Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy

S.F.0146: (AUTHORS: BENSON, Draheim, Utke, Howe and Koran; Companion to HF No. 55.)

A bill for an act relating to health care; modifying the evaluation process for mandated health benefit proposals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 62J.03, subdivision 4; 62J.26, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0146 02/01/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen in Room Livestream YouTube     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy

S.F.0193: (AUTHORS: BENSON, Draheim, Wiklund, Koran and Rosen; Companion to HF No. 269.)

A bill for an act relating to health occupations; creating a psychology interjurisdictional compact; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0193 01/25/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen in Room Livestream YouTube     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy

S.F.0346: (AUTHORS: DIBBLE; Companion to HF No. 1904.)

A bill for an act relating to health care; modifying drug formulary and prior authorization provisions for certain drugs; modifying preferred drug list requirements; requiring report to reorganize Formulary Committee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.0625, subdivisions 13d, 13f, 13g.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0346 03/17/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen - Livestream YouTube

S.F.0475: (AUTHORS: DRAHEIM, Rosen, Duckworth, Benson and Wiklund; Companion to HF No. 789.)

A bill for an act relating to health; authorizing dentists to administer coronavirus vaccinations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 150A.055.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0475 02/03/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen in Room Livestream YouTube     Recommended to pass

S.F.0694: (AUTHORS: DAHMS, Benson, Dornink, Rosen and Abeler; Companion to HF No. 1153.)

A bill for an act relating to state government; extending the operation of the Minnesota premium security plan; amending Laws 2017, chapter 13, article 1, section 15, as amended.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0694 02/17/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen in Room Livestream YouTube     Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy

S.F.0735: (AUTHORS: WIKLUND, Marty, Franzen and Kunesh; Companion to HF No. 521.)

A bill for an act relating to human services; extending medical assistance postpartum coverage; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 256B.055, subdivision 6; 256B.056, subdivision 10; 256B.06, subdivision 4.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0735 03/08/2021   Meeting scheduled for 01:00 PM or 15 Minutes After Session in Room Livestream YouTube     Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.0753: (AUTHORS: ABELER, Klein, Draheim and Marty; Companion to HF No. 669.)

A bill for an act relating to health insurance; establishing requirements for timely provider credentialing by health plan companies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0753 02/17/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen in Room Livestream YouTube     Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy

S.F.0803: (AUTHORS: KORAN, Bigham, Wiklund and Tomassoni; Companion to HF No. 813.)

A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the medical cannabis program; allowing combustion of dried raw cannabis by patients age 21 or older; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 152.22, subdivision 6; 152.29, subdivision 3.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0803 03/01/2021   Meeting scheduled for 01:00 PM or 15 Minutes After Session in Room Livestream YouTube     Discussion only

S.F.0831: (AUTHORS: BENSON, Draheim, Kiffmeyer, Dahms and Coleman; Companion to HF No. 2004.)

A bill for an act relating to health; authorizing incentives for manufacturers that choose to import certain drugs pursuant to "Pathway 2" of the safe importation action plan; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0831 03/10/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen - Livestream YouTube     Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy

S.F.0875: (AUTHORS: INGEBRIGTSEN, Eichorn, Goggin and Draheim; Companion to HF No. 1080.)

A bill for an act relating to human rights; requiring nondiscrimination in access to transplants; prescribing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62A; 363A.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0875 03/15/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen in Room Livestream YouTube     No Committee Action Recorded

S.F.0917: (AUTHORS: DRAHEIM, Utke, Tomassoni, Klein and Wiklund; Companion to HF No. 1279.)

A bill for an act relating to health care; modifying pharmacy benefit manager business practices; establishing pharmacy benefit manager general reimbursement practices; modifying maximum allowable cost pricing requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 62W.02, by adding subdivisions; 62W.04; 62W.08; 62W.09, subdivision 1; 62W.13; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62W.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0917 03/10/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen - Livestream YouTube     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy

S.F.0952: (AUTHORS: MATHEWS; Companion to HF No. 568.)

