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Human Services Finance and Policy - Meeting Minutes

2025-2026 Regular Session
TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING - 2/18/2026
TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING - 4/10/2025
TWENTY- SIXTH MEETING - 4/9/2025
TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING - 4/8/2025
TWENTY- FOURTH MEETING - 4/3/2025
TWENTY-THIRD MEETING - 4/2/2025
TWENTY- SECOND MEETING - 4/1/2025
TWENTY-FIRST MEETING - 3/27/2025
TWENTIETH MEETING - 3/26/2025
NINETEENTH MEETING - 3/25/2025
EIGHTEENTH MEETING - 3/20/2025
SEVENTEENTH MEETING - 3/19/2025
SIXTEENTH MEETING - 3/18/2025
FIFTEENTH MEETING - 3/13/2025
FOURTEENTH MEETING - 3/12/2025
THIRTEENTH MEETING - 3/11/2025
TWELFTH MEETING - 3/6/2025
ELEVENTH MEETING - 3/5/2025
TENTH MEETING - 3/4/2025
NINTH MEETING - 2/27/2025
EIGHTH MEETING - 2/26/2025
SEVENTH MEETING - 2/25/2025
SIXTH MEETING - 2/20/2025
FIFTH MEETING - 2/19/2025
FOURTH MEETING - 2/18/2025
THIRD MEETING - 2/13/2025
SECOND MEETING - 2/12/2025
FIRST MEETING - 2/11/2025

Upcoming Meetings

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Co-Chair: Rep. Mohamud Noor holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Rep. Joe Schomacker
Location: Capitol 123
Agenda:

Presentation on HR1 from Department of Human Services – discussion of impact on state Medicaid programs

No testimony will be taken on this item. If you'd like to submit written testimony, please email Simon Brown at simon.brown@house.mn.gov by Monday, February 23 at 4:00pm.

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

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Chair: Rep. Joe Schomacker
Location: Capitol 123
Agenda:

I. Call To Order

II. Approval of Meeting Minutes 2.24.26

III. HF3378 (Schomacker) Commissioner of human services required to release unredacted initial Optum reports

IV. Pre-Payment Review Overview

• Department of Human Services
• Optum
*Written testimony will be accepted. There will be no public testimony taken

VI. Adjournment – next hearing – Thursday, February 26th at 8:15am



TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator, Megan Rossbach (megan.rossbach@house.mn.gov) by 12 p.m. (noon) the day prior to the hearing. Required testimony information includes name, organization and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the bill. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.

*Bills may be added or removed at the chair's discretion

Bills:
  • HF3378 (Schomacker) - Commissioner of human services required to release unredacted initial Optum reports.
Attachments:
Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Co-Chair: Rep. Mohamud Noor holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Rep. Joe Schomacker
Location: Capitol 123
Agenda:

HF3423 (Hicks); Requirements for provider enrollment in medical assistance modified.

HF2354 (Norris); Medicaid fraud provisions added and modified, attorney general provided subpoena and enforcement authority, criminal penalties provided, conforming changes made, and money appropriated.

HFXXXX (Noor); Expansion of electronic visit verification
Language posted to the House website. This bill will be introduced on Monday, February 23 and the bill number will be updated.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator, Simon Brown (simon.brown@house.mn.gov) by 12 p.m. (noon) the day prior to the hearing. Required testimony information includes name, organization and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the bill. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.

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

Attachments: