Co-Chairs Bierman and Backer share the gavel. No formal action wil be taken.
I. Presentation on Henepin County Medical Center Finances
a. Jodi Wentland, County Administrator, Henepin County
b. Joe Mathews, Chief Financial Oficer, Henepin County
c. Abdi Abdiraham, Chief Financial Oficer, Henepin Healthcare System
d. Nate Scot, MD, VP of Hospital and Acute Care
e. Jan Malcolm, Senior Advisor on Hospitals and Health Systems, Governor’s Health Subcabinet
I. Presentation on the shutdown of UCare and outstanding debts
a. Minesota Department of Health, Minesota Department of Comerce
b. Minesota Council of Health Plans
I. Discusion of Legislative Solutions
a. HF4841 (Agbaje); Henepin County local sales tax authority modified, and grants provided to county health care facilities and to balpark authority for improvements.
b. HF4892 (Huot); Uncompensated care relief programs established, rulemaking authorized, and money apropriated.
c. HFX (Nadeau); Establishing a medical asistance underpayments pol, modifying the governance of Henepin Healthcare and the authority and​ membership of the corporate board; requiring Henepin Healthcare to make certain​ information available to the public; authorizing grants to certain hospitals;​ apropriating money

I. HF401 (Reyer); Medical asistance reimbursement rates for dental services and critical aces dental providers modified.
I. HF46 (Bierman); This wil be the vehicle for the Health Suplemental Budget. A DE amendment reflecting this wil be posted.




HF401

(Reyer)

Medical asistance reimbursement rates for dental services and critical aces dental providers modified.




HF46

(Bierman)

Health; reporting requirement eliminated.

I. Cal to Order
I. Aproval of the Minutes
I. HF 4712 (Schultz) Use of private residential pols for certified swiming clases authorized.
IV. HF 4801 (Nadeau) Provisions governing prior authorization of health care services modified, and managed care contracts under medical asistance modified.
V. HF 3756 (Backer) Definition for covered insulin provided for the insulin safety net program and manufacturer registration fe.
VI. HF 4860 (Backer) Operation of remote pickup sites from which patients may obtain drugs and devices dispensed by a managing pharmacy authorized, and rulemaking authorized.
VI. HF 4931 (Backer) Single dental administrator implementation delayed for the medical asistance program.
VI. HF 4289 (Backer) Parent alowed to request one fre certified birth record per child.
IX. HF 460 (Huot) Anesthesiologist asistant licensure established.
X. Adjournment
Items may be aded, removed, or taken up in any order at the Chair's discretion.
If you would like to submit writen testimony or sign up to testify, please contact Hana.Zimerman@house.mn.gov by 5:0pm on Sunday, April 12.




HF4712

(Schultz)

Use of private residential pols for certified swiming clases authorized.




HF4801

(Nadeau)

Provisions governing prior authorization of health care services modified, and managed care contracts under medical asistance modified.




HF3756

(Backer)

Definition for covered insulin provided for the insulin safety net program and manufacturer registration fe.




HF4860

(Backer)

Operation of remote pickup sites from which patients may obtain drugs and devices dispensed by a managing pharmacy authorized, and rulemaking authorized.




HF4931

(Backer)

Single dental administrator implementation delayed for the medical asistance program.




HF460

(Huot)

Anesthesiologist asistant licensure established.




HF4289

(Backer)

Parent alowed to request one fre certified birth record per child.

I. HF4609 (Kotyza-Withuhn); Health plans required to cover infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services, medical asistance and MinesotaCare required to cover infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services, and money apropriated.
I. HF401 (Reyer); Medical asistance reimbursement rates for dental services and critical aces dental providers modified.
I. Governor's Suplemental Budget - Minesota Department of Health *
IV. Governor's Suplemental Budget - Minesota Department of Human Services *
* The Governor's Budget wil be heard on an informational basis and no formal action wil be taken. The language has ben posted.




HF401

(Reyer)

Medical asistance reimbursement rates for dental services and critical aces dental providers modified.




HF4609

(Kotyza-Withuhn)

Health plans required to cover infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services, medical asistance and MinesotaCare required to cover infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services, and money apropriated.