A bill for an act relating to veterinary medicine; specifying that certified emergency medical personnel may provide emergency medical care to police dogs without a license to practice veterinary medicine; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 156.12, subdivision 2.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0952 03/15/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen in Room Livestream YouTube     No Committee Action Recorded

S.F.0953: (AUTHORS: BENSON, Pappas, Wiklund, Draheim and Klein; Companion to HF No. 834.)

A bill for an act relating to health; providing an exception to the hospital moratorium; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.551, subdivision 1.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0953 02/24/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen in Room Livestream YouTube     Recommended to pass

S.F.0990: (AUTHORS: NELSON; Companion to HF No. 1516.)

A bill for an act relating to health; allowing pharmacy and provider choice related to the prescribing and dispensing of biological products; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 151.01, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62W.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0990 03/10/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen - Livestream YouTube     As amended, be laid over

S.F.0999: (AUTHORS: BENSON, Koran, Draheim and Nelson; Companion to HF No. 1483.)

A bill for an act relating to health care; restricting medical assistance pharmacy providers to in-state pharmacies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision; 256B.69, subdivision 6d.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0999 03/10/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen - Livestream YouTube     As amended, be laid over

S.F.1055: (AUTHORS: EATON; Companion to HF No. 1284.)

A bill for an act relating to health; adding opiate addiction as a qualifying medical condition for participation in the medical cannabis registry program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 152.22, subdivision 14.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1055 03/01/2021   Meeting scheduled for 01:00 PM or 15 Minutes After Session in Room Livestream YouTube     Discussion only

S.F.1156: (AUTHORS: BENSON, Rosen, Abeler and Nelson; Companion to HF No. 1438.)

A bill for an act relating to health care; increasing medical assistance reimbursement rate for administration of COVID-19 vaccine.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1156 02/24/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen in Room Livestream YouTube     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy

S.F.1160: (AUTHORS: ROSEN, Benson, Clausen, Nelson and Klein; Companion to HF No. 1412.)

A bill for an act relating to health care; modifying coverage for health care services and consultation provided through telehealth; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 147.033; 151.37, subdivision 2; 245G.01, subdivisions 13, 26; 245G.06, subdivision 1; 254A.19, subdivision 5; 254B.05, subdivision 5; 256B.0596; 256B.0622, subdivision 7a; 256B.0625, subdivisions 3b, 13h, 20, 20b, 46, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0924, subdivisions 4a, 6; 256B.094, subdivision 6; 256B.0943, subdivision 1; 256B.0947, subdivision 6; 256B.0949, subdivision 13; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 62A.67; 62A.671; 62A.672.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1160 02/22/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen in Room Livestream YouTube     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy 03/17/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen - Livestream YouTube

S.F.1179: (AUTHORS: KORAN, Abeler and Bigham; Companion to HF No. 1413.)

A bill for an act relating to health; modifying operation of the medical cannabis program; allowing combustion of dried raw cannabis by patients age 21 or older; adding opiate addiction as a qualifying medical condition for participation in the medical cannabis registry program; modifying the process for adding or modifying a delivery method or qualifying medical condition; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 152.22, subdivisions 6, 14, by adding a subdivision; 152.27, subdivision 2; 152.29, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding subdivisions; 152.31.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1179 03/01/2021   Meeting scheduled for 01:00 PM or 15 Minutes After Session in Room Livestream YouTube     Amended and recommended to pass

S.F.1182: (AUTHORS: BENSON; Companion to HF No. 1026.)

A bill for an act relating to child welfare; modifying requirements for reporting prenatal substance use; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 260E.31, subdivision 1.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1182 02/24/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen in Room Livestream YouTube     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy

S.F.1227: (AUTHORS: KORAN, Nelson and Draheim; Companion to HF No. 1399.)

A bill for an act relating to health care; reducing the license fee for manufacturers and wholesalers of medical gases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 151.065, subdivisions 1, 3, 7.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1227 03/03/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen - Livestream YouTube     Laid on the table 03/15/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen in Room Livestream YouTube     No Committee Action Recorded

S.F.1257: (AUTHORS: BENSON, Utke, Wiklund and Hoffman; Companion to HF No. 1512.)

