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House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Friday, April 19 2024 - Archive Video

00:59 - HF4571 (Liebling) Health supplemental budget bill.
- Mark-up and vote.
Runs 1 hour, 49 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, April 18 2024 - Archive Video

00:45 - HF4738 (Huot) Office of Emergency Medical Services established to replace Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board, duties specified and transferred, advisory council established, alternative EMS response model pilot program established, and conforming changes made.
14:30 - HF4571 (Liebling) Health supplemental budget bill.
- Walkthrough and testimony.
Runs 1 hour, 38 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Friday, April 12 2024 - Archive Video

00:56 - HF4779 (Hicks) Medical Assistance coverage of residential crisis stabilization for children established, and report required.
24:14 - HF4713 (Curran) Commissioner of Labor and Industry required to adopt rules related to acceptable blood lead levels for workers.
36:59 - HF3902 (Bahner) Medical Assistance dispensing fee increased.
1:08:36 - HF3495 (Fischer) Mental and behavioral health care provisions modified including service standards, adult and child mental health services grants, substance use disorder services, supportive housing, and provider certification and reimbursement; reports required; and money appropriated.
Runs 2 hours, 24 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, April 9 2024 - Archive Video

01:03 - HF4757 (Stephenson) Cannabis regulations modified.
32:08 - HF5317 (Liebling) Governor’s health and human services budget bill.
58:11 - HF4251 (Her) Office of Cannabis Management prohibited from approving cannabis flower, cannabis products, and hemp-derived consumer products.
1:08:55 - HF4001 (Fischer) Hospital construction moratorium exception provided.
1:12:17 - HF5020 (Liebling) Supplemental payments to eligible hospitals for graduate medical education costs established.
Runs 1 hour, 25 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, April 4 2024 - Archive Video

01:08 - HF4853 (Bierman) Health maintenance organization transaction oversight provided, and nonprofit health coverage entity conversion transaction requirements established, transaction conversion prohibited, enforcement authorized, and data classified.
08:35 - HF2607 (Finke) Health plans clarified to require coverage of gender-affirming care.
1:03:56 - HF4053 (Stephenson) Health plan coverage of abortion and related services required, Medical Assistance required, and conforming changes made.
1:41:37 - HF4870 (Bierman) Nonprofit hospitals required to make certain information available to public and report certain information to Commissioner of Health.
The committee recessed.
Runs 1 hour, 57 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 26 2024 - Archive Video

01:51 - HF3339 (Koegel) Orthotic and prosthetic device coverage required, and rulemaking authorized.
23:57 - HF3889 (Hicks) Amino acid-based elemental formula health insurance coverage required.
43:12 - HF4557 (Klevorn) Health plans required to cover scalp hair prostheses.
55:13 - HF3330 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) Health carriers required to provide coverage for rapid whole genome sequencing.
Runs 1 hour, 27 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 21 2024 - Archive Video

00:15 - HF4247 (Liebling) Health scope & licensing policy bill.
19:17 - HF4600 (Huot) Ambulance staffing requirements and emergency medical responder registration modified, authority to reinstate ambulance service personnel certifications extended, requirements for approval and reapproval of education programs modified, and appropriation modified.
30:01 - HF4849 (Backer) Basic life support ambulance staffing variances provided under emergency circumstances.
41:39 - HF4853 (Bierman) Health maintenance organization transactions oversight provided, and nonprofit conversion transactions regulations and prohibitions established.
Runs 1 hour, 24 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 20 2024 - Archive Video

00:27 - HF4412 (Greenman) Veterans home provisions modified.
02:10 - HF4247 (Liebling) Health scope & licensing policy bill.
42:59 - HF4993 (Liebling) Human services forecast adjustments made, and money appropriated.
49:22 - HF4391 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) Department of Human Services disability services and substance use disorder services policy bill.
1:03:58 - HF4393 (Fischer) Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General policy bill; and provisions relating to human services licensing, background studies, provider notifications, substance use disorder medications, and electronic signatures modified.
Runs 1 hour, 28 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 19 2024 - Archive Video

