Meetings are listed by date with the most recent meeting at the top. If there is a television recording of the meeting links to that format will be available below.
Joint hearing of the Commerce Finance & Policy and Health Finance & Policy Committees.
Testimony from stakeholders on proposed Fairview/Sanford merger (groups may be added; no public testimony)
Fairview Health Services
Sanford Health
Office of the Attorney General
University of Minnesota
Minnesota Nurses Association
HFXXXX (Bierman); prohibiting health care entities from entering into certain transactions except with the review and approval of the commissioner of health
Informational hearing, no action will be taken
Items may be added, removed, or taken up in any order at the Chair’s discretion
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HF 366 (Agbaje): Reproductive health care; health records release limited, certain acts by health-related licensing boards prohibited etc.
Committee will hear testimony relating only to those parts of the bill under our jurisdiction: Sections 1-4, Health Records and Health Licensing Boards.
Other bills may be added.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY: If you would like to submit written testimony or sign up to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator at [email protected].gov. Testifiers must contact the Committee Administrator by 5pm the day prior to the hearing in order to sign up to testify in person. In person testimony may be limited as time allows, and written testimony is encouraged.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
Bills Added:
HF366
(Agbaje) - Reproductive health care; health records release limited, health-related licensing board acts prohibited, background study disqualification prohibited, judgement enforcement prevented, subpoena enforcement restricted, lawsuit cause of action created, and extradition of persons charged in another state prohibited.
HF16 (Hollins): Children or vulnerable adult conversion therapy prohibited, conversion therapy medical assistance coverage and misrepresentation of services or products prohibited.
AMENDMENTS: Deadline for amendments is 5:00PM, Monday, January 23, 2023.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY: If you would like to submit written testimony or sign up to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator at [email protected].gov. Testifiers must contact the Committee Administrator by 5pm the day prior to the hearing in order to sign up to testify in person. In person testimony may be limited as time allows, and written testimony is encouraged.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
Bills Added:
HF16
(Hollins) - Conversion therapy prohibited for children and vulnerable adults, medical assistance coverage prohibited, and misrepresentation of conversion therapy services or products prohibited.
HF289 (Olson): Grant program modified to support pregnant people in carrying their pregnancies to term and new parents caring for babies after birth.
HF279 (Her): Dentistry mailing list service fee added, and corrections made to dentistry licensing requirements.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY: If you would like to submit written testimony or sign up to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator at [email protected].gov. Testifiers must contact the Committee Administrator by 5pm the day prior to the hearing in order to sign up to testify in person. In person testimony may be limited as time allows, and written testimony is encouraged.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
Bills Added:
HF289
(Olson) - Grant program modified to support pregnant people in carrying their pregnancies to term and new parents caring for babies after birth.
HF279
(Her) - Dentistry mailing list service fee added, and corrections made to dentistry licensing requirements.
HF52 (Richardson): Pregnant patient right established to have a designated support person present while receiving health care.
Testifier(s):
Akhmiri Sekhr-Ra, Cultural Wellness Center
HF210 (Bahner): Separate medical assistance reimbursement provided for long-acting reversible contraceptives.
Testifier(s):
Dr. Siri Fiebiger, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
Dr. Alex Vosooney, MN Academy of Family Physicians
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
Bills Added:
HF52
(Richardson) - Pregnant patient right established to have a designated support person present while receiving health care.
HF210
(Bahner) - Separate medical assistance reimbursement provided for long-acting reversible contraceptives.