A bill for an act relating to human services; exempting certain licensed individuals from background studies under chapter 245C; permitting additional authorized fingerprint collection vendors; requiring an authorized on-site fingerprint collection vendor; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 144.057, subdivision 1; 245C.02, subdivision 4a; 245C.03, subdivision 1; 245C.05, subdivisions 2c, 5; 245C.08, subdivision 1; 245C.32, subdivisions 1a, 1b.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1257 03/17/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen - Livestream YouTube

S.F.1324: (AUTHORS: NELSON; Companion to HF No. 1822.)

A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing certain temporary modifications to human services programs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as permanent changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 256B.0625, subdivisions 20, 20b; 256B.0911, subdivisions 1a, 3a, 3f, 4d; 256B.0924, subdivisions 4a, 6; 256B.094, subdivision 6; 256B.49, subdivision 14; 256I.05, subdivision 1c; 256J.08, subdivision 21; 256J.09, subdivision 3; 256J.45, subdivision 1; 256J.95, subdivision 5; 256S.05, subdivision 2.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1324 03/17/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen - Livestream YouTube

S.F.1360: (AUTHORS: COLEMAN, Wiklund, Benson and Wiger; Companion to HF No. 1197.)

A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a home visiting program for pregnant women and families; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1360 03/08/2021   Meeting scheduled for 01:00 PM or 15 Minutes After Session in Room Livestream YouTube     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.1372: (AUTHORS: BENSON, Klein, Wiklund and Kunesh; Companion to HF No. 1609.)

A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing directed payment arrangements for nonstate government-owned teaching hospitals with high Medicaid utilization and level 1 trauma centers and their affiliated physicians; modifying inpatient hospital rates for certain hospitals; exempting certain health plan revenue from the insurance premium taxes and surcharges; exempting certain hospital revenue from the provider tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 256.9657, subdivision 3; 256.969, by adding a subdivision; 256B.196, subdivision 2; 256B.6928, subdivision 5; 295.53, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1372 03/15/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen in Room Livestream YouTube     No Committee Action Recorded

S.F.1496: (AUTHORS: DRAHEIM; Companion to HF No. 1398.)

A bill for an act relating to health insurance; requiring disclosure of whether funds from a patient assistance program are applied to a health plan deductible; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1496 03/10/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen - Livestream YouTube     Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy

S.F.1535: (AUTHORS: DUCKWORTH, Benson, Draheim, Klein and Johnson stewart; Companion to HF No. 526.)

A bill for an act relating to health; changing access to birth and death records; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.225, subdivision 7.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1535 03/08/2021   Meeting scheduled for 01:00 PM or 15 Minutes After Session in Room Livestream YouTube     Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy

S.F.1636: (AUTHORS: BENSON and Coleman; Companion to HF No. 2180.)

A bill for an act relating to health; requiring licensure of abortion facilities; requiring a licensing fee; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1636 03/15/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen in Room Livestream YouTube     No Committee Action Recorded

S.F.1698: (AUTHORS: HOUSLEY and Coleman)

A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the commissioner to make information on human herpesvirus cytomegalovirus available to certain individuals; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1698 03/17/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen - Livestream YouTube

S.F.1821: (AUTHORS: UTKE; Companion to HF No. 2115.)

A bill for an act relating to human services; clarifying qualification criteria for provider staff to provide treatment coordination services; authorizing pretreatment coordination services for individuals seeking substance use disorder treatment; requiring establishment of a reimbursement rate for pretreatment coordination services; authorizing pretreatment coordination services as a covered service; directing the commissioner of human services to develop a tool to screen individuals for pretreatment coordination services, to develop a method to evaluate the impact of recent substance use disorder legislation, and to create and distribute educational materials regarding recent substance use disorder legislation and implementation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 245G.02, subdivision 2; 245G.04, by adding a subdivision; 245G.06, subdivision 3; 245G.11, subdivision 7; 254B.05, subdivisions 1, 5; 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1821 03/17/2021   Meeting scheduled for thirteen - Livestream YouTube