02:27 - HF4556 (Howard) Workgroup on Expediting Rental Assistance recommendations for improving application approval times for family homelessness prevention and assistance program, emergency assistance program, and emergency general assistance implemented; and reports required.
29:38 - HF4106 (Noor) Timelines for Medical Assistance eligibility determinations for hospital patients modified, supplemental payments for disability waiver services provided, and additional permissible circumstances for the appointment of an emergency guardian provided.
38:26 - HF3992 (Lislegard) Onetime aid program established for licensed ambulance services, reports required, and money appropriated.
1:05:01 - HF4366 (Edelson) Civil commitment priority admission requirements modified, prisoner in a correctional facility specified to not be responsible for co-payments for mental health medications, county co-payment expense reimbursement allowed, and money appropriated.
1:36:33 - HF4187 (Bierman) Alternate hospital inpatient payment rate specified.
1:40:40 - HF4396 (Liebling) Health plan companies required to include essential community providers in all health plans, and contract payment rates modified.
1:44:56 - HF4571 (Liebling) Commissioner of Health appropriation corrected.
Runs 1 hour, 47 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 14 2024 - Archive Video

00:57 - HF4605 (Bierman) Medication repository program requirements modified.
12:10 - HF1814 (Reyer) Commissioner of Human Services required to establish dental home pilot project, project criteria specified, report required, and money appropriated.
49:52 - HF4758 (Reyer) Medical record fee charging existing prohibition clarified.
52:38 - HF4801 (Liebling) MNsure reporting requirements changed.
1:00:00 - HF4802 (Liebling) Provisions for public review process in rulemaking, case mix review, and Minnesota One Health Antimicrobial Stewardship Collaborative changed; definition modified; procurement contractor waiver created; independent informal dispute resolution process aligned; and licensure requirements for certain professions modified.
Runs 1 hour, 14 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 13 2024 - Archive Video

00:24 - HF3626 (Vang) Social worker provisional licensure modified and recodified.
21:21 - HF3741 (Edelson) Licensing requirements for behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts established, criminal penalties provided, and money appropriated.
41:47 - HF2466 (Curran) Pharmacists authorized to prescribe, dispense, and administer drugs to prevent acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus; pharmacists authorized to order, conduct, and interpret laboratory tests necessary for therapy that uses drugs to prevent acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus.
55:19 - HF3612 (Reyer) Specialty dentistry licensure practice limitation modified.
57:22 - HF4247 (Liebling) Marriage and family therapy guest licensure established, and fees established.
1:06:59 - HF1197 (Bahner) Licensed pharmacist authority expanded to initiate, order, and administer vaccines and medical and laboratory tests; and medical assistance coverage required.
Runs 1 hour, 21 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 12 2024 - Archive Video

01:05 - HF2421 (Wolgamott) Thrombectomy-capable stroke centers designated.
10:25 - HF2669 (Huot) Conversion of human remains to basic elements using natural organic reduction permitted, licensure requirements for natural organic reduction facilities established, and licensure fees established.
29:13 - HF4738 (Huot) Office of Emergency Medical Services established to replace Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board, duties specified and transferred, advisory council established, and conforming changes made.
1:40:57 - HF4755 (Liebling) Health; 340B covered entity reporting requirements modified.
1:52:32 - HF4397 (Liebling) Use of asset verification system authorization clarified; state tax credits, rebates, and refunds excluded from income; electronic notice to commissioner for probate matters permitted; health care administration statutory corrections made; and reports repealed.
Runs 1 hour, 56 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 7 2024 - Archive Video

00:43 - HF3533 (Fischer) Commissioner of Human Services required to develop county-administered rural Medical Assistance model, report required, and money appropriated.
37:49 - HF4096 (Acomb) Groundwater thermal exchange device permit changes made.
1:03:33 - HF4098 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) Opiate product manufacturer reporting requirements amended, and opiate product registration fee determination process amended.
1:21:15 - HF4099 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) Relocation and change of ownership fees established for persons registered with or licensed by the Board of Pharmacy.
1:22:29 - HF3529 (Reyer) Health maintenance organizations required to be nonprofit corporations organized under chapter 317A.
Runs 1 hour, 39 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 5 2024 - Archive Video

01:53 - HF4484 (Howard) Long-term safety net insulin program sunset repealed.
21:29 - HF3700 (Smith) Notice and public hearings for hospital closures, curtailment of operations, relocation of services, and cessation in offering services governing requirements modified; penalties provided; and right of first refusal before the sale of hospital or hospital campus established.
1:00:17 - HF2177 (Cha) Sale or offer for sale of flavored tobacco, nicotine, or lobelia products prohibited; and penalties authorized.
Runs 1 hour, 47 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 29 2024 - Archive Video