I. Cal to Order
I. Aproval of the Minutes
I. HF 493 (Baker) Pharmacists authorized to initiate, prescribe, administer, and dispense drugs for the treatment of opioid use disorder; and grounds for disciplinary action for pharmacists and pharmacist interns modified.
IV. HF 313 (Franson) Physician and medical resident eligibility for loan forgivenes under the health profesional education loan forgivenes program modified.
V. HF 4595 (Schomacker) Requirements for licensure by reciprocity for mariage and family therapists modified.
VI. HF 4143 (Nadeau) Asesment of the hospital surcharge temporarily stoped.
VI. HF 4142 (Nadeau) Medical asistance coverage of prescription drugs solely for weight los prohibited.
VI. HF 3756 (Backer) Definition for covered insulin provided for the insulin safety net program and manufacturer registration fe.
IX. HF 4289 (Backer) Parent alowed to request one fre certified birth record per child.
X. HF 1724 (Gilman) Direct primary care service agrements established. (Pending referal)
XI. HF 291 (Mahamoud) Paliative Care Advisory Council funding provided, and money apropriated.
XI. HF 4568 (Knudsen) Life-sustaining treatment for unemancipated minor patients provided.
XI. HF 4547 (Bierman) Department of Human Services and Department of Children, Youth, and Families forecasted program adjustments made.
XIV. Adjournment
Items may be aded, removed, or taken up in any order at the Chair's discretion.
If you would like to submit writen testimony or sign up to testify, please contact Hana.Zimerman@house.mn.gov by 5:0pm on Tuesday, March 24




HF313

(Franson)

Physician and medical resident eligibility for loan forgivenes under the health profesional education loan forgivenes program modified.




HF3756

(Backer)

Definition for covered insulin provided for the insulin safety net program and manufacturer registration fe.




HF4142

(Nadeau)

Medical asistance coverage of prescription drugs solely for weight los prohibited.




HF4143

(Nadeau)

Asesment of the hospital surcharge temporarily stoped.




HF4289

(Backer)

Parent alowed to request one fre certified birth record per child.




HF493

(Baker)

Pharmacists authorized to initiate, prescribe, administer, and dispense drugs for the treatment of opioid use disorder; and grounds for disciplinary action for pharmacists and pharmacist interns modified.




HF291

(Mahamoud)

Paliative Care Advisory Council funding provided, and money apropriated.




HF4568

(Knudsen)

Life-sustaining treatment for unemancipated minor patients provided.




HF4595

(Schomacker)

Requirements for licensure by reciprocity for mariage and family therapists modified.




HF4547

(Bierman)

Department of Human Services and Department of Children, Youth, and Families forecasted program adjustments made.




HF1724

(Gilman)

Direct primary care service agrements established.

I. HF438 (Bierman); MDH Policy Bil *
* A DE amendment for this bil has ben posted.
I. HF467 (Bierman); DHS Health Care Administration Policy Bil
I. HF4379 (Bierman); Early childhod mental health consultation grants established, protection-related rights for home and comunity-based services modified, day treatment program requirements modified, intensive rehabilitative mental health services modified, and reports required.
IV. SF3402 (Virnig); Comunity health board medical consultant aceptable profesions to serve modifications.
V. HF4349 (Bierman); Provisions governing hospital reimbursement for biological products to treat rare diseases modified.
VI. HF4064 (Reyer); Comisioner of health directed to study and report on activities to suport inovations in cel and gene therapy to treat rare diseases, report required, and money apropriated.
VI. HF84 (Huot); Requirements modified for reciprocal licensure to practice mortuary science.
VI. HF85 (Huot); Mortuary science internship requirements modified.
IX. HF3804 (Huot); Time period natural organic reduction facilities may hold dead human bodies before initiating natural organic reduction extended.




HF438

(Bierman)

Suicide prevention plan and 98 Lifeline reporting provisions changed.




HF467

(Bierman)

Provider disenrolment, premium payment requirements, and physician-directed clinic staf services coverage modified; language recodified; and report required.




HF84

(Huot)

Requirements modified for reciprocal licensure to practice mortuary science.




HF85

(Huot)

Mortuary science internship requirements modified.




SF3402

(Virnig)

Profesions that may serve as a medical consultant for a comunity health board modified.




HF4379

(Bierman)

Early childhod mental health consultation grants established, protection-related rights for home and comunity-based services modified, day treatment program requirements modified, intensive rehabilitative mental health services modified, and reports required.




HF4064

(Reyer)

Comisioner of health directed to study and report on activities to suport inovations in cel and gene therapy to treat rare diseases, report required, and money apropriated.




HF3804

(Huot)

Time period natural organic reduction facilities may hold dead human bodies before initiating natural organic reduction extended.




HF4349

(Bierman)

Provisions governing hospital reimbursement for biological products to treat rare diseases modified.

