Bill Tracking, April 2004
HF1768 (Bradley) Referred to Health and Human Services Policy
No Senate Companion
Counties required to process medical assistance applications within established timelines. Comment: This bill would require counties to process MA applications within 60 days for people with a disability and within 45 days for people age 65 and older; allows some exceptions but does not consider staffing shortages a reason to delay processing the application.
HF1742 (Knoblach) 02-02-2004 Taxes
SF1773 (Reiter) 02/05/2004 Taxes
Income tax provisions conformity to federal tax changes for health savings accounts
HF2102 (Vandeveer) 02/12/2004 Health and Human Services Policy
SF1757 (Bachmann) 02/05/2004 Referred to Health and Family Security
Adult foster care and family adult day care licensure conditions modifications. Comments: An adult day care provider may admit up to seven individuals for day care services and one individual for respite care services, if a second caregiver is present whenever six or more clients are being served.
HF1882 (Rukavina) Health and Human Services Policy
SF1857 (Berglin) Finance
Prescription drug program applicant referral requirement eliminated; eliminates the requirement that prescription drug program applicants and enrollees be referred to the prescription drug assistance program.
HF2172 (Otremba) Health and Human Services Finance
SF1699 (Lourey) Finance (see SF1991,Art.1, Sec 2-6 &15-18(a)
Modifying certain MA estate recovery provisions (claims against estates); removing liens against life estates and joint tenant interests in real property; eliminating recoveries for alternative care costs; appropriating money to the commissioner of human services for the modifications.
SF2012 (Berglin) Finance See SF1699, Art. 1
HF No House Companion as of 02-23-2004
Modifying certain MA estate recovery (claims against estates) provisions, eliminating the requirement to recover alternative care costs; repealing alternative care liens.
HF2035 (Sertich) Second Reading
SF1946 (Stumpf) 02/12/2004Referred to Jobs, Energy and Community Development; Second Reading.
Providing certain alternatives to qualify as supported employment for vocational rehabilitation regulation purposes. This bill expands the definition of supported employment to include a job 1) for which the person is paid wages at or above minimum wage; (2) at a business where individuals without disabilities are also employed; and (3) the person has the opportunity for social interaction with individuals without disabilities who are not paid caregivers.
HF2142 (Abler) Education Finance
SF2140 (Rest) Finance B Unofficial: Possible inclusion in Omnibus bill.
Restoring the program growth factors for special education and special education excess cost aids; increasing a certain prior appropriation to the commissioner of education for payment of the aids. Comment: This bill restores the cut in growth factor for special education that was made in 2003.
HF2063 (Hilty) Health and Human Services Policy
SF1670 (Lourey) Finance
Relating to human services; reinstating the children with special health care needs program, providing for purchase by the commissioner of health of health care coverage for eligible children.
SF1303 (Lourey) Unofficial Actions: discussed and laid over in Health & Human Service Finance for bonding consideration. See SF1532 Art.12, Sec.2, Subd.8
HF1308 (Hornstein) No action in 2004
This is the Remembering with Dignity bill, provides for grave markers at former state hospitals.
HF2287 (Abler) Education Policy
SF2202 (Ranum) Rules and Administration
Relating to education; providing for the use of seclusion under aversive and deprivation procedures, modifying the definition of emergency and defining seclusion for aversive and deprivation procedures use purposes; requiring the commissioner of education to amend certain rules governing the use of the procedures, requiring the commissioner to require school districts to report the use of emergency procedures, to register rooms used for seclusion and to establish oversight committees to review the efficacy of behavior support plans including the use of the procedures; requiring the rules to also restrict the use of seclusion.
SF0831 (Chaudhary) Education
HF0329 (Tingelstad) Education Policy
Bullying and intimidation policy required of school boards, and existing harassment and violence policies required to be consistent.
HF1744 (Westrom) Transportation Finance
SF2597 (Wiger) Finance
Metro Mobility taxi fare subsidy expenditure required. Comments: This bill directs the Met Council to expend 10% of its money authorized for Metro Mobility in fiscal year 2005 for users to use taxis as an alternative.
The bill will be amended to use taxi ticket program money and would be a 9 month pilot project.
HF1006 (Boudreau) Bill was passed as amended 83-47
SF0986 (Wiger) Now HF1006 in Senate. Second Reading
Help America Vote Act of 2002 conformity provided, complaint process created, penalty imposed.