04:06 - HF4200 (Feist) Continued publication of annual adverse health event report required, retaliation against patient care staff prohibited, and enforcement provided.
49:42 - HF4210 (Reyer) Hospital behavioral health crisis intervention team requirements established, behavioral health crisis intervention grant program for hospitals established, provisions preventing violence against health care workers modified, public disclosure of emergency department wait times required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 31 minutes.
01:24:21 - HF3700 (Smith) Notice and public hearings for hospital closures, curtailment of operations, relocation of services, and cessation in offering services governing requirements modified; penalties provided; and right of first refusal before the sale of hospital or hospital campus established.
Runs 1 hour, 31 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 22 2024 - Archive Video

07:39 - HF2509 (Huot) Transfer care specialists authorized to remove dead human bodies from place of death, registration of transfer care specialists by commissioner of health provided, and mortuary science fee added.
21:57 - HF1228 (Huot) Veterinary technicians, practice of veterinary technology, and unlicensed veterinary employees regulated.
38:48 - HF1817 (Huot) Veterinary medicine licensing amended for University of Minnesota employees.
55:29 - HF2111 (Huot) Licensure by credentials requirements modified for dental assistants.
1:05:18 - HF2743 (Agbaje) Licensure for clinical art therapists established, and fees and civil penalties imposed.
01:13 - HF3387 (Her) Licensed traditional midwife authority clarified to obtain, possess, and administer drugs, supplies, and devices.
1:19:48 - HF3494 (Bahner) Additional collaboration requirements for physician assistants removed to provide ongoing psychiatric treatment for children with emotional disturbance and adults with serious mental illness.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 20 2024 - Archive Video

03:37 - Milliman Public Option Report presentation.
Runs 1 hour, 28 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 15 2024 - Archive Video

03:10 - HF3578 (Bahner) Prior authorization and coverage of health care services requirements modified, ground for disciplinary action against physicians modified, reports to the commissioner of commerce and the legislature required, data classified, and rulemaking authorized.
1:10:31 - HF3443 (Liebling) Release of patient health records requirements modified.
Runs 1 hour, 18 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, January 25 2024 - Archive Video

HF1930 (Freiberg) End-of-life option established for terminally ill adults.
00:29 - Introductory remarks by the Chair.
02:55 - Presentation of HF1930 and the delete-all amendment, and sponsor's testifiers.
26:22 - Public testimony.
48:14 - Pause in hearing.
55:21 - Resumption of hearing and public testimony.
3:28:28 - Consideration of amendments.
3:59:40 - Discussion of the bill as amended.
Runs 4 hours, 45 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee - Part 1
Friday, December 1 2023 - Archive Video

Informational Overview of Medicaid Managed Care in Minnesota.
Introductory comments by the Chair.
07:51 - Overview of Medicaid Managed Care.
58:11 - County-Based Purchasing/Integrated Health Partnership.
1:47:28 - Minnesota Managed Care Market Overview.
The committee recessed.
Runs 2 hours, 44 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee - Part 2
Friday, December 1 2023 - Archive Video

Continued Informational Overview of Medicaid Managed Care in Minnesota.
01:23 - Overview: Minnesota Medicaid Prescription Drug Purchasing.
1:39:44 - Innovation in Medicaid Delivery Systems in Other States.
Runs 2 hours, 40 minutes.


Conference Committee on SF2995
Monday, May 22 2023 - Archive Video

SF2995 (Liebling/Wiklund) Health and human services finance bill.
Introductory remarks.
02:02 - Overview of articles.
Runs 1 hour, 4 minutes.


Conference Committee on SF2995
Friday, May 19 2023 - Archive Video

SF2995 (Liebling/Wiklund) Health and human services finance bill.
02:05 -- Walk-through of the spreadsheet.
Runs 1 hour, 19 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, April 24 2023 - Archive Video

01:43 - HF402 (Bierman) Health care entity transaction requirements established, expiration date changed on moratorium conversion transactions, health system required to return charitable assets received from the state to the General Fund, study required on regulation of transactions, report required, and money appropriated.
Runs 54 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, April 4 2023 - Archive Video

