Health Finance & Policy

MN - Representative Tina Liebling (D)

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MN - Representative John Huot (D)

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MN - Representative Joe Schomacker (R)

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Republican Lead

MN - Representative Susan Akland (R)

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MN - Representative Jeff Backer (R)

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MN - Representative Kristin Bahner (D)

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MN - Representative Robert Bierman (D)

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MN - Representative Liz Boldon (D)

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MN - Representative Lisa Demuth (R)

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MN - Representative Mike Freiberg (D)

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MN - Representative Glenn Gruenhagen (R)

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MN - Representative Debra Kiel (R)

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MN - Representative Kelly Morrison (D)

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MN - Representative Jeremy Munson (R)

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MN - Representative Laurie Pryor (D)

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MN - Representative Duane Quam (R)

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MN - Representative Liz Reyer (D)

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MN - Representative Jennifer Schultz (D)

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MN - Representative Dan Wolgamott (D)

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MN - HF34 Emergency medical services task force established, and money appropriated for the task force and for ambulance service personnel training programs.

MN - HF19 Direct injectable drugs reimbursement provisions under medical assistance modified.

MN - HF18 Opioid prescribers required to offer naloxone hydrochloride prescription and provide education on use and overdose prevention.

MN - HF11 MinnesotaCare eligibility expanded and public option established, enrollee premiums modified, affordability definition modified for families, and alternative delivery and payment system implementation plan and recommendations required.

MN - HF8 Commissioner of human services directed to establish prescription drug purchasing program, and program authority and eligibility requirements specified.

MN - HF3 COVID-19; long-term care protection and support, temporary staffing, emergency housing services, isolation spaces, and housing support funding provided; and money appropriated.

MN - HF69 Community health worker care coordination defined, and money appropriated.

MN - HF59 All-payer claims database data submission and use provisions modified, and commissioner of health recommendations required regarding data use by outside entities.

MN - HF58 Manufacturers required to report and maintain prescription drug prices, health plan prescription drug formularies filing required, health carriers prohibited from denying or limiting coverage due to lack of prior authorization, prescription benefit tool requirements established, and prescription drug benefit transparency and disclosure required.

MN - HF57 Medical practices required to make their current standard charges public, and commissioner of health authorized to establish price comparison tool for medical practice items and services.

MN - HF56 Lymphedema compression treatment item coverage required.

MN - HF44 Nurses licensed under the Nurse Licensure Compact allowed to practice nursing during peacetime emergency.

MN - HF82 Pharmacogenomics grant programs established.

MN - HF79 Food packaging chemical use regulated.

MN - HF269 Psychology interjurisdictional compact created, and money appropriated.

MN - HF262 Abortions prohibited when a fetal heartbeat is detected with certain exceptions, and penalties provided.

MN - HF261 COVID-19 vaccine availability provided for school employees.

MN - HF259 Reproductive health rights established.

MN - HF258 Family planning grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF256 Human services commissioner directed to seek federal funding for the development of recuperative health homes.

MN - HF332 Behavior analyst and assistant behavior analyst licensing requirements established, criminal penalties established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF319 Chiropractic practice clarified to include telemedicine services, Board of Chiropractic Examiners authority to discipline a chiropractor not following an executive order clarified, and animal chiropractic sections reorganized.

MN - HF313 Alzheimer's public information program established, and money appropriated.

MN - SF475 Dentist administration of coronavirus vaccinations authorization

MN - HF526 Birth and death record access changed.

MN - HF522 Health care providers authorized to provide patients with health information and services that are medically accurate, evidence-based, and appropriated for the patient, and informed consent requirements repealed before abortions may be performed.

MN - HF521 Medical assistance postpartum coverage extended.

MN - HF520 Prescription contraceptive supply requirements established; health plans required to cover contraceptives, contraceptive services, sterilization, and related medical services, patient education, and counseling; and accommodations established for eligible organizations.

MN - HF480 Continuing education requirements modified, and money appropriated.

MN - HF477 Chiropractic services under medical assistance and MinnesotaCare coverage modified.

MN - HF475 Comprehensive advanced life support educational program funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF448 Prescription drug definition modified for state antikickback provision purposes.

MN - HF447 No-cost diagnostic services and testing following a mammogram required.

MN - HF428 Local public health grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF397 COVID-19 messages, information, and community engagement services provision to diverse communities and populations in Minnesota contract funding provided; and money appropriated.

MN - HF386 Cannabinoid product label required to contain bar code or QR code.

MN - HF375 Minors aged 16 or older authorized to nonresidential mental health service consent.

MN - HF363 Hospital and ambulance service claims disallowed.

