Transcript Highlights:

• that DHS is using? that DHS is using?
• saying, you know, both the counties and DHS so they're more compatible, or are you saying DHS?
• asking saying we are meaning is it DHS asking saying we are meaning is it DHS or<01:01:41.599>
• <01:02:05.119> so you know, both the counties and DHS so you know, both the counties and DHS
• saying DHS saying DHS >> chair?

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Department of Human Services briefed the committee on how the federal HR1 law will affect Minnesota Medicaid and related programs. Budget Director Elise Bailey said the 900-page bill makes sweeping changes that will reduce coverage, increase administrative complexity for counties and tribal governments, raise uncompensated care for providers, and reduce federal funding. She reviewed current Medicaid spending and enrollment, emphasizing that the largest impacts will fall on the adult expansion group (adults ages 21-64 without children), which currently receives a 90% federal match. Bailey walked through several major provisions: work and community engagement requirements for the adult expansion group beginning January 1, 2027; six-month renewals for that same group; shorter retroactive coverage periods; new cost-sharing requirements for expansion enrollees above 100% of poverty; narrower Medicaid eligibility for certain lawful noncitizens; limits on provider taxes and state-directed payments; a reduced federal match for emergency medical assistance; and tighter federal rules on payment error penalties. She said many provisions require state law changes and additional federal guidance, and she cited research from Georgia suggesting work requirements increased administrative burden and caused coverage losses without increasing employment. The department estimated fiscal effects including reduced Medicaid spending in some areas but higher state costs in others, such as MinnesotaCare, emergency medical assistance, administrative systems, and provider uncompensated care. Bailey said the immigration-status changes would shift some people from Medical Assistance to MinnesotaCare, and that provider-tax and state-directed-payment changes could reduce future funding to hospitals and other providers. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion provided; the presentation was informational and the department indicated it would return with proposed state-law language as needed.

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill puts into statute a policy adopted by DHS in 2023 to not screen into Child Protection families
• and mdh on October 24th of last with DHS and mdh on October 24th of last year<01:00:24.280> DHS
• the the when DH DHS came through the the when DH DHS came through the facility<01:02:21.839>
• <01:10:30.880> funding across Minnesota thanks to DHS funding across Minnesota thanks to DHS
• disorder do not qualify for the DHS disorder do not qualify for the DHS funded<01:10:57.719>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Can we have someone from DHS come forward?
• Do you work with DHS on that? How do you all work with DHS on that, and how is that reported?
• Before we let DHS leave, we're going to see if there's any other questions.
• And it's DHS.
• Anybody else with DHS before we let them leave the table? If not, thank you.

Keywords: 1204, all

Summary: The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee met on June 5 and first adopted the March 2026 minutes, then approved reports from the executive committee and the standing committees on counties and municipalities, educational institutions, and state agencies. The counties and municipalities report noted progress on delinquent private water and sewer audits, compliance improvements by Denning and Gum Springs, and a 60-day compliance window for Omer and Fargo; several reports were deferred, while others were referred to prosecutors, the Attorney General, or the Government Bonding Board. The educational institutions committee filed 103 audit reports, including findings for several school districts, and one Booneville School District finding was referred to law enforcement. The state agencies committee filed 13 reports and deferred one Department of Health report to August. The committee then reviewed the State of Arkansas annual comprehensive financial report and single audit for fiscal year 2025. Legislative Audit reported clean opinions on the state’s financial statements, but identified two material weaknesses: insufficient internal controls at the Office of State Technology over threat monitoring and unauthorized access, and problems at the Division of Workforce Services with changes to year-end accounting estimates and documentation for unemployment-related receivables and payables. The single audit covered $12.4 billion in federal awards across 469 programs, with 16 major programs reviewed; auditors reported 33 findings, including 31 federal findings, $12.9 million in outstanding questioned costs, and qualified opinions for the Summer EBT program, the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund, and the Child Care Development Fund cluster. Findings included improper advance draws and reporting issues in Summer EBT, documentation problems in broadband projects, and reporting/reconciliation issues in child care funding. Members questioned agency officials from DHS, the Office of State Technology, the Department of Finance and Administration, the Department of Education, and Workforce Services about the findings and corrective actions. DHS said the Summer EBT issue involved drawing funds in advance and that procedures had been changed for the 2026 cycle; it also explained several repeat findings as timing or provider-enrollment issues. OST officials said they were expanding logging, endpoint detection, and enterprise monitoring, and described cybersecurity as a moving target requiring more investment and training. DFA and Workers’ Compensation officials discussed the workers’ comp fund’s actuarial position and said it should be monitored but did not require immediate action. Education officials said the child care reconciliation problems stemmed from a former employee’s failure to reconcile reports, that staffing and checks had been strengthened, and that the federal funding cut affecting child care was a separate issue. The committee voted to hold the two major state financial reports over until the August meeting, with members asked to submit specific questions in advance, and then received a special report on the Hot Spring County Solid Waste Authority review.