01:08 - HF2323 (Pinto) Children's cabinet modified; Department of Children, Youth, and Families established; responsibilities of Department of Education, Department of Human Services, and Department of Public Safety transferred to Department of Children, Youth, and Families; reports required; rulemaking authorized; and money appropriated.
52:40 - HF402 (Bierman) Health care entity transaction requirements established, expiration date changed on moratorium conversion transactions, health system required to return charitable assets received from the state to the general fund, study required on regulation of transactions, report required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 23 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 30 2023 - Archive Video

00:15 - HF2930 (Liebling) Health and Human Services finance bill (as amended by the DE amendment).
-- Mark-up of HF2930.
-- Vote on HF2930.
Runs 1 hour, 42 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 29 2023 - Archive Video

00:35 - HF2930 (Liebling) Health and Human Services finance bill (as amended by the DE amendment).
-- Public testimony.
Runs 2 hours, 3 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 28 2023 - Archive Video

00:26 - HF2930 (Liebling) Health and Human Services finance bill (as amended by the DE amendment).
03:14 -- Walk-through of HF2930.
Runs 1 hour, 44 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Friday, March 24 2023 - Archive Video

01:15 - HF2267 (Keeler) Medical Assistance payment rate modified for dually certified organization serving American Indians and Alaska Natives, Indian Health Board grant provided, and money appropriated.
20:41 - HF1436 (Vang) Programs to address health and human services workforce shortage expanded and established, reports required, and money appropriated.
42:41 - HF2505 (Lee, K.) Victims of labor trafficking and labor exploitation services funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:04:17 - HF1852 (Clardy) Alzheimer's public information program established, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 27 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 23 2023 - Archive Video

01:05 - HF2712 (Fischer) Procedure for sanctions modified, background studies conducted by Department of Human Services modified, definitions modified, applications and application process modified, license fees modified, commissioner of health access to recipient medical records modified, notice requirements for monetary recovery and sanctions modified, administrative reconsideration process modified, licensing data modified, cases in which email addresses are made public modified, and prone restraints in licensed or certified facilities prohibited.
06:29 - HF2900 (Liebling) Department of Human Services budget bill.
The committee recessed.
Runs 1 hour, 17 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee – part 1
Tuesday, March 21 2023 - Archive Video

00:23 - HF346 (Reyer) Mental health service rate increase bridge established.
13:50 - HF402 (Bierman) Health care entity transaction notice, review, and approval required; health system required to return charitable assets received from the state to the General Fund.
1:25:13 - HF1771 (Bierman) Medical Assistance and insurance coverage of psychiatric collaborative care model provided.
1:40:25 - HF1279 (Edelson) State required to pay medical examination costs for criminal sexual conduct victim, and money appropriated.
The committee recessed.
Runs 1 hour, 51 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee – part 2
Tuesday, March 21 2023 - Archive Video

01:04 - HF2930 (Liebling) Department of Health finance bill.
Runs 1 hour, 15 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 16 2023 - Archive Video

00:27 - HF1843 (Reyer) Analysis conducted of benefits and costs of universal health care system to assist legislature in comparing it to current public and private health care financing system, report required, and money appropriated.
45:14 - HF96 (Long) Transitional cost-sharing reduction, premium subsidy, small employer public option, and transitional health care credit established; MinnesotaCare eligibility expanded; premium scale modified; and alternative delivery and payment system recommendations required.
1:29:47 - HF2705 (Pérez-Vega) Identification requirements for insulin safety net program modified.
1:45:34 - HF2924 (Her) Hospital payment rates modified.
1:52:16 - HF1884 (Smith) Psychedelic medicine task force established, and report required.
Runs 1 hour, 58 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 15 2023 - Archive Video

00:55 - HF2736 (Becker-Finn) Requirements for licensure and license renewal of ambulance services modified, permits from municipalities required to provide service in primary service area, rulemaking to modify primary service areas required, and establishment of performance standards required.
1:02:24 - HF621 (Huot) Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board funding: grants to regional EMS programs.
1:10:32 - HF449 (Huot) Medical resource communication center grant established, and money appropriated.
1:29:49 - HF141 (Huot) Ambulance services; Maximum amount reimbursed modified to ambulance services for volunteer education costs.
1:38:05 - HF196 (Huot) Fuel adjustment provided for nonemergency medical transportation and ambulance service reimbursement.
1:44:26 - HF643 (Huot) Ambulance provider assessment program established, supplemental medical assistance payments provided for ambulance services, and ambulance services exempted from MinnesotaCare provider tax.
Runs 2 hours, 1 minute.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 14 2023 - Archive Video

