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Long-Term Care Division

TENTH MEETING

2019-2020 Regular Session - Monday, February 24, 2020

STATE OF MINNESOTA TENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIRST SESSION

SUBCOMMITTEE ON LONG TERM CARE

MINUTES

Representative Jennifer Schultz, Chair of the Committee, called the meeting to order at 12:46pm on Monday, February 24th, 2020 in Room of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

SCHULTZ, Jennifer (Chair)
LIPPERT, Todd (Vice-Chair)
GRUENHAGEN, Glenn (GOP Lead)
CANTRELL, Hunter
KIEL, Debra
KLEVORN, Ginny
MASIN, Sandra
MUNSON, Jeremy


A quorum was present.

Representative Cantrell moved that the minutes from February 17th, 2020 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.


HF3445 (Morrison) Psychiatric residential treatment facility services determination and documentation requirement to involve state medical review agent eliminated, per diem rate per youth psychiatric residential treatment services provider establishment required, and facilities or licensed professionals permitted to submit billing for arranged services.

Chair Schultz moved to re-refer HF3345 to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy without recommendation. THE MOTION PREVAILED.


. Interim Update from Office of the Ombudsman for Long-Term Care
• Cheryl Hennen, State Ombudsman for Long-Term Care

Presentation of Alzheimer's Disease Working Group Legislative Report
• Darrell Foss, Chair, Alzheimer's Disease Working Group
• Cheryl Hennen, State Ombudsman for Long-Term Care
• Edward Ratner, MD, Associate Director of Education and Evaluation, Minneapolis Veterans Administration Medical Center
• Heidi Haley-Franklin, MSW, LICSW, Alzheimer’s Association of Minnesota-North Dakota
• Beth McMullen, Alzheimer’s Association of Minnesota/North Dakota
• Dan Chrysler, Citizen Advocate
Jean Lee, APAHC

HF3074 (Lippert) – Self-directed caregiver grant provision changed

Representative Lippert moved that HF3074 be recommended for placement on the General Register.

Representative Lippert moved to adopt the A20-0640 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Testifiers:
• Josh Ney, Manager of State Affairs, Alzheimer's Association of Minnesota/North Dakota

Representative Lippert renewed his motion that HF3074, as amended, be recommended for placement on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF3077 (Lippert) – Caregiver support program and service provisions modified, essential community support modified, and money appropriated.

Representative Lippert moved that HF3077 be recommended for re-referral to the Health and Human Services Finance Division.

Representative Lippert moved to adopt the A20-0639 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Lippert renewed his motion that HF3077, as amended, be recommended for re-referral to the Health and Human Services Finance Division. THE MOTION PREVAILED.


Testifiers:
• Josh Ney, Manager of State Affairs, Alzheimer's Association of Minnesota/North Dakota
• Randee Held Giblin, Caregiver
• Mark Hughes, citizen advocate





The meeting was adjourned at 2:05pm.





Representative Jennifer Schultz, Chair




Lyndsey Hanson,
Committee Legislative Assistant


More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF3074 (Lippert) - Self-directed caregiver grant provision changed.
  • HF3077 (Lippert) - Caregiver support program and service provisions modified, essential community support modified, and money appropriated.
  • HF3445 (Morrison) - Psychiatric residential treatment facility service determination and documentation requirement to involve state medical review agent eliminated, per diem rate per youth psychiatric residential treatment services provider establishment required, and facilities or licensed professionals permitted to submit billing for arranged services.
House TV Video:
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00:31 - HF3445 (Morrison) Psychiatric residential treatment facility services determination and documentation requirement to involve state medical review agent eliminated, per diem rate per youth psychiatric residential treatment services provider establishment required, and facilities or licensed professionals permitted to submit billing for arranged services.
01:09 - Presentation from the Office of the Ombudsman for Long-Term Care.
19:44 - Presentation of Alzheimer's Disease Working Group Legislative Report.
1:00:00 - HF3074 (Lippert) Self-directed caregiver grant provision changed.
1:07:52 - HF3077 (Lippert) Caregiver support program and service provisions modified, essential community support modified, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 19 minutes.


NOTE: For the purpose of making a corrective referral, the following bill will be moved to the Health and Human Services Policy Committee without recommendation:

HF3445 (Morrison) Psychiatric residential treatment facility services determination and documentation requirement to involve state medical review agent eliminated, per diem rate per youth psychiatric residential treatment services provider establishment required, and facilities or licensed professionals permitted to submit billing for arranged services.

Presentation from the Office of the Ombudsman for Long-Term Care

Presentation of Alzheimer's Disease Working Group Legislative Report

HF3074 (Lippert) Self-directed caregiver grant provision changed

HF3077 (Lippert) Caregiver support program and service provisions modified, essential community support modified, and money appropriated.