Transcript Highlights:

• She is the legislative budget director for the healthcare administration at DHS.
• Lastly, DHS got notice last hearing.
• As sort of DHS sort to be 2.817 billion.
• And now we will move back to, um, excuse me, the DHS HR1 overview.
• Um, do we have does DHS have after that.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• DHS does fully fund...
• from DHS here.
• from DHS here.
• At this aspect, then I found out some detail with DHS.
• year and at this point in time uh DHS year and at this point in time uh DHS doesn't<00:58:29.039

Bills: HF656, HF655, HF633

Keywords: child care, childcare, day care, daycare, licensing, variance, licensed capacity, capacity limit, staff qualifications, staffing, child care center, family child care, provider flexibility, Minnesota career lattice, Department of Children Youth and Families, DCYF, licensing rules, enrollment, indoor space, professional development

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:47:00.800> come<00:47:00.960> up >> could we have somebody from DHS come
• up >> could we have somebody from DHS come up and and and >> discuss comment?
• It directs DHS to develop and implement a system change to integrate data collected through EVV with
• Uh, DHS is asking for, I think it was $2 million, to conduct a study on themselves.
• And I frankly hope DHS doesn't have people who are trying to figure out how each county does this.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• being held in jail for admission to DHS being held in jail for admission to DHS facilities<00:09
• Key stakeholders make up the membership of the task force, co-chaired by former DHS Commissioner Jodi
• As part of this, a DHS consultant conducted an analysis of publicly available data for all 50 states
• uh Direct Care and treatment within DHS uh Direct Care and treatment within DHS um<01:06:46.000>
• hearing from our counties and from DHS hearing from our counties and from DHS um<01:09:52.880>

Bills: HF2196, HF2586, HF2187, HF2037

Keywords: mental health, emotional disturbance, terminology update, statutory cleanup, conforming amendments, children's mental health, serious mental illness, severe emotional disturbance, case management, residential treatment, outpatient services, crisis services, health plan coverage, antipsychotic drugs, medical assistance, Medicaid, foster care, juvenile court, school discipline, county board

Transcript Highlights:

• From that um that we received from DHS.
• as I as I said the um we worked with DHS as I as I said the um we worked with DHS on<00:22:45.840
• So thank you, Madam Chair. collaboration with DHS. Yes, Madam collaboration with DHS.
• As my colleague stated, DHS has goal.
• um see the progress that DHS is making. um see the progress that DHS is making.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh DHS in this bill has uh an 29.
• Beginning at DHS, the change right.
• and Christy Grom, who's in the room here with DHS, has worked around the clock with the staff at DHS
• at<01:07:47.280> DHS.
• <01:07:58.000> staff so I just want to thank the DHS staff so I just want to thank the DHS

Bills: HF2435

Keywords: healthcare, dementia services, public health funding, opioid prevention, women's health, community health boards, mental health, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• DHS can't do one. They can't do a fiscal cost. There's no cost to the bill.
• DHS can't do one. They can't do a fiscal cost. There's no cost to the bill.
• DHS can't do one. They can't do a fiscal cost. There's no cost to the bill.
• DHS can't do one. They can't do a fiscal cost. There's no cost to the bill.
• DHS can't do one. They can't do a fiscal cost. There's no cost to the bill.

