THIRTY-FIFTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-FIFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION

HEALTH FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE

MINUTES

Representative Tina Liebling, Chair of the Committee, called the virtual Health Finance and Policy Committee meeting to order at 3:00 P.M. on March 24, 2021 pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting is being broadcast via Zoom and House Public Information Services.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
LIEBLING, Tina, Chair
HUOT, John, Vice Chair
SCHOMACKER, Joe, Minority Lead
AKLAND, Susan
BACKER, Jeff
BAHNER, Kristin
BIERMAN, Robert
BOLDON, Liz
DEMUTH, Lisa
FREIBERG, Mike
GRUENHAGEN, Glenn
KIEL, Debra
MORRISION, Kelly
MUNSON, Jeremy
PRYOR, Laurie
QUAM, Duane
REYER, Liz
SCHULTZ, Jennifer
WOLGAMOTT, Dan

Members excused:

A quorum was present.

Representative Huot moved that the minutes of March 23, 2021 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF2128 (Liebling) Health care, human services, and licensing and background study provisions modified; health and human services budget established; technical and conforming changes made; money transferred; and money appropriated.

Chair Liebling took HF2128 off the table and moved that it be laid over for possible inclusion in Health Finance and Policy Committee bill.

Chair Liebling moved the A2128A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Joshua Bunker, Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) explained the budget items in Article 4.

Doug Berg, House Fiscal Analyst, gave an overview of the licensing board appropriations in Article 4.

Testifying on Article 4 – Health and Health Board Appropriations:
1. Jackie Siewert, Assistant Program Association for Nonsmokers-MN
2. Jodi Gertken, Community Wellness Program Director, CentraCare
3. Elyse Levine Less, Executive Director, Tobacco-Free Alliance MN
4. Pat McKone, Senior Director, Public Policy and Advocacy, American Lung Association
5. LaTrisha Vetaw, Director of Health Policy and Advocacy, NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center
6. Caitlin DeVos, Volunteer, American Cancer Society, Cancer Action Network

Testifying on Article 5 – Health Policy:
1) Sara Messelt, Executive Director, Proof Alliance
2) Mary Krinkie, Vice President, Government Relations, Minnesota Hospital Association

Lisa Thimjon, Legislative Director, MDH, walked through Article 5.

Molly Moilanen, Director of Public Affairs, ClearWay Minnesota, responded to
member questions

Chair Liebling laid over HF2128, as amended, for possible inclusion in the Committee bill.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:57 P.M.


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Representative Tina Liebling, Chair


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Krysta Niedernhöfer, Committee Legislative Assistant