I. HF438 (Bierman); MDH Policy Bil *
* A DE amendment for this bil has ben posted.
I. HF467 (Bierman); DHS Health Care Administration Policy Bil
I. HF4379 (Bierman); Early childhod mental health consultation grants established, protection-related rights for home and comunity-based services modified, day treatment program requirements modified, intensive rehabilitative mental health services modified, and reports required.
IV. SF3402 (Virnig); Comunity health board medical consultant aceptable profesions to serve modifications.
V. HF4349 (Bierman); Provisions governing hospital reimbursement for biological products to treat rare diseases modified.
VI. HF4064 (Reyer); Comisioner of health directed to study and report on activities to suport inovations in cel and gene therapy to treat rare diseases, report required, and money apropriated.
VI. HF84 (Huot); Requirements modified for reciprocal licensure to practice mortuary science.
VI. HF85 (Huot); Mortuary science internship requirements modified.
IX. HF3804 (Huot); Time period natural organic reduction facilities may hold dead human bodies before initiating natural organic reduction extended.




HF438

(Bierman)

Suicide prevention plan and 98 Lifeline reporting provisions changed.




HF467

(Bierman)

Provider disenrolment, premium payment requirements, and physician-directed clinic staf services coverage modified; language recodified; and report required.




HF84

(Huot)

Requirements modified for reciprocal licensure to practice mortuary science.




HF85

(Huot)

Mortuary science internship requirements modified.




SF3402

(Virnig)

Profesions that may serve as a medical consultant for a comunity health board modified.




HF4379

(Bierman)

Early childhod mental health consultation grants established, protection-related rights for home and comunity-based services modified, day treatment program requirements modified, intensive rehabilitative mental health services modified, and reports required.




HF4064

(Reyer)

Comisioner of health directed to study and report on activities to suport inovations in cel and gene therapy to treat rare diseases, report required, and money apropriated.




HF3804

(Huot)

Time period natural organic reduction facilities may hold dead human bodies before initiating natural organic reduction extended.




HF4349

(Bierman)

Provisions governing hospital reimbursement for biological products to treat rare diseases modified.

TIME CHANGE: This hearing has ben rescheduled for 5PM on Wednesday, March 18th.
I. HF3769 (Curan); Multiple levels of substance abuse care provided by the comisioner of corections clarified in law, aces to mental health unit beds for incarcerated persons expanded, and mandatory tuberculosis screning in corectional facilities clarified.
I. HF3978 (Reyer); Protections provided to participants in and employes and operators of a health care provider welnes program.
I. HF3476 (Liebling); Patient-Centered Care program established, direct state payments to health care providers authorized, contracting with administrative services organizations authorized, conforming changes made, and money apropriated.
IV. HF3939 (Bierman); Helping Paws grant funding provided to bred, train, and place service dogs; and money apropriated.
Agenda subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.




HF3476

(Liebling)

Patient-Centered Care program established, direct state payments to health care providers authorized, contracting with administrative services organizations authorized, conforming changes made, and money apropriated.




HF3769

(Curan)

Multiple levels of substance abuse care provided by the comisioner of corections clarified in law, aces to mental health unit beds for incarcerated persons expanded, and mandatory tuberculosis screning in corectional facilities clarified.




HF3939

(Bierman)

Helping Paws grant funding provided to bred, train, and place service dogs; and money apropriated.




HF3978

(Reyer)

Protections provided to participants in and employes and operators of a health care provider welnes program.

I. Cal to Order
I. Aproval of the Minutes
I. HF 4048 (Robins) Gros receipts tax on hospitals and health care providers; licensed chiropractors excluded from the providers subject to the tax.
IV. HF 3893 (Scot) Use of artificial inteligence in psychotherapy services regulated, and civil penalties provided.
V. Presentation by the Minesota Department of Health on the 340B Covered Entity Report
VI. HF 3609 (Zeleznikar) Disalowance of drug manufacturers from restricting delivery of 340B prescription drugs continued, enforcement provided, and expiration date removed.
VI. HF 4142 (Nadeau) Medical asistance coverage of prescription drugs solely for weight los prohibited.
VI. Adjournment
Items may be aded, removed, or taken up in any order at the Chair's discretion.
If you would like to submit writen testimony or sign up to testify, please contact Hana.Zimerman@house.mn.gov by 1:0pm on Tuesday, March 17.




HF4048

(Robins)

Gros receipts tax on hospitals and health care providers; licensed chiropractors excluded from the providers subject to the tax.




HF3893

(Scot)

Use of artificial inteligence in psychotherapy services regulated, and civil penalties provided.