Bills: HF500, HF718, HF1096, HF1246, HF1469

Keywords: nursing home, employment standards, worker rights, Minnesota Statutes, labor compensation, workforce development, job training, economic stability, low-income, career pathways, education funding, Summit Academy, employment, STEM programming, GED preparation, Neighborhood Development Center, NDC, small business, entrepreneurship, business training

Transcript Highlights:

• They're currently leasing space from DHS through the end of fiscal year 2025, and then they would need
• are at DHS are at DHS today<01:28:33.000> our<01:28:34.000> our<01:28:34.400> office
• theft for fraud against a DHS program.
• with theft for fraud against a DHS with theft for fraud against a DHS program<01:30:56.080> this
• <01:32:16.600> the practices it will also give DHS the practices it will also give DHS the

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'll note that this also has an MDH amount included later on, which I'll touch on, but the DHS portion
• This proposal has a cost to three agencies, so this is just the DHS portion.
• Again, this one has a cost to DHS and MDH.
• This is the DHS portion only, and it has a cost of 304,000 in the 28-29 biennium only.
• Um, lastly for DHS, um, on line 474. Um, lastly for DHS, um, on line 474.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• DHS, are you present on Zoom? Yes. Good afternoon, Chair, Vice Chair.
• <00:21:02.039> director<00:21:02.440> Ryan of DHS director Ryan of DHS director Ryan
• Next we have Director Yamane, DHS, in support. DHS, are you present? Yes. Hello, Chair, Vice Chair.
• This is Leia Diaz, DVR administrator, here on behalf of DHS Director Ryan Yamane.
• on behalf of D DHS director Ryan yammani on behalf of D DHS director Ryan yammani will<00:23:10.320><

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Health and Human Services heard a series of gubernatorial nominations and board appointments, mostly to health-related advisory councils and commissions. Nominees testified briefly about their backgrounds and reasons for serving, including Melanie Lao for the Fuel Tank Advisory Committee; Asana Saragosa Torres and Jessica Stevens for the State Council on Mental Health; several nominees for the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee, including S. Brian, Jacob Pelo, Patrick Winfield Lougher, Dr. An Young, Marin Anka, and Kenneth Faria; Roxanne Row for the Hawaii County Health Planning Council; Lewis Johnson and Susie Schulberg for the Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs; Mariah Nicholls and Evan Nakatsuka for the State Rehabilitation Council; and Co Woly for the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation board. Testimony in support came from the Department of Health, the Executive Office on Aging, the Department of Human Services, Hawaii Youth Services Network, Hawaii Family Caregiver Coalition, and other individuals and organizations, with several nominees emphasizing lived experience, rural health access, mental health advocacy, EMS experience, or community service. One nomination, GM 522 for Melanie Lao, drew favorable comments about her qualifications and written responses. GM 572, Roxanne Row’s nomination to the Hawaii County Health Planning Council, was the only item that raised concern because the committee had not received her questionnaire answers directly; after questioning, the chair deferred decision-making on that nomination until March 5 pending receipt of the answers. The committee also noted a title correction for GM 548, changing the reference from an advisory board to the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee. At the end of the meeting, the committee voted to advise and consent on all nominations except GM 572, which was deferred. The adopted recommendations covered GM 522, 523, 525, 526, 540, 541, 548, 575, 576, 577, 579, 629, 630, 631, and 633. The meeting then adjourned after congratulating the nominees and inviting them to remain for a group photo.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:15:38.800> with<00:15:38.920> a DHS was directed to contract with a DHS was directed
• <00:32:30.400> indicated During that same period, DHS indicated During that same period, DHS
• "DHS people here.
• Chair, Ari Didean, DHS.
• Chair, Ari Didean, DHS. Can you >> Uh Mr. Chair, Ari Didean, DHS.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I think DHS, they talked about having lack of staff.
• Uh, DHS is up to their neck. lawyers. Uh, DHS is up to their neck.
• lack think DHS they talked about having lack of<00:59:39.440> staff.
• I'm 100% committed to working with you and having acceptable language by DHS.
• Um, if we stick it in today, then DHS.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The committees resumed discussion of amendments to a bill dealing with licensing moratoria, change-of-ownership rules, and related provider oversight issues. Amendment A8 would prevent a licensing moratorium for certain intermediate care service settings from blocking a new license when the change is due to a change of ownership, including temporary licenses and transitional licenses. Department of Human Services staff said they were still reviewing the language but explained the department’s concern was maintaining program integrity and ensuring owners go through full change-of-ownership review so the agency can see who owns a provider and check compliance history. Senators supporting the amendment argued it would keep legitimate businesses from being harmed by a moratorium and could help preserve providers when ownership changes or family members take over after a death. A8 was adopted on a roll call, with both committees voting in support. Amendment A9, also on the moratorium topic, would exempt a change of ownership from the moratorium so long as it does not increase license capacity or service scope. The department said it needed more analysis to avoid unintended consequences, but the amendment was added to the working bill. Amendment A10 proposed a more detailed, data-driven framework for the moratorium and included a provision about refunds after implementation; department staff said the language would add cost and would require technical assistance, while senators emphasized the need to address licensure backlogs and avoid making provider delays worse. A10 was approved by the committees, though not unanimously. Amendment A11 would have set standards for how the commissioner designates provider types or program areas as moderate or high risk, with added transparency criteria. The department said the commissioner already has that authority and raised concerns about federal requirements and the state’s corrective action plan, and Senator Hoffman withdrew the amendment. Amendment A12, offered by Senator Fateh, would preserve remote supports by removing bill language that repealed the service and would add safeguards for remote overnight supervision, including staffing ratios to ensure emergency response times can be met. Several senators supported keeping remote services as an important, cost-effective option amid workforce shortages, while the department said it had program integrity concerns and supported the governor’s proposal to remove the service. The committee nevertheless advanced A12, with members noting the need to balance safety and integrity with access to services.

