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Joint Health and Human Services Policy and Judiciary Policy and Finance
Wednesday, June 2 2004 - Archive Video

Testimony regarding policies involving sex offenders and nursing facilities.
02:51 - Gavel and introductory remarks.
06:45 - Testimony by staff from the Department of Health.
53:29 - Testimony by staff from the Department of Corrections.
1:32:35 - Testimony by staff from the Attorney General's Office.
1:53:35 - Testimony by Ombudsman for Mental Health & Mental Retardation.
Runs 2 hours, 20 minutes.

Health and Human Services Policy
Friday, March 12 2004 - Archive Video

01:08 - Gavel.
01:08 - HF2970 (Bradley) Health Department nuclear material licensing.
10:25 - HF2581 (Bradley) MA prohibition on asset transfers for certain charitable gifts exception provided.
34:50 - HF2709 (Boudreau) MinnesotaCare limited benefit set optometric services coverage provided.
44:45 - HF2473 (Fuller) Child care payments limited upon reaching specified number of absences.
1:06:28 - HF2885 (Nornes) A bill for an act relating to human services; clarifying medical assistance coverage for public health nursing services.
1:11:40 - HF2637 (Samuelson) Child care, Minnesota Family Investment Program, long-term care, and health care changes.
1:20:15 - HF2246 (Samuelson) Nursing facility survey process modified.
Runs 2 hours, 19 minutes.

Health and Human Services Policy
Wednesday, March 3 2004 - Archive Video

02:09 - Gavel.
02:35 - HF436 (Holberg) Limiting use of family planning grant funds (re-referral to General Register).
09:08 - HF2537 (Boudreau) Adverse health care event reporting system modified and certain reports required.
17:48 - HF352 (Wilkin) Parental consent for certain medical treatments, and parental access to minors' medical records.
Runs 2 hours, 18 minutes.

Health and Human Services Policy
Monday, March 1 2004 - Archive Video

04:14 - Gavel and reconsideration, amending and re-referral of HF2050 (Finstad) Requiring certain foreign medical school graduates to use a credentials verification service.
08:40 - HF2127 (Boudreau) Outpatient surgical center requirements modified, diagnostic imaging facilities licensure required, and Board of Medical Practice procedures modified.
Runs 1 hour, 53 minutes.

Health and Human Services Policy - afternoon meeting
Wednesday, February 25 2004 - Archive Video

03:02 - Gavel.
Continuation of the morning oversight hearing on the impact of regulatory posture on quality of care in Minnesota nursing homes.
Runs 2 hours, 31 minutes.

Health and Human Services Policy - morning meeting
Wednesday, February 25 2004 - Archive Video

03:35 - Gavel.
Oversight hearing on the impact of regulatory posture on quality of care in Minnesota nursing homes.
05:35 - Overview by House Research staff regarding federal and state inspection systems for nursing homes.
26:40 - Review of proposed reforms by Dianne Mandernach, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health.
54:05 - Testimony by various care provider organizations.
Runs 1 hour, 49 minutes.

Health and Human Services Policy
Monday, March 31 2003 - Archive Video

00:00 - HF29 (Bradley) Repeal of MinnesotaCare provider taxes; raise tax rates on cigarettes and tobacco.
28:20 - HF1155 (Dempsey) Goodhue county existing ICF/MR licensing change authorized.
45:17 - Testimony on HF287 (Abeler) Regulating insurance coverage for communication aids or devices.
1:09:20 - Testimony on HF632 (Abeler) Long-term care insurance availability and quality expanded, and legislative task force.
1:20:10 - HF1044 (Brod) Health care professional boards costs and penalties relating to disciplinary proceedings clarified.
1:23:50 - HF865 (Powell) Psychology board independent examination of a practitioner required.
Committee is in recess to the call of the Chair.
Runs 1 hour, 34 minutes.

Health and Human Services Policy
Wednesday, March 19 2003 - Archive Video

Public comments on the Administration's Health and Human Services Finance Bill and Child Care Finance Bill.
Runs 1 hour, 50 minutes.

Health and Human Services Policy
Monday, March 17 2003 - Archive Video

00:30 - HF230 (Abeler) Establish a board of licensed professional counseling.
HF653 (Olsen, S.) Post-adoption services rules modified to require release of non identifying history of birth family.
1:01:10 - HF373 (Nornes) Optometrist drug prescription limitations, prescription of controlled substances; standards provided.
Runs 1 hour, 59 minutes.

Health and Human Services Policy
Tuesday, March 4 2003 - Archive Video

HF668 (Holberg) A bill for an act relating to health; requiring informed consent of a female upon whom an abortion is performed.
Runs 1 hour, 51 minutes.

Health and Human Services Policy
Wednesday, February 12 2003 - Archive Video

HF5 (Bradley) Establishing a prescription drug discount program.
1:21:25 - HFXXX (Boudreau) Board on Aging to establish a prescription drug assistance program.
Runs 1 hour 43 minutes.

Health and Human Services Policy
Monday, February 10 2003 - Archive Video

HF297 (Haas ) Health commissioner barred from adopting certain rules, and repealing certain data collection and research initiative provisions.
Runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.

Health and Human Services Policy
Monday, January 27 2003 - Archive Video

03:30 - Briefing on statutory basis for new immunization rules proposed by the Minnesota Department of Health.
07:10 - Presentation by Minnesota Department of Health on current status of rule promulgation.
49:30 - Testimony by those in favor of the proposed rule.
1:14:40 - Testimony by those concerned about the proposed rule.
Runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.

Health and Human Service Policy
Wednesday, January 22 2003 - Archive Video

Presentation on medical data collection by MN Department of Health.
Runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.

Health and Human Services Policy
Monday, January 13 2003 - Archive Video

01:00 - Gavel.
04:20 - Introduction of members and committee staff.
Consideration of procedures and rules.
15:15 - Overview of Minnesota Department of Health with Acting Commissioner Aggie Leitheiser and Assistant Commissioner David Johnson.
57:35 - Overview of Minnesota Veterans Homes Board with Executive Director Stephen Musser.
Runs 1 hour, 30 minutes.