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Joint meeting of the House Health Care and Human Services Finance Division, and the House Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight Committee - part 1
Thursday, July 29 2010 - Archive Video

10:25 - Gavel, and update on steps being taken to address building deficiencies at the forensic nursing home in Saint Peter.
45:10 - Beginning of informational hearing on Health Care Administration, Minnesota Department of Human Services.
47:37 - Health Care Administration priorities and challenges.
55:31 - Overview of Minnesota health care programs.
1:27:02 - Overview of federal relations.
1:37:21 - Overview of Health Care Eligibility and Access.
2:32:27 - Presentation on health care eligibility and enrollment procedures, Hennepin County.
2:55:15 - Overview of Health Services and Medical Management.
The division/committee recessed.
Runs 3 hours, 12 minutes.

Meeting of the House Health Care and Human Services Finance Division, and the House Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight Committee - part 2
Thursday, July 29 2010 - Archive Video

Continued informational hearing on Health Care Administration, Minnesota Department of Human Services.
11:54 - Gavel, and overview of Health Care Operations.
49:35 - Review and discussion of systems/infrastructure challenges and opportunities.
1:26:25 - Overview of Performance Measurement and Quality Improvement.
1:35:20 - Program integrity issues.
2:03:57 - Discussion of non‑inpatient hospital fee‑for‑service rate setting.
2:27:04 - Discussion of inpatient hospital fee‑for‑service rate setting.
3:03:31 - Hearing aid purchasing contracts.
3:12:20 - Select topics and comparison of Minnesota to other states.
Runs 3 hours, 4 minutes.

Joint meeting of the House Health Care and Human Services Finance Division, and the House Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight Committee - part 1
Wednesday, June 30 2010 - Archive Video

Informational hearing on continuing care, Minnesota Department of Human Services:.
08:06 - Gavel.
08:48 - Overview of continuing care goals and priorities.
27:05 - Medicaid eligibility for long‑term care services.
57:50 - Deaf and hard of hearing services.
1:23:33 - Nursing facilities goals and rate factors.
2:27:12 - Aging and adult services grants.
2:54:28 - Elderly waiver overview and use of customized living.
The committee recessed.
Runs 3 hours, 30 minutes.

Joint meeting of the House Health Care and Human Services Finance Division, and the House Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight Committee - part 2
Wednesday, June 30 2010 - Archive Video

Continuation of informational hearing on continuing care, Minnesota Department of Human Services:.
08:45 - Gavel and continued discussion of elderly waiver overview and use of customized living.
21:25 - Alternative care.
28:43 - Other residential facilities.
1:00:22 - Comparison of Minnesota to other states; LTC profile information & advisory regarding state by state comparisons.
1:41:45 - Home care.
1:50:26 - Disability services.
2:32:27 - Other continuing care grants.
2:43:57 - Impact of federal health care reform on long‑term care services; additional information regarding section 1915 options.
Runs 3 hours, 8 minutes.

House Health Care and Human Services Finance Division - afternoon meeting
Tuesday, April 27 2010 - Archive Video

05:50 - Continued public testimony on HF2614 (Huntley) Supplemental health and human services budget.
The division went in to recess.
* Video is not available of the reconvening of this meeting, however, the complete audio archive of this meeting is available on the division's audio archives page.
Runs 2 hours, 21 minutes.

House Health Care and Human Services Finance Division - morning meeting
Tuesday, April 27 2010 - Archive Video

07:40 - Gavel and introductory remarks by the Chair.
08:42 - Public testimony on HF2614 (Huntley) Supplemental health and human services budget.
The division went in to recess.
Runs 2 hours, 14 minutes.

House Health Care and Human Services Finance Division
Monday, April 26 2010 - Archive Video

01:54 - Gavel.
HF2614 (Huntley) Supplemental health and human services budget.
02:30 - Introductory remarks by the Chair.
Nonpartisan walk-through of supplemental health and human services budget bill:.
12:04 - Spreadsheet overview.
34:30 - Language overview.
Runs 1 hour, 27 minutes.

House Health Care and Human Services Finance Division
Thursday, April 15 2010 - Archive Video

01:37 - Gavel.
01:52 - Informational hearing on HF1802 (Eken) Mahnomen County; group residential housing supplemental service rate provided.
21:34 - Informational hearing on HF3631 (Sailer) Clearwater County; daily rate increased for an intermediate care facility, and money appropriated.
34:13 - HF3571 (Koenen) Publicly owned nursing facilities rate increase authorized, and local share required for non-federal medical assistance costs.
51:05 - Discussion of GAMC reform bill and coordinated care organization implementation.
2:41:31 - Discussion of completed fiscal note for HF3713 (Huntley) Medical assistance eligibility expanded to include certain adults without children, and money appropriated.
Runs 3 hours, 7 minutes.

Joint meeting of House Health Care and Human Services Finance Division, Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight Committee, & Commerce and Labor Committee
Tuesday, April 6 2010 - Archive Video

Informational hearing on state conformity in 2010/11 with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Runs 2 hours.

