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Human Services Finance

THIRTY-FIRST MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Thursday, March 7, 2024

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



HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair of the Committee on Human Services Finance, called the meeting to order at 1:04 PM on March 7th, 2024, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Present:
NOOR, Mohamud (Chair)
BAHNER, Kristin (Vice Chair)
NEU BRINDLEY, Anne (Republican Lead)
BAKER, Dave
CLARDY, Mary Frances
FISCHER, Peter
FRANSON, Mary
GILLMAN, Dawn
HICKS, Kim
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie
QUAM, Duane
VIRNIG, Bianca
ZELEZNIKAR, Natalie

Excused:
KEELER, Heather

A quorum was present.

Rep. Fischer moved that the minutes of March 5th, 2024, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Presentation from National Conference of State Legislatures on 1115 Waivers.

Testifiers:
• Kathryn Costanza, Health Program Lead at NCSL
• Johnny Valdez, Policy Analyst at NCSL
• John Connolly, Assistant Commissioner at Department of Human Services

HF3642 (Noor)- Short-term medical assistance enrollment assistance established, and medical assistance coverage for prerelease care transition services to incarcerated individuals established.

Chair Noor moved HF3642 before the committee.

Chair Noor presented HF3642 to the committee.

Chair Noor moved HF3642 to be laid over.

Testifiers:
• Dr. Tyler Winkelman, Co-Director, Health, Homelessness, and Criminal Justice Lab, HHRI
• Jordan Hansen, Recovery Policy Institute
• Travis Gransee, Deputy Administrator for Olmsted County
• John Connolly, Assistant Commissioner for Department of Human Services

Chair Noor renewed his motion that HF3642 be laid over. The bill is laid over.

HF3639(Noor)- Commissioner of human services required to apply for federal waiver to provide nutrition supports as a covered service under medical assistance.

Vice Chair Bahner moved HF3639 before the committee.

Chair Noor moved HF3639 to be laid over.
Testifiers:
• Sarah Peterson, Second Harvest Heartland
• Megan Peterlinz, Community Affairs Manager at Children’s Minnesota
• Sophie Wallerstedt, Public Health Affairs for Second Harvest Heartland

Vice Chair Bahner renewed the motion that HF3639 be laid over. The bill is laid over.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:26 PM.




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Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair


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Fardusa Ahmed, Committee Legislative Assistant







More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF3642 (Noor) - Short-term medical assistance enrollment assistance established, and medical assistance coverage for prerelease care transition services to incarcerated individuals established.
  • HF3639 (Noor) - Commissioner of human services required to apply for federal waiver to provide nutrition supports as a covered service under medical assistance.
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00:47 - Presentation on 1115 Waivers.
38:11 - HF3642 (Noor) Short-term Medical Assistance enrollment assistance established, and Medical Assistance coverage for prerelease care transition services to incarcerated individuals established.
1:07:56 - HF3639 (Noor) Commissioner of Human Services required to apply for federal waiver to provide nutrition supports as a covered service under Medical Assistance.
Runs 1 hour, 21 minutes.

I. Presentation on 1115 Waivers from Kathryn Costanza

II. HF3642 (Noor) - Short-term medical assistance enrollment assistance established, and medical assistance coverage for prerelease care transition services to incarcerated individuals established.

III. HF3639 (Noor) - Commissioner of human services required to apply for federal waiver to provide nutrition supports as a covered service under medical assistance.

**Agenda items may be added or removed.

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DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Human Services Finance webpage.

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