01:03 - HF1700 (Feist) Hospital nurse staffing committee and hospital nurse workload committee requirements established, hospital core staffing plan requirements modified, commissioner of health required to grade and publicly disclose hospital compliance with core staffing plans, requirements related to hospital preparedness and incident response action plans to acts of violence modified, eligibility for nursing facility employee scholarships modified, hospital nursing education loan forgiveness program established, eligibility for health professional education loan forgiveness program modified, commissioner of health required to study hospital staffing, grant program established to improve mental health of health care workers, report required, and money appropriated.
1:24:05 - HF1883 (Smith) Medical Assistance hospice service coverage expanded to include room and board.
1:25:51 - HF2077 (Bierman) Medical Assistance required to cover seizure detection devices.
1:31:18 - HF2081 (Acomb) Medical Assistance required to cover recuperative care services.
1:42:17 - HF2749 (Wolgamott) Commissioner of Health required to award grants to health care entities for staff training on self-defense and de-escalation, infrastructure improvements, and IT system improvements; and money appropriated.
1:51:05 - HF1574 (Bierman) Medical Assistance coverage of tobacco and nicotine cessation treatment modified and expanded.
1:54:38 - HF2090 (Reyer) Summer health care intern program funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 2 hours, 1 minute.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 9 2023 - Archive Video

00:32 - HF2422 (Her) Tobacco use prevention account established, and money appropriated.
10:48 - HF2041 (Gomez) Service providers authorized to possess, distribute, and dispose of syringes; and possession of hypodermic syringes authorized.
28:10 - HF1487 (Reyer) Revenue recapture provisions modified, claims from hospitals and ambulance services disallowed.
58:07 - HF2599 (Reyer) Requirements for hospitals to screen patients for eligibility for health coverage or assistance established, affidavit of expert review required before debt collection activities, and hospital charges limited for uninsured treatments and services for patients.
1:20:03 - HF1940 (Bierman) Palliative Care Advisory Council member terms clarified, Palliative Care Advisory Council sunset eliminated, report required, and money appropriated.
1:28:06 - HF2160 (Bahner) Commissioner of Health fetal alcohol spectrum disorders prevention grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:45:20 - HF2236 (Hassan) Public awareness campaign on health dangers of using skin-lightening products containing mercury and hydroquinone created.
Runs 1 hour, 58 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 8 2023 - Archive Video

00:57 - HF645 (Lee) Disposition of money recovered from litigation or settlement of environmental permit violations provided.
10:12 - HF742 (Norris) Firefighting foam use prohibited, exemptions allowed, reports required, and money appropriated.
19:18 - HF1486 (Frederick) Supervised practice of alcohol and drug counseling by former students allowed for limited time, HIV training requirements modified in substance use disorder treatment programs, withdrawal management license requirements modified, and substance use disorder treatment client record documentation requirements modified.
35:00 - HF2494 (Coulter) Licensure requirements modified for practice of medicine and acupuncture, and professional corporation rules repealed.
41:50 - HF1175 (Youakim) Modifying Medical Assistance coverage for special education school social work services.
1:19:43 - HF1677 (Kraft) Insurance; network adequacy provided, and report required.
Runs 1 hour, 38 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 7 2023 - Archive Video

00:44 - HF2286 (Noor) Commissioner of Human Services procedures established related to transition from public health emergency, continuous Medical Assistance eligibility provided for children, state-funded cost-sharing reduction program established, and money appropriated.
30:31 - HF2621 (Schomacker) Health care capital expenditure notification and reporting changed.
35:59 - HF17 (Stephenson) Generic or off-patent drugs; excessive price increases prohibited, Attorney General authorized to take action against price increases, sale withdrawal prohibited, prescription drug affordability board and advisory council established, prescription drug cost reviews and remedies provided, and money appropriated.
1:28:11 - HF2275 (Reyer) Definition added for medical assistance room and board rate, eligible grant fund uses modified, cultural and ethnic minority infrastructure grant program created, mental health grant programs created, transition from homelessness program created, housing supports program created for adults with serious mental illness, definition of supportive housing modified, and application requirements modified.
1:31:05 - HF2050 (Liebling) Department of Health policy provisions modification (as amended).
1:40:33 - HF1790 (Liebling): Health insurance; preexisting condition limitations prohibited in Medicare supplement insurance policies, and Medicare supplement benefits governing provisions modified and added.
Runs 1 hour, 58 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 2 2023 - Archive Video