Transcript Highlights:

• think it better gets at the intent of the bill, which is to provide separation between ICE agents and DHS
• But lately, it has been impossible not to notice the profound impact ICE, DHS, and our federal government
• Limiting DHS access to schools is about protecting<00:50:43.040> children.
• > noted,<00:54:06.800> DHS<00:54:07.280> can As prior DHS officials noted, DHS can
• As prior DHS officials noted, DHS can accomplish<00:54:08.079> its<00:54:08.559> can<00

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 3435 was moved before the committee and, after an author’s DE1 amendment was offered and adopted, the bill was sent to the general register. The bill, as described by Co-Chair Jordan, would limit immigration enforcement on school grounds unless agents present a judicial warrant, identification, and notify school leadership; supporters said it is intended to create clear separation between ICE/DHS activity and schools while preserving local law enforcement responses to other emergencies. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support of the bill. School leaders, teachers, union representatives, and Education Minnesota’s general counsel argued that immigration enforcement near schools has caused fear, absenteeism, disrupted operations, and serious mental health harms for students and staff. Several witnesses described students carrying passports or birth certificates, families keeping children home, and schools shifting large numbers of students to virtual learning. Speakers from districts in the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota said the presence of ICE or federal agents near schools and bus stops has undermined attendance, trust, and the ability to teach and learn. Witnesses also emphasized that the bill would provide needed clarity for educators and administrators about how to respond if federal agents come to school property. Some speakers framed the issue as protecting all children and families, including immigrant and refugee communities, and said schools should remain safe, stable places focused on education rather than immigration enforcement. No opposition testimony or committee vote beyond adoption of the DE1 amendment and the motion to place the bill on the general register was shown in the transcript.

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• um we also are working through the DHS um we also are working through the DHS licensing<00:16:14.000
• The way DHS does not look like MDE, and the way they function with money—DHS has a lot more pass-through
• The way DHS does not look like MDE, and the way they function with money—DHS has a lot more pass-through
• The way DHS does not look like MDE, and the way they function with money—DHS has a lot more pass-through
• The way DHS does not look like MDE, and the way they function with money—DHS has a lot more pass-through

Bills: HF1, HF779, HF1034

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• Requiring the participation of all DHS intelligence officers in the program will expose the DHS intelligence
• This was attributed in part to a lack of unity throughout the DHS intelligence enterprise.
• This was attributed in part to a lack of unity throughout the DHS intelligence enterprise.
• This requires the DHS to survey threats and countermeasures.
• It requires that all DHS intelligence products be reviewed by the DHS Privacy Officer and the DHS Officer

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, November 17, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Can we have someone from DHS come forward?
• Can we have someone from DHS come forward because I wanted to discuss the EBT program?
• Do you work with DHS on how do you all work with DHS on that, and how's that reported?
• Before we let DHS leave, we're going to see if there's any other questions.
• Anybody else with DHS before we let them leave the table? If not, thank you.