HF1681 (Bradley) Second Reading B This is now the House Omnibus Health and Human Services Bill. Many additional provisions are now in the House Bill. Passed 83-46
SF1915 (Fischbach) Health and Family Security
Health care malpractice, administrative, and health plan competition reform provided. Comment: This bill aims to reduce healthcare mandates, creates plan that allows for small employers to opt out of mandated benefit laws and the Minnesota Human Rights Act, mandates a medical savings account option for state employees, permits for profit HMOs, limits malpractice claims, limits state health care programs expansion, requires a study of cost shifting to private sector payers, permits >file and use= health plan forms, not requiring prior approval before selling a health plan.
HF1882 (Rukavina) Health and Human Services Policy
SF1857 (Berglin) Finance
Eliminates the requirement for county social service agencies to refer prescription drug program applicants or enrollees to the prescription drug assistance program for certain drugs limited benefit set for adults without children on MinnesotaCare and it repeals the MA co-payments.
HF0097 (Strachan) Now SF0058 in the House. Passed 113-15. Conference Committee requested (Senate bill effective in 2004, House in 2007)
SF0058 (Foley) 02/12/2004 Third reading Passed 48-18
DWI; alcohol concentration level reduced to .08 for impairment offenses involving a motor vehicle, criminal vehicular homicide, operating recreational vehicles, hunting, and operating military vehicles. Comment: The Brain Injury Association, due to the number of alcohol-related accidents causing injuries, supports this bill.
HF1703 (Lipman) Ways and Means
SF1666 (Sparks) SF1666 Finances
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HF2280 (Huntley) Health and Human Services Finance
SF1760 (Berglin) Health, Human Service & Corrections Finance
Health care cost containment provisions; electronic medical record system; health professionals loan forgiveness and medical assistance, general assistance medical care and MinnesotaCare programs provisions modifications. Comments: This bill abolishes the $500 cap on MA dental services and co-payments under GAMS; it reinstates dental services and repels the limited benefit set for adults without children on MinnesotaCare and it repeals the MA co-payments.
HF2172 (Otremba) Health and Human Services Finance
SF1699 (Lourey) Finance B See also SF1991, Art.1,Sec. 2-6 & 15-18(a)
Medical assistance estate recovery provisions modified, alternative care cost recoveries eliminated, life estate and joint tenant interest liens removed, and money appropriated.
SF1991 (Berglin) 02/12/2004 Finance
HF2108 (Paymar) 02/16/2004 Health and Human Services Finance
Services for persons with mental retardation provisions modified, medical assistance estate recovery modified, alternative-care costs recoveries eliminated, liens against life estates removed. Comment: This bill modifies the parental fees under the MA TEFRA program and repeals the provision placing liens on property of persons on the alternative care program.
SF1602 (LeClair) Finance
HF1976 (Wilkin) 02/09/2004 Referred to Taxes
Provides for Federal modernization act of 2003 state income tax Medicare prescription drug, improvement and partial conformity. Comments: Provides the necessary changes in statute relating to health savings accounts as authorized in the Federal Medicare bill.
HF1827 (Kohls) Taxes
SF No Senate Companion
Long-term care insurance tax credit increased, employer provided long-term care insurance tax credit created, long-term care credit availability publicized.
HF1943 (Johnson, S.) Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
SF1627 (Higgins) 02/02/2004 Crime Prevention & Public Safety
Prohibiting certain medical (health care) providers conflicts of interest, including kickbacks, bribes or rebates in return for referrals or purchases; exceptions: prescribing criminal penalties and civil remedies for violation and granting the commissioner of health and attorney general certain investigative authority; authorizing the commissioner to audit referral patterns of providers qualifying for certain exceptions, requiring reporting to the legislature of audits revealing patterns of referrals to entities with a financial relationship to the provider.
HF1936 (Finstad) Now SF1671 in House. Second Reading
SF1671 (Moua) Passed 63-0
Assisted living facility term designated in statute as a formal means of referring to registered housing with services establishments.
HF1923 (Abler) Health and Human Services Finance
SF1947 (Berglin) Health and Family Security
This bill would change the parental fee structure under the MA TEFERA program from 10% of gross income to a sliding fee starting at 7.5% of adjusted gross income (AGI) for an income of 600% of the federal poverty guideline (FPG) up to 10% of AGI that is at 975% of FPG.
HF1858 (Erickson) Education Finance
SF1608 (Sparks) Finance
Public libraries capital improvement grants, bond issue and appropriation. Comment: There are accessibility requirements with these grants.
SF1721 (Sams) Finance
HF No House Companion
Minnesota Health Plan Contracting Act; health care services prior authorization requests regulation; network shadow contracting provisions modifications and profiling data release restrictions. Comment: Requires health plans to enable providers to submit prior authorization requests without unreasonable delay.
HF2042 (Olson, M.) Education Policy
SF1921 (Bachmann) Education B Unofficial: possible inclusion in Omnibus bill
Requiring legislative affirmation of implementation of the federal no child left behind act to avoid nullification and revocation by the commissioner of education of the consolidated state plan for implementation of the act.