01:05 - HF348 (Howard) Cost-sharing limited for prescription drugs and related medical supplies to treat chronic disease.
33:20 - HF544 (Freiberg) Pharmacy benefit manager and health carrier requirements established related to clinician-administered drugs.
1:15:21 - HF1752 (Liebling) Commissioner of Human Services directed to establish a prescription drug purchasing program, program authority and eligibility requirements specified, and report required.
1:45:50 - HF1665 (Bierman) Minnesota's schedules of controlled substances modified.
1:50:45 - HF1711 (Elkins) Pharmacy benefit managers and health carriers required to use prescription drug rebates and other compensation to benefit covered persons, and report required.
Runs 2 hours.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 1 2023 - Archive Video

03:02 - HF1465 (Koegel) Administration of opiate antagonists for drug overdose provision changed.
15:40 - HF1329 (Carroll) Cancer reporting provisions changed.
42:24 - HF1356 (Jordan) Definitions for regulation of safe drinking water added.
43:53 - HF1447 (Jordan) Renovation and lead hazard reduction provisions modified.
47:44 - HF1491 (Quam) Rural health advisory committee membership expanded.
1:01:22 - HF1679 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) Hospital physical environment provisions modified.
1:06:26 - HF2038 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) Federal compliance for over-the-counter hearing aid provisions changed.
1:14:27 - HF2050 (Liebling) Vital record provisions changed for stillbirths.
1:21:17 - HF2052 (Liebling) Home care survey aligned with assisted living licensure survey.
1:26:41 - HF2231 (Perryman) Nursing home change of ownership updated.
1:13:36 - HF2232 (Perryman) Nursing home moratorium process changed.
Runs 1 hour, 44 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 28 2023 - Archive Video

01:34 - HF91 (Liebling) Abortion regulating statutes repealed, sex offenses repealed, statutes governing the sale of articles and information and prohibiting advertisements repealed, limitation removed on performance of abortions at birth centers, language stricken regarding medical assistance coverage of abortion, limitation removed on MinnesotaCare coverage of abortion, and conforming changes made.
11:12 - HF898 (Bierman) Medical Assistance coverage expanded for adult dental services.
34:35 - HF1296 (Reyer) Critical access dental infrastructure program established, and money appropriated.
1:12:52 - HF1541 (Reyer) Rebasing of dental payment rates under Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare required.
1:19:57 - HF1814 (Reyer) Commissioner of Human Services required to establish dental home pilot project, project criteria specified, report required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 33 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 21 2023 - Archive Video

00:39 - HF1030 (Liebling) Enrollee cost-sharing eliminated under medical assistance and MinnesotaCare; and individual, small group, and State Employee Group Insurance Program plans prohibited from including cost-sharing.
27:10 - HF100 (Stephenson) Cannabis finance and policy bill.
Runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 16 2023 - Archive Video

02:04 - HF693 (Fischer) Commissioner of Human Services required to contract for administration of Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare programs, report required, and money appropriated.
1:03:22 - HF474 (Huot) Commissioner of Health required to study issues related to development of statewide registry for provider orders for life-sustaining treatment, and report required.
1:17:34 - HF732 (Her) Income definitions modified for housing support.
Runs 1 hour, 27 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 14 2023 - Archive Video

01:25 - HF1159 (Fischer) Formulary Committee membership modified, procedure modified for making changes to preferred drug list, and related changes made.
26:11 - HF1032 (Bierman) Board of Pharmacy required to provide central repository under contract to administer medication repository program with any legislative funding provided for the purpose, donation of over-the-counter medications conforming changes made, and money appropriated.
59:57 - HF1665 (Bierman) Minnesota's schedules of controlled substances modified.
Runs 1 hour, 15 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 9 2023 - Archive Video

00:45 - HF816 (Hicks) Medical Assistance enrollees allowed to opt out of managed care enrollment.
46:38 - HF239 (Reyer) Hospice respite and end-of-life care medical assistance benefit established for individuals under the age of 22.
58:43 - HF384 (Reyer) Unrestricted access to services required for diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of rare diseases.
1:19:21 - HF390 (Acomb) No-cost diagnostic services and testing required following mammogram.
Runs 1 hour, 33 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 7 2023 - Archive Video