MN - HF358 Commissioner of education required to develop sexual health education model program, and report required.

MN - HF343 Salon licensure requirements and continuing education requirements modified.

MN - HF340 Telemonitoring service coverage by medical assistance required.

MN - HF643 Abortions prohibited when a fetal heartbeat is detected with certain exceptions, and penalties provided.

MN - HF633 Individual and small group health plan offerings required to include predeductible, flat co-pay on prescription drug option.

MN - HF626 Rare disease diagnosis and treatment unrestricted services access required.

MN - HF620 Health professional education loan forgiveness program eligibility requirements modified, greater Minnesota general practice dental residency grant program established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF604 COVID-19; face coverings requirements modified, implementation requirements modified, penalties and injunctive relief provided, and face covering requirement expiration provided.

MN - HF598 COVID-19; licenses dentists permitted to administer vaccines.

MN - HF569 Tobacco use prevention and cessation activity funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF568 Emergency medical personnel authorized to provide emergency medical care to police dogs without veterinary medicine license.

MN - HF554 Local government authorized to issue licenses for barbering and cosmetology, and barbers and cosmetologists state licensing repealed.

MN - HF536 Minnesota required to transition from MNsure to federally facilitated marketplace, and money appropriated.

MN - HF789 COVID-19; dentists authorized to administer coronavirus vaccinations.

MN - HF785 Health plan coverage provided for acupuncture services.

MN - HF745 HIV prevention or treatment medications exempted from medical assistance and MinnesotaCare co-payments.

MN - HF675 Cannabis; health commissioner required to apply for federal Schedule I exemption for medical use of cannabis, and marijuana and nonsynthetic THC reclassified from Schedule I to Schedule II controlled substance.

MN - HF660 Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act established, anti-racism training and implicit bias continuing education required, commissioner of health maternal death studies expanded to include maternal morbidity, and money appropriated.

MN - HF907 Medical cannabis program requirements modified, civil remedies authorized, and affirmative defense established.

MN - HF904 Flavored tobacco and tobacco related product sale or offer prohibited, and penalties authorized.

MN - HF894 Medical assistance coverage allowed for drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients used for weight loss.

MN - HF855 HIV preexposure prophylaxis and HIV postexposure prophylaxis dispensing by a pharmacist without a prescription authorized.

MN - HF853 Acupuncture practitioner added to practitioners eligible for health professional education loan forgiveness program, and money appropriated.

MN - HF838 Adult dental service medical assistance coverage expanded to include periodontal disease nonsurgical treatment.

MN - HF834 Hospital moratorium exception provided.

MN - HF827 Board of Sign Language Interpreters and Transliterators created, licensure required, and rulemaking authorized.

MN - HF813 Medical cannabis program modified, and dried raw cannabis combustion by patients aged 21 or older allowed.

MN - HF805 Welfare data destruction required.

MN - HF801 Prescription drug affordability board and prescription drug affordability advisory council established, description drug cost reviews and remedies provided, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF938 Child blood lead level reduction goal established, and commissioner of health annual public report issuance required.

MN - HF931 Welfare data destruction required.

MN - HF1075 Department of Health, health operations, and health-related boards, councils, and ombudsman funding provided; health policy changes made to electronic health records, health care information exchange, radiation, hazard application fees, tests for infants for medical conditions, maternal morbidity and death studies, fetal and infant death studies, and asbestos abatement; and money appropriated.

MN - HF1023 Cannabis; health commissioner required to apply for federal Schedule I exemption for medical use of cannabis, and marijuana and nonsynthetic THC reclassified from Schedule I to Schedule II controlled substance, and provisions to the patient registry program changed.

MN - HF1016 Nurse licensed by a border state exempted from obtaining a Minnesota license when providing aftercare.

MN - HF1003 Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board regulated occupation certification requirements modified, and education program and education program primary instructor requirements modified.

MN - HF1000 For-profit health maintenance organization payment of two percent premium revenue tax clarified, and clarifying changes made.

MN - HF1158 Temperature monitoring required for prescription drugs delivered by common carrier.

MN - HF1139 Human services commissioner required to determine payback amounts from managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans.

MN - HF1136 Uniform prior authorization and credentialing process established for dental services.

MN - HF1133 Health maintenance organizations required to be nonprofit corporations.

MN - HF1131 Rural Health Advisory Committee member added.

MN - HF1124 School health services modified to allow for the use of private clinical nursing services, use of functional behavioral assessment modified, and students allowed to participate in alternative delivery of specialized instructional services programs.

MN - HF1099 State-sponsored health program fund use for abortion funding limited.