Summary: The committee met to adopt prior minutes and reports from its executive and standing committees, including counties and municipalities, educational institutions, and state agencies. Those reports covered routine audit activity, delinquent private water and sewer audits, municipal accounting compliance issues, education audit findings, and several state agency audit items. The committee also reviewed and adopted the State of Arkansas annual comprehensive financial report for fiscal year 2025 and the related single audit report, both presented by Legislative Audit staff. The state financial report showed unmodified opinions on the state’s financial statements and described total assets of about $41.9 billion and liabilities of about $11.1 billion, along with retirement system assets of $39.9 billion and a net pension liability of $9 billion. Two material weaknesses were identified: insufficient internal controls at the Office of State Technology to monitor threats and unauthorized access, and a Division of Workforce Services methodology change for unemployment-related estimates that was not properly documented or approved. The single audit covered $12.4 billion in federal awards across 469 programs, with 16 major programs reviewed; it resulted in 33 findings, 14 with questioned costs totaling $16.6 million, and qualified opinions for the Summer EBT program, the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund, and the Child Care Development Fund cluster. Members questioned agency officials in detail about the Summer EBT questioned costs, DHS unresolved findings, broadband grant documentation, cyber security controls, workers’ compensation liabilities, and child care funding and reporting. DHS explained that the Summer EBT issue involved drawing federal funds in advance rather than as benefits were redeemed, and said the process has been corrected. Broadband officials said the questioned $6.6 million reflected documentation-detail disagreements across many invoices rather than missing payments. OST officials described new logging, endpoint detection, and phishing-training efforts, and DFA and Education officials addressed specific audit findings and corrective actions. The committee ultimately moved to hold the two large statewide reports over until the August meeting for further review, with discussion continuing on whether to release some agency staff in the meantime.

Transcript Highlights:

• E8, it's also DHS. Thank you. E8, it's also DHS. Please introduce yourself for the record.
• Moving on to E9, DHS Division of County Operations.
• This particular rule, we want to move things on, but DHS has the ability, correct?”
• Was DHS in the room when that was happening?” “Yes, ma’am. Thank you, sir.
• Martina Smith, Director of the Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance at DHS.

Summary: The Arkansas Administrative Rules Subcommittee met to review a large set of agency rules and reports. Early items were routine filings: emergency-rule reports, subcommittee review reports, and administrative directive reports were filed without objection. One rule from the Department of Agriculture on maternal health providers and remote monitoring was noted as pulled by the agency and not considered. The committee then reviewed and approved several Agriculture rules, including repeal of equine ID-chip rules after Act 703 of 2025, updates to finance rules adding a new water and sewer treatment facilities grant and consolidating revolving-fund rules, and a pesticide rule creating a Class J pesticide category for feral hog toxicant use. It also approved a Commerce/Insurance rule removing duplicative workers’ compensation plan provisions, and a Corrections rule creating a unified visitation rule for correctional facilities and community correction centers. A member asked about prison visitation hours during COVID, and staff said they would check on that. The committee next approved multiple Department of Human Services rules. These included marketing rules for provider-led organizations under Act 301 of 2025, a comprehensive revision of the DCFS policy manual, changes to Medicaid eligibility to include fictive kin placements and to expand ABLE account eligibility under Act 875, presumptive eligibility changes for pregnant women to align with federal rules, and a follow-up SNAP/TEA/Work Pays rule with updated work requirements, mandatory employment and training, alien eligibility changes, and job-search requirements for certain applicants. DHS also presented a rule implementing federal coverage for certain incarcerated youth before and after release, and the committee approved it. Another DHS rule updated nurse aide training requirements to match federal CNA hour standards and moved criminal-records-check procedures to the agency website. The most extended discussion involved DHS Division of Medical Services’ dental rate rule under Act 1025. The agency explained that it was increasing pediatric dental rates and certain oral-surgery-related rates, but not orthodontic rates or a broader special-needs benefit limit because CMS would not approve a diagnosis-based limit. Members debated whether the statutory language was intended to cover general dentists performing oral surgery procedures, with legislators, the Dental Association, and DHS discussing legislative intent, fiscal impact, and whether a future fix or emergency rule might be needed. Despite the disagreement, the committee approved the rule. The committee also approved other DHS medical rules: adverse-decision appeal changes and prior-authorization posting requirements, an increased RSV administration fee for children, expanded emergency treat/triage/transport ambulance authority, and clinic-based physical and occupational therapy coverage. Later, the committee approved permanent rules for the new state insurance program under Shared Administrative Services, procurement rule revisions recommended after an ACASO review, and commodity-management rule updates including a new revenue distribution model. Under Act 595 of 2021, the committee granted two Department of Commerce/Insurance requests to be excluded from rulemaking requirements: one for Act 772 on forced organ harvesting, and one for restorative reproductive medicine, with the department saying it would promulgate rules later when clinical guidelines are available. Finally, the committee accepted a recommendation to keep and extend the Department of Education, Division of Career and Technical Education rules, filed outstanding rulemaking updates, and adjourned without further business.