01:30 - HF51 (Richardson) Emmet Louis Till Victims Recovery Program established, and money appropriated.
35:01 - HF1059 (Richardson) Grants supporting healthy development of babies during pregnancy and postpartum for families with members who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color funding provided, and money appropriated.
52:14 - HF639 (Bahner) Community solutions for healthy child development grant program established, and money appropriated.
1:10:33 - HF712 (Reyer) Family planning grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 26 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 2 2023 - Archive Video

00:44 - Lead overview from the Department of Health.
27:22 - HF92 (Jordan) Elevated blood lead concentration level lowered from ten micrograms of lead to 3.5 micrograms.
46:10 - HF24 (Jordan) Authority modified to ensure safe drinking water, drinking water revolving fund provisions modified, grant program established to replace lead drinking water service lines, grant program established for mapping lead service lines, report required, and money appropriated.
1:12:29 - HF347 (Howard) Lead testing and remediation requirements in schools modified, report required, and money appropriated.
1:24:54 - HFXXXX (Jordan) Adding definitions for regulation of safe drinking water & HFXXXX (Jordan) Modifying renovation and lead hazard reduction provisions.
Runs 1 hour, 29 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, January 31 2023 - Archive Video

01:19 - HF293 (Elkins) Medical and dental practices required to make available to the public their current standard charges, and commissioner of health authorized to establish a price comparison tool for items and services offered by medical and dental practices.
36:13 - HF294 (Elkins) Manufacturers required to report and maintain prescription drug prices, filing of health plan prescription drug formularies required, health care coverage provisions modified, prescription benefit tool requirements established, and prescription drug benefit transparency and disclosure required.
1:07:59 - HF926 (Elkins) Payments made to health care providers disclosure required, all-payer claims data provision changed, and transparency of health care payments report required.
Runs 1 hour, 21 minutes.


Joint hearing of the House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee and the House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, January 30 2023 - Archive Video

00:19 - Testimony from stakeholders on proposed Fairview/Sanford merger.
- Fairview Health Services.
- Sanford Health.
- Office of the Attorney General.
- University of Minnesota.
- Minnesota Nurses Association.
1:37:38 - HFXXXX (Bierman) Prohibiting health care entities from entering into certain transactions except with the review and approval of the commissioner of health.
Runs 1 hour, 48 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, January 26 2023 - Archive Video

00:46 - HF366 (Agbaje) Reproductive health care; health records release limited, certain acts by health-related licensing boards prohibited, certain judgement enforcement prevented, subpoena enforcement restricted, lawsuit cause of action created for penalties and court costs, and extradition of persons charged in another state prohibited for acts committed or services received in Minnesota.
Runs 56 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, January 24 2023 - Archive Video

00:51 - HF16 (Hollins) Children or vulnerable adult conversion therapy prohibited, conversion therapy medical assistance coverage and misrepresentation of services or products prohibited.
Runs 1 hour, 29 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, January 19 2023 - Archive Video

01:00 - HF289 (Olson, L.) Grant program modified to support pregnant people in carrying their pregnancies to term and new parents caring for babies after birth.
1:05:12 - HF279 (Her) Dentistry mailing list service fee added, and corrections made to dentistry licensing requirements.
Runs 1 hour, 18 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, January 17 2023 - Archive Video

01:12 - HF52 (Richardson) Pregnant patient right established to have a designated support person present while receiving health care.
29:19 - HF210 (Bahner) Separate medical assistance reimbursement provided for long-acting reversible contraceptives.
Runs 45 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, January 12 2023 - Archive Video

00:52 - HF91 (Liebling) Abortion regulating statutes repealed, sex offenses repealed, statutes governing the sale of articles and information and prohibiting advertisements repealed, limitation removed on performance of abortions at birth centers, language stricken regarding medical assistance coverage of abortion, limitation removed on MinnesotaCare coverage of abortion, and conforming changes made.
Runs 1 hour, 32 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, January 10 2023 - Archive Video

01:24 - Department of Health overview.
48:14 - Department of Human Services overview.
Runs 1 hour, 31 minutes.


House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, January 5 2023 - Archive Video

01:10 - Introductions.
08:47 - HF1 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Fundamental right to reproductive health established.
Runs 1 hour, 38 minutes.