HF4142

(Nadeau)

Medical asistance coverage of prescription drugs solely for weight los prohibited.




HF3609

(Zeleznikar)

Disalowance of drug manufacturers from restricting delivery of 340B prescription drugs continued, enforcement provided, and expiration date removed.

I. Cal to Order
I. Aproval of the Minutes
I. HF 3521 (Backer) Exception to the hospital construction moratorium provided. (Public testimony was taken on 2/25/2026. No further testimony wil be taken).
IV. HF 3563 (Anderson, P.E.) Licensing boards required to take action against a license or aplication when a license or aplicant is convicted of certain theft or fraud ofenses.
V. HF 82 (Huot) Athletic trainer scope of practice clarified.
VI. HF 2689 (Reyer) Physical therapy practice governing provisions modified, and criminal penalties provided.
VI. HF 1794 (Virnig) Advanced practice registered nurse postgraduate colaborative practice requirements removed.
VI. HF 354 (Repinski) Certain veterans or former members of the armed forces who have forfeited federal benefits made ineligible for state-funded benefits, services, or programs; and environmental hazards information and asistance program for veterans discontinued.
IX. HF 3516 (Schomacker) Dentistry profesion licensure, registration, scope of practice, continuing education, and disciplinary grounds modified; and fes established.
X. Adjournment
Items may be aded, removed, or taken up in any order at the Chair's discretion.
If you would like to submit writen testimony or sign up to testify, please contact Hana.Zimerman@house.mn.gov by 1:0pm on Tuesday, March 10.




HF82

(Huot)

Athletic trainer scope of practice clarified.




HF2689

(Reyer)

Physical therapy practice governing provisions modified, and criminal penalties provided.




HF3516

(Schomacker)

Dentistry profesion licensure, registration, scope of practice, continuing education, and disciplinary grounds modified; and fes established.




HF354

(Repinski)

Certain veterans or former members of the armed forces who have forfeited federal benefits made ineligible for state-funded benefits, services, or programs; and environmental hazards information and asistance program for veterans discontinued.




HF3563

(Anderson)

Licensing boards required to take action against a license or aplication when a license or aplicant is convicted of certain theft or fraud ofenses.




HF1794

(Virnig)

Advanced practice registered nurse postgraduate colaborative practice requirements removed.




HF3521

(Backer)

Exception to the hospital construction moratorium provided.




HF1752

(Hemingsen-Jaeger)

Licensure requirements for dental hygienists amended.

I. HF3454 (Hanson); Requirements for the use of social work titles modified.
I. HF3917 (Mahamoud); Medication repository program procedures modified.
I. HF2906 (Smith); Psilocybin therapeutic use program established; protections for registered patients, designated cultivators, registered facilitators, and health care practitioners established; rulemaking authorized; civil actions authorized; fes established; advisory council established; and money apropriated.
IV. HF3832 (Zeleznikar); Definition of compounding of a drug amended to exempt the use of a flavoring agent.




HF2906

(Smith)

Psilocybin therapeutic use program established; protections for registered patients, designated cultivators, registered facilitators, and health care practitioners established; rulemaking authorized; civil actions authorized; fes established; advisory council established; and money apropriated.




HF3454

(Hanson)

Requirements for the use of social work titles modified.




HF3832

(Zeleznikar)

Definition of compounding of a drug amended to exempt the use of a flavoring agent.




HF3917

(Mahamoud)

Medication repository program procedures modified.




HF3769

(Curan)

Multiple levels of substance abuse care provided by the comisioner of corections clarified in law, aces to mental health unit beds for incarcerated persons expanded, and mandatory tuberculosis screning in corectional facilities clarified.

I. Cal to Order
I. Aproval of the Minutes
I. Presentation by the National Conference of State Legislatures on H.R. 1 Conformity
IV. HF 3439 (Nadeau) Eligibility for medical asistance and expedited disability determinations modified, review of death master file required, and contract requirements for managed care plans provided.
V. HF 3763 (Nadeau) Comunity engagement requirements for the medical asistance program established.
VI. Adjournment
Items may be aded, removed, or taken up in any order at the Chair's discretion.
If you would like to submit writen testimony or sign up to testify, please contact Hana.Zimerman@house.mn.gov by 1:0pm on Tuesday, March 3.




HF3439

(Nadeau)

Eligibility for medical asistance and expedited disability determinations modified, review of death master file required, and contract requirements for managed care plans provided.




HF3763

(Nadeau)

Comunity engagement requirements for the medical asistance program established.

