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Health Care and Human Services Finance Division

NINTH MEETING

2009-2010 Regular Session - Wednesday, February 11, 2009

MINUTES

MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STATE OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION NINTH MEETING

HEALTH CARE AND HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE DIVISION
Thomas E. Huntley, Chair


Chair Thomas Huntley began the ninth meeting of the Health Care and Human Services Finance Division at 12:38 p.m. on Wednesday, February 11, 2009, in Room 200 of the State Office Building. A quorum was not present.

Loren Colman, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Human Services, gave an overview of change pages in the Governor’s budget recommendations relating but not limited to:

Continuing care grants
Limit disabilities waiver growth
Limit customized living service rates

At 1:08 p.m. a quorum was present and the Chair formally called the ninth meeting to order. The clerk noted the roll:

Members Present:

Huntley, Thomas, Chair
Abeler, Jim, Vice Chair
Anzelc, Tom
Brod, Laura
Bunn, Julie
Dean, Matt
Emmer, Tom
Fritz, Patti
Gottwalt, Steve
Hayden, Jeff
Hosch, Larry
Kiffmeyer, Mary
Liebling, Tina
Murphy, Erin
Otremba, Mary Ellen
Peppin, Joyce
Peterson, Sandra
Ruud, Maria
Scalze, Bev
Slawik, Nora
Thao, Cy
Thissen, Paul

Assistant Commission Colman’s continued his overview:

Eliminate nursing facility rebasing
Reduce LTC provider rates and grants
Eliminate or delay three continuing care grants
Change MA single-bed payment policy
Simplify planned closure rate adjustment
Nursing facility (NF) intergovernmental transfers

Brian Osberg, Assistant Commissioner, Health Care, DHS, explained change items in the governor’s budget relating to:
Eliminate health care eligibility for adults without children
Eliminate additional two months coverage
Maintain current MinnesotaCare premiums
Increase MA-EDP premiums
MnCare rolling month and grace month
Eliminate additional renewal notice mailings

Representative Hosch announced the first meeting of the Mental Health Caucus and the Chair adjourned the meeting at 2:34 p.m.

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Thomas E. Huntley, Chair

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Jan Horner, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..

Governor's budget recommendations - Department of Human Services