MINUTES
MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STATE OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION TWENTY-SECOND MEETING
HEALTH CARE AND HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE DIVISION
Thomas E. Huntley, Chair
Chair Thomas Huntley began the twenty-second meeting of the Health Care and Human Services Finance Division at 1:04 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, 2009, in Room 200 of the State Office Building. A quorum was not present.
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Presentations of the Governor’s supplemental Human Services budget recommendations were made by the following DHS individuals:
Jayne Rankin, Budget Director - Overview
Brian Osberg, Assistant Commissioner
Health care grants:
Minnesota Disability Health Options (MnDHO) budget neutrality
Basic care rateable reduction
GAMC (General Assistance Medical Care) outpatient benefit and uncompensated care pool
Chuck Johnson, Assistant Commissioner, Child and Family Services
Children and economic assistance grants:
Child permanency – Northstar care
MFIP reductions (Minnesota Family Investment Program)
MFIP consolidated fund reduction
Decrease MFIP exit level to 110% FPG (federal poverty guideline)
TANF refinancing (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
Correct base level adjustments
Temporary reduction in community action grants
TANF emergency funds – emergency needs temporary expansion
John Zakelj, Manager, Chemical and Mental Health
Continuing care grants:
Reform payment method for CD (chemical dependency) providers
Delay new mental health services
Michael Tessneer, Chief Executive Officer, State Operated Services (SOS)
Reduction to State Operated Services
Jayne Rankin, Budget Director
Continuing care grants:
Reduce LTC (long term care) provider rates and grants
Agency management:
Merge Health Care Access Fund with general fund
MSOP/SOS pension reform (Chair Huntley pointed out this is not under our purview)
During presentations a quorum was present at 1:58 p.m. and Chair Huntley formally called the meeting to order.
The committee legislative assistant noted the roll:
Members Present:
Huntley, Thomas, Chair
Abeler, Jim, Vice Chair
Anzelc, Tom
Minutes
Health Care & Human Services Finance
March 19, 2009
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(Members Present – Continued):
Brod, Laura
Bunn, Julie
Dean, Matt
Emmer, Tom
Fritz, Patti
Gottwalt, Steve
Hayden, Jeff
Kiffmeyer, Mary
Liebling, Tina
Murphy, Erin
Otremba, Mary Ellen
Peppin, Joyce
Peterson, Sandra
Ruud, Maria
Scalze, Bev
Slawik, Nora
Thao, Cy
Thissen, Paul
Members Excused:
Hosch, Larry
Representative Abeler moved approval of the March 18, 2009, minutes as corrected by the committee legislative assistant. The motion prevailed.
Chair Huntley adjourned the meeting at 2:29 p.m.
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Thomas E. Huntley, Chair
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Jan Horner, Committee Legislative Assistant