House Health Care and Human Services Finance Division
Wednesday, March 24 2010 - Archive Video

09:16 - Gavel.
09:58 - HF3713 (Huntley) Medical Assistance eligibility expanded to include certain adults without children, and money appropriated.
1:13:43 - HF1320 (Swails) Pharmacists prohibited from substituting epilepsy drugs without prior consent and notification.
1:22:37 - HF3442 (Hosch) License and registration fees increased for home care providers, nursing assistant registration fee created, housing with services establishments and personal care assistants modified, rate reduction provided for customized living services, phase-in for nursing facility rate rebasing changed, and nursing facility rate provisions changed.
1:26:11 - HF2582 (Clark) Asthma coverage demonstration project medical assistance coverage modified.
1:31:23 - HF3056 (Norton) Quality improvement program for physician clinics and hospitals established.
1:47:28 - HF3279 (Huntley) Electronic health record technology provisions amended, administrative penalties provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 57 minutes.

House Health Care and Human Services Finance Division
Tuesday, March 16 2010 - Archive Video

05:23 - Gavel.
05:44 - HF2841 (Hayden) Long term care ombudsman directed to expand the volunteer ombudsman program, and money appropriated.
20:48 - HF3246 (Liebling) Chemical dependency treatment pilot projects created.
52:03 - Discussion of HF1896 (Clark) Alcohol health and judicial impact fund established, and impact fee imposed; and HF2125 (Clark) Chemical dependency aggressive initiative provided, alcoholic beverage tax increased to fund the initiative, obsolete language eliminated, technical corrections made, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 25 minutes.

House Health Care and Human Services Finance Division
Thursday, March 11 2010 - Archive Video

03:43 - Gavel, and consideration of HF2895 (Juhnke) ICF/MR variable payment rates modified.
12:55 - HF802 (Murphy) General Assistance Medical Care reform.
25:02 - Public testimony on HF802.
Runs 1 hour, 22 minutes.

House Health Care and Human Services Finance Division
Thursday, March 4 2010 - Archive Video

05:43 - Gavel, and Department of Human Services testimony on the February 2010 Economic Forecast.
Runs 28 minutes.

House Health Care and Human Services Finance Division
Tuesday, February 23 2010 - Archive Video

06:17 - Gavel.
07:27 - Governor's Supplemental Budget proposals - Department of Human Services.
Runs 1 hour, 25 minutes.

House Health Care and Human Services Finance Division
Wednesday, February 17 2010 - Archive Video

05:08 - Gavel.
06:35 - Governor’s proposal to auto-enroll GAMC population into MinnesotaCare.
49:48 - Governor’s Supplemental Budget proposal.
Runs 1 hour, 22 minutes.

House Health Care and Human Services Finance Division
Tuesday, February 16 2010 - Archive Video

13:26 - Gavel.
14:18 - HF2562 (Thissen) COBRA premium state subsidy eligibility extended, and unexpected funds carry forward authorized for COBRA grants.
21:59 - HF453 (Fritz) MFIP and food stamp provisions modified.
Runs 1 hour, 6 minutes.

House Health Care and Human Services Finance Division
Monday, January 25 2010 - Archive Video

08:13 - Gavel.
08:40 - HF1766 (Hilty) Moose Lake; sex offender treatment program facilities funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
45:25 - HF2436 (Hilty) Moose Lake Water and Light Commission public utility infrastructure expansion funding provided to support MSOP phase II, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
54:10 - Department of Human Services bonding recommendations.
1:20:35 - HFXXXX (Clark) Hennepin County; Relocation and construction of a hyperbaric chamber at Hennepin County Medical Center, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
1:38:08 - HF2568 (Carlson) Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare construction project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
(Note: Committee room audio problems occurred from approximately 1:50:00-2:06:00).
1:59:05 - HFXXXX (Slawik) Capitol Improvements; appropriating money for a grant to City of Maplewood to design, renovate, and equip the former Saint Paul's monastery as a regional service center and learning institute; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Runs 2 hours, 7 minutes.

Joint meeting of the House Health Care and Human Services Finance Division and the House Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight Committee
Monday, December 14 2009 - Archive Video

09:19 - Gavel, and discussion of MinnesotaCare auto-enrollment and transition for current GAMC enrollees.
1:00:10 - SC7048-6 (Erin, Murphy) Modifying the general assistance medical care program.
1:27:23 - RC072 (Dean) Modifying MinnesotaCare coverage for certain single adults and households without children.
1:48:08 - Public testimony on GAMC alternative proposals.
Runs 3 hours, 19 minutes.

House Health Care and Human Services Finance Division
Wednesday, April 1 2009 - Archive Video

01:32 - Gavel, and continued testimony on governor's supplemental budget proposal for General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC).
25:33 - HF120 (Hosch) Health care cooperative arrangement oversight established, rural area health care service access increased, and money appropriated.
1:05:16 - Public testimony on the governor's supplemental budget.
Runs 1 hour, 20 minutes.

House Health Care and Human Services Finance Division
Tuesday, March 31 2009 - Archive Video

02:27 - Gavel.
02:53 - Department of Human Services update on federal stimulus provisions.
31:24 - HF8 (Simon) Minnesota False Claims Act established.
1:30:41 - Testimony on governor's supplemental budget proposal for General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC).
Runs 1 hour, 35 minutes.

House Health Care and Human Services Finance Division
Thursday, March 19 2009 - Archive Video

02:54 - Gavel, and presentation on governor's supplemental budget proposal for health and human services.
Runs 1 hour, 25 minutes.

House Health Care and Human Services Finance Division
Wednesday, February 4 2009 - Archive Video

00:30 - Gavel.
Governor's budget recommendations - Department of Human Services:.
02:18 - Continuation of Continuing Care overview.
1:01:00 - Minnesota Sex Offender Program.
Runs 1 hour, 32 minutes.