MN - HF1087 COVID-19; electronic monitoring requirements modified, long-term care setting infection control requirements modified, hospice and assisted living bill of rights modified, assisted living service termination during peacetime emergency prohibited, SARS-CoV-2 infection control plant in long-term care setting establishment required, Long-Term Care COVID-19 Task Force established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1341 Spoken language health care interpreter registry system established, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1339 Income and asset payments excluded for purposes of determining or redetermining eligibility for economic assistance and health care programs, and report required.

MN - HF1330 A resolution memorializing the President and Congress to hold vaccine manufacturers liable for design defects that result in adverse side effects from vaccines.

MN - HF1325 Pharmacies required to maintain collection boxes for disposal of legend drugs as pharmaceutical waste.

MN - HF1310 Health professional education loan forgiveness program funding provided for loan forgiveness for physicians and midlevel practitioners.

MN - HF1307 Healthy children's meal requirements established at restaurants to be implemented on a phased-in basis, and enforcement provided.

MN - HF1284 Opiate addiction added as qualifying medical condition for medical cannabis registry program participation.

MN - HF1275 Massage therapy and Asian bodywork therapy licensure established, fees established, and criminal penalties provided.

MN - HF1268 Healthy development of babies during pregnancy and postpartum grant for black, indigenous, or people of color families funding provided; and money appropriated.

MN - HF1245 Vaccination consent required, consent coercion and discrimination prohibited, and criminal penalties imposed.

MN - HF1197 Pregnant women and family home visiting program established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1194 Vaccine ingredient disclosure required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1183 Drug manufacturer or wholesale distributor prohibited from charging unconscionable prices for prescription drugs; Board of Pharmacy, commissioner of human services, and health plan companies required to notify attorney general of prescription drug price increases; attorney general authorized to take action against drug manufacturers and wholesalers; civil penalties imposed; and money appropriated.

MN - HF1178 Doula certifying organization list modified, and doula registry governing provisions modified.

MN - HF1173 Hospital or hospital campus closure, operation curtailment, service relocation, or service cessation requirements modified; and right of first refusal established before hospital or hospital campus sale or conveyance.

MN - HF1499 Prescription drug repository program modified.

MN - HF1483 Restricted medical assistance pharmacy providers restricted to in-state pharmacies.

MN - HF1480 Female genital mutilation crime expanded, education and outreach requirements updated, and egregious harm definition expanded.

MN - HF1444 Mobile barber shop regulated, and rulemaking authorized.

MN - HF1438 COVID-19 vaccine medical assistance reimbursement rate increased.

MN - HF1419 Skin lightening creams containing mercury public awareness campaign created, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1413 Medical cannabis program operation modified.

MN - HF1411 Telehealth expanded, and telemedicine changed to telehealth in statutes.

MN - HF1410 Health litigation proceeds required to be deposited in dedicated account, tobacco use prevention and cessation activity funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1399 Medical gas manufacturer and wholesaler licensee fee reduced.

MN - HF1391 Home care provider and Board of Nursing reporting requirements and health-related board complaint procedures modified.

MN - HF1372 Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board regional emergency medical service program grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1358 Terminally ill adult end-of-life option established.

MN - HF1612 Minnesota Health Policy Commission established, temporary license suspension and background checks for health-related professions modified, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1609 Nonstate government-owned teaching hospital with high Medicaid utilization and level 1 trauma centers and affiliated physicians payment arrangement established, inpatient hospital rates modified, health plan revenue exempted from insurance premium taxes and surcharges. and hospital revenue exempted from provider tax.

MN - HF1598 Medical assistance and MinnesotaCare dental payment ratees increased.

MN - HF1583 Contact tracing, digital contact tracing, immunizations, communicable disease testing and information disclosure limits established; data destruction required; mandatory employer digital contact tracing prohibited; and civil penalties provided.

MN - HF1575 Minnesota membership of Interstate compact on curing diseases authorized, and report required.

MN - HF1573 Tobacco product or electronic delivery device use in public school penalties assessed.

MN - HF1531 Trauma-informed gun violence reduction pilot program established, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1522 Board of Nursing certified midwife licensure established, and criminal penalties provided.

MN - HF1774 Health care guaranteed to be available and affordable for every Minnesotan; Minnesota Health Plan, Minnesota Health Board, Minnesota Health Fund, Office of Health Quality and Planning, ombudsman for patient advocacy, and auditor general for the Minnesota Health Plan established; a 1332 waiver requested; rulemaking authorized; and money appropriated.

MN - HF1721 Tobacco product definition amended to include electronic delivery devices, cigarette and tobacco product excise tax increased, special revenue fund tobacco prevention and cessation account established, and money appropriated.