HF2121 (Finstad) Health and Human Services Policy
SF2057 (Solon) Health and Family Security
Creating an office of mental health within the department of health to promote access to mental health services.
HF2112 (Powell) Health and Human Services Finance
SF2053 (Berglin) Finance
Appropriating money to the commissioner of administration and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for a grant to Hennepin county to renovate and expand the acute psychiatric service at Hennepin county medical center (HCMC), match requirement. Comment: The amount is $1,400,000 from bonding.
HF2214 (Pugh) Second Reading
SF2138 (Scheid) Second Reading
Requiring health carriers offering individual coverage to provide certain information to individuals losing group continuation coverage relating to coverage differences and eligibility for coverage under the comprehensive health insurance plan of the Minnesota comprehensive health association (MCHA). Comment: The health plan would be required to inform persons that COBRA coverage may not be the same as their coverage under their group plan and that they may be eligible to obtain coverage through the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association (MCHA) without a pre-existing condition limitation.
HF1982 (Sykora) Education Finance
SF2003 (Scheid) Finance
Restoring funding for school district basic community education programs.
SF1649 (Solon) Health and Family Security
HF2509 (Huntley) Health and Human Services Policy
Expands the benefits provided under the MinnesotaCare program limited benefits set for certain single adults and households without children; modifying the definition of covered health services; requiring a copay for eyeglasses; expanding the definition of visit to ambulatory services provided by chiropractors, podiatrists, nurse midwives, advance practice nurses, audiologists, opticians and optometrists.
HF1753 (Bradley) Human Services Finance
SF2255 (LeClair) Health and Family Security-failed to pass committee
Nursing facility private pay resident rates modified. Comments: Allows for annual increases in payments by private payers over the next several years.
HF2865 (Wilkin) Health and Human Services Finance
SF2865 (Tomassoni) Finance
Exempts individuals whose only income is a personal needs allowance from state health care program co-payments.
HF 2691 (Bradley) Health and Human Services Policy Passed 131-0
SF2639 (Higgins) HF2691 On General Orders
Permits the council on disability to meet by telephone or electronic means if certain conditions are met.
HF2502 (Seagren) Second Reading
SF2609 (Ranum) Second Reading
Includes a mental health community representative on a community transition team
HF2636 (Erickson) State Government Finance
SF2984 (Nienow) Finance
Appropriates money for assistive technology. The House bill has been amended to reduce the amount form $300,000 to $200,000.
HF2967 (Wilkin) Health and Human Services Finance
SF2779 (Lourey) Finance
Establishes an additional priority category for home and community-based waiver services; continuing funding for certain persons using the consumer-directed community supports service option.
HF2762, (Wilkin) 03/15/2004 Second reading
SF2613 (Kiscaden) Finance
Relates to Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association; increasing the minimum premium rate; authorizing a reduced premium rate for participation in a disease management program; phasing out Medicare-extended basic supplement plans; requiring two rejections before eligible for a state plan; clarifying eligibility if employer-sponsored coverage is available.
HF2462 (Haas) Second reading
SF2520 (LeClair) Commerce
Makes changes related to the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association
HF1923 (Abler) Health and Human Services Finance
SF1947 (Berglin) Health and Family Security
Modifies parental contributions for the cost of services for children with mental retardation.
HF2287 (Abler) Education Policy
SF2202 (Ranum) Rules & Administration
Relating to education; providing for seclusion with aversive and deprivation procedures.
HF2545 (Abler) Health and Human Services Policy
SF2425 (Foley) Health and Family Security
Gives MinnesotaCare enrollees with limited benefit coverage the option of removing prescription drug coverage from the aggregate dollar cap.
HF2112 (Powell) Health and Human Services Finance
SF 2053 (Berglin) Finance
Appropriates money to renovate and expand the acute psychiatric service at Hennepin County Medical Center.
HF3041 (Linder) Jobs and Economic Development Finance
SF2832 (Anderson) Finance
Appropriates money to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to Advocating Change Together.
SF2360 (Berglin) 03/17/2004 Second reading
No House companion
Establish the Minnesota partnership for long term care program to provide for the financing of long term care through a combination of private insurance and medical assistance (MA).
SF1991 (Berglin) Finance
HF2108 (Paymar) Health and Human Services Finance
Modifying certain requirements for parental contribution to the cost of services for children with mental retardation; modifying provisions providing for medical assistance (MA) claims against estates
HF2063 (Hilty) Health and Human Services Policy
SF1670 (Lourey) Finance
Children with special health care needs program reinstatement in The Department of Health.
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