill as amended.

Testifying:

1. Mark Dayton, Former Governor of Minnesota
2. Myron Frans, Senior Vice President for Finance and Operations, University of Minnesota

Erin Conti, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Minnesota Attorney General, responded to member questions.

Vice Chair Bierman renewed his motion that HF402, Second Engrossment, as amended, be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Representative New Brindley requested a roll call vote. The results were as follows:

AYE
LIEBLING, Tina
BIERMAN, Robert
ACOMB, Patty
BAHNER, Kristin
CARROLL, Ned
ELKINS, Steve
FISCHER, Peter
HEMMINGSEN-JAEGER, Amanda
REYER, Liz
SMITH, Andy

NAY
SCHOMACKER, Joe
MURPHY, Tom
NEU BRINDLEY, Anne
PERRYMAN, Bernie
QUAM, Duane

EXCUSED
BACKER, Jeff
HER, Kaohly Vang
KIEL, Debra
NADEAU, Danny

ABSTAIN

On a vote of 10 AYES and 5 NAYS THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:56 A.M.

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Representative Tina Liebling, Chair

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Krysta Niedernhöfer, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..

Bills Added:

HF0402 (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.

Documents:

H0402DE3-6.pdf - 4/20/2023
H0402DE5-1155078530010027854.pdf - 4/20/2023
HFP Minutes 25th 3-23-2023.docx - 4/23/2023
HFP Minutes 26th 3-24-2023.docx - 4/23/2023
HFP Minutes 27th 3-28-2023.docx - 4/23/2023
HFP Minutes 28th 3-29-2023.docx - 4/23/2023
HFP Minutes 29th 3-30-2023.docx - 4/23/2023
Health Finance & Policy Agenda 04.24.23.docx - 4/23/2023
HF0402 DE5 HRS.pdf - 4/23/2023
TAMN HF 402 support .pdf - 4/23/2023
MBP_HF402 Health Policy and Finance Committee 4.24.23.pdf - 4/23/2023

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01:43 - HF402 (Bierman) Health care entity transaction requirements established, 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, report required, and money appropriated.
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HF402 (Bierman): Health care entity transaction requirements established, 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, report required, and money appropriated.

The committee is still in possession of this bill and will reconsider its passage to the Ways & Means Committee.

The DE3-6 amendment was previously adopted on April 4. The intention for this meeting is to adopt the DE5.

PUBLIC TESTIMONY: Testimony will be limited to the changes the DE5 Amendment will make to the bill.

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.

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