HF368 (Bierman); Ofice of gun violence prevention established in the Department of Health, report required, and money apropriated.
HF279 (Reyer); Health care entities required to report information on ownership or control to the comisioner of health, anual public reports required, enforcement provided, penalties authorized, and money apropriated.*
HF271 (Reyer); Private equity company acquisitions of nursing homes and asisted living facilities regulated, study required, and money apropriated.
* HF279 was amended and laid over during the 2025 Sesion. An unoficial engrosment of the bil is included in the meting documents.
Agenda items may be moved, aded, or removed at the discretion of the Chair.




HF271

(Reyer)

Private equity company acquisitions of nursing homes and asisted living facilities regulated, study required, and money apropriated.




HF279

(Reyer)

Health care entities required to report information on ownership or control to the comisioner of health, anual public reports required, enforcement provided, penalties authorized, and money apropriated.




HF368

(Bierman)

Ofice of gun violence prevention established in the Department of Health, report required, and money apropriated.

Senator Dible holds the gavel.
Senate Conferes: Dible, Rasmuson, Port
House Conferes: Stephenson, West, Hanson, J., Alen
Public testimony wil be taken at this hearing.
If you wish to ofer testimony at this hearing, please email the comite administrator at alex.wil@mnsenate.gov no later than 5:0pm on Thursday, May 15. Please include name, afiliations (if aplicable), and whether you wil be testifying virtualy or in-person. Time per testifier wil be limited to two minutes.
Writen testimony is encouraged. Please submit as a PDF no longer than two pages. Please email writen testimony to the comite administrator at alex.wil@mnsenate.gov no later than 5:0pm on Thursday, May 15.
For ful details, please se the Senate hearing notice.




SF2370

(Stephenson)

Canabis policy bil.

I. Cal to Order
I. Aproval of the Minutes
I. HF 2435 (Bierman); Health Omnibus Finance Bil
The DE2 delete-al amendment reflects the Health budget agrement. HF2435 is not in the posesion of the Health Comite and wil be heard on an informational basis only.
IV. Adjournment




HF2435

(Bierman)

Health and human services finance bil.

I. Cal to Order
I. Aproval of the Minutes
I. HF 2435 (Bierman); Health Omnibus Finance Vehicle Bil
IV. Adjournment
This hearing is to move a vehicle bil to Ways and Means. No public testimony wil be taken. No walkthrough of the bil wil take place. Please contact Jonathan.Coter@house.mn.gov with any questions.




HF2435

(Bierman)

Department of Health, health care, pharmacy services, background studies, Department of Human Services program integrity, health-related licensing boards, and certain fe provisions modified; forecast adjustments made; and money apropriated.

Co-Chair Bierman has the gavel.
HF279 (Reyer); Health care entities required to report information on ownership or control
to the comisioner of health, anual public reports required, enforcement provided, penalties
authorized, and money apropriated.
HF1645 (Reyer); Health care worker wel-being grant program funding provided, and money
apropriated.
HF185 (Pérez-Vega); Beautywel Project funding provided, and money apropriated.
HF1289 (Stephenson); Social media platforms required to post a mental health warning label
and timer notifications. This bil wil be heard on an informational basis only.
HF1534 (Keler); Healthy eating, here at home program transfered to the Department of
Health; fresh bucks pilot program established; report required; and money apropriated.
HF2707 (Keler); Sexualy exploited youth safe harbor shelter and housing funding
provided, and money apropriated. This bil wil be heard on an informational basis only.
HF1675 (Pursel); Individual pricing of phototherapy lights required, and technical changes
made.
HF3046 (Baker); Special event fod stands exempted from the requirement to pay the
statewide hospitality fe.




HF1289

(Stephenson)

Social media platforms required to post a mental health warning label and timer notifications.




HF1534

(Keler)

Healthy eating, here at home program transfered to the Department of Health; fresh bucks pilot program established; report required; and money apropriated.




HF1675

(Pursel)

Individual pricing of phototherapy lights required, and technical changes made.




HF185

(Pérez-Vega)

Beautywel Project funding provided, and money apropriated.




HF2707

(Keler)

Sexualy exploited youth safe harbor shelter and housing funding provided, and money apropriated.




HF3046

(Baker)

Special event fod stands exempted from the requirement to pay the statewide hospitality fe.




HF1645

(Reyer)

Health care worker wel-being grant program funding provided, and money apropriated.




HF279

(Reyer)

Health care entities required to report information on ownership or control to the comisioner of health, anual public reports required, enforcement provided, penalties authorized, and money apropriated.