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• This carries the health committees' MinnesotaCare adjustment, medical assistance, and the behavioral
• ,<00:01:25.520> Minnesota<00:01:25.920> supplemental<00:01:26.479> aid, assistance
• , Minnesota supplemental aid, assistance, Minnesota supplemental aid, housing<00:01:27.479> support
• and the behavioral medical assistance and the behavioral health<00:01:35.280> fund.
• In the revised budget, we also have a new proposal around the medical assistance under the Tax Equity

Bills: HF2995, HF2434

Keywords: human services, funding, appropriations, MinnesotaCare, behavioral health, general assistance, healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding, 1183, house

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• William requires 24-hour support and he needs assistance.
• Providers diligently assist clients in transitioning to medical assistance and subsequent pre-PID medical
• assistance plans, yet this process can take months.
• The last person via Zoom is Chakwanamakinta. She's no longer there.
• We have one person who signed up late. We'll give you a minute to testify.

Bills: HF2434

Keywords: healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding

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• Uh, Madam Chair and members, the A2-1 amendment includes some additional technical assistance from the

Bills: HF2434

Keywords: healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding, 1183, house

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• health medical assistance navigators. health medical assistance navigators.
• under Minnesota's medical assistance under Minnesota's medical assistance program.<00:41:52.800>
• unequal cuts depending on where a person unequal cuts depending on where a person lives<01:53:41.440
• assistance plans.
• medical assistance and subsequent medical assistance and subsequent prepaid<01:58:42.000> medical<

Bills: HF2434

Keywords: healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding, 1183, house

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• <00:06:57.360> piece qualify for the medical assistance piece qualify for the medical assistance
• <00:58:45.040> who year and not find that one person who year and not find that one person
• , their person, is maybe not going to be able to return the next school year.
• You are making sure that the person who is getting them to the bus actually showed up, and the person
• Thank you, Chair. supposed to pick them up is the person supposed to pick them up is the person who's

Bills: HF2433, HF2434

Keywords: education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation, healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding, 1183, house

Bills: HB 35, HB 138, HB 754, HB 1314, HB 1612, HB 2254, HB 2510, HB 2789, HB 3560, HB 3597, HB 4224, HB 4273, HB 4643, HB 4783

Keywords: peer support, first responders, mental health, confidentiality, emergency services, health impact analysis, cost analysis, coverage mandates, health insurance, legislative analysis, health care data, healthcare, price estimates, billing requirements, consumer protection, nonemergency services, assisted living, licensing, criminal offense, personal assistance

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• We do this across one-to-one assistance.
• rental assistance for it for 6 months. rental assistance for it for 6 months.
• And I'm, you know, I'm business<00:58:41.240> person.
• We look at that type of business person.
• Michelle Verries, who is the assistant Michelle Verries, who is the assistant uh uh uh director<

Bills: HF1767, HF2068, HF4725, HF4637, HF4638

Keywords: human services, community support, integrated care, disability services, stakeholder consultation, homeless youth, grants, funding, Minnesota, mental health, substance use disorder, education, workforce development, licensure, direct care services, healthcare, long-term care, personal care assistants, employment support, medical assistance

Summary: The Human Services Finance and Policy Committee approved the April 8, 2026 minutes and then heard House File 1767, as amended by the DE4 amendment. Representative Garande explained that the bill, originally intended to codify Integrated Community Supports (ICS), was being redirected because of concerns about fraud vulnerability and program integrity. The DE4 would create a smaller legislative study group to redesign ICS, pause DHS changes for about six months while the group develops a transition plan, continue DHS fraud investigations and enforcement, and ultimately terminate ICS as currently structured. Testimony in support came from Mr. Buck and Zania Harut of the Residential Providers Association of Minnesota, both of whom argued that ICS is unstable, inconsistently implemented, and in need of a new statutory foundation. They said the current system mixes different service models under one rate framework, lacks clear codification, and has shifting policy guidance that creates compliance problems for providers and risks to people receiving services. They emphasized that the bill would preserve oversight and enforcement while allowing time to build a replacement service with clearer rules, documentation standards, and guardrails. Members asked about effects on counties, providers, data, audits, and fraud enforcement. Representative Curran and Mr. Berg said the bill would not change funding structures or DHS’s existing authority to audit, request documentation, investigate fraud, or sanction bad actors, and that the study group would use existing data to identify where problems are concentrated. Vice Chair Gillman supported the study-group approach as a bipartisan, public process and raised concerns about whether the bill would prevent DHS from acting on known fraud; Curran responded that the language was intended to preserve those enforcement actions. The discussion ended without a final vote on the bill in the portion provided, beyond adoption of the DE4 amendment.

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• If I could answer that personally from being from New Braunfels, I'll say that, um, yeah, the city has
• really initially kind of negative, but doesn't mean that they wouldn't support more housing and so personally
• Some of them is just the connections that you have with that person.

Bills: HB164

Keywords: HB 164, HB164, Texas Flood Recovery, Reimbursement, and Reconstruction Program, Texas Division of Emergency Management, TDEM, Hill Country floods, July 2025 floods, flood recovery, disaster relief, flood reimbursement, reconstruction grants, resiliency standards, floodplain, base flood elevation, FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, insurance denial, property damage, tenant assistance, rental property

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• received for purposes of sourcing certain transaction privilege tax transactions involving tangible personal
• The tangible personal property was coming across the counter.
• It does provide clarity and does assist, maybe not cure the difference in audits, but it does assist
• I think we have one person signed in, Doug, if necessary, or two.
• Vice Chair, I just have closed the comment before—well, yeah, one of the persons...

Bills: HB2143, HB2273, HB2290, HB2373, HB2784, HB2794, HB4037

Keywords: public safety, retirement system, investments, trust fund, board of trustees, financial report, income tax rebate, Pinal County, taxpayer eligibility, state revenue, financial assistance, transaction privilege tax, business location, tangible personal property, shared vehicle, sourcing, income tax, veterans, donations, tax refunds

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• Please contact committee staff, just wave your hand if necessary, if you guessed Basically need some assistance
• which there's several definitions of foreign agent state-wise. as well as, uh, federal, which means a person
• That assistance means helping kids without support systems get connected to financial aid. financial
• Housing and supports are key components to ensure a young person is set up to thrive as they transition
• I frequently receive calls from former students who need assistance with tasks like obtaining a letter

Bills: HB232

Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management

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• Uh, if you guessed, uh, basically need some assistance in doing so.
• which there are several definitions of foreign agent statewide as well as federal, which means a person
• Ma'am, we just have one person registered, uh, for the bill, but, uh, Not to testify.
• That assistance means helping kids with support systems get connected to financial aid opportunities,
• Um, but this issue of youth homelessness who, uh, people were not in in care is personal to me.

Bills: HB232

Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management

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• accountability and personal responsibility.
• So we're going to call up another person, Cesar Espinosa.
• All kinds of jobs, like the person who testified earlier.
• Okay, we will try another person. Vivek Dhatla. ご視聴ありがとうございました。 ご協力ありがとうございました。
• Okay, and we're gonna call one more. person up. Allison Kafer. Allison Kafer?

Bills: HB232

Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management

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• That account is called the medical assistance fraud restitution account.
• > restitution medical assistance fraud restitution medical assistance fraud restitution account
• I just like to echo the whole part of it's not just the one person.
• it's not just the one the one person. it's not just the one the one person.
• licensing for four-person units to five-person units.

Bills: HF4338

Keywords: human services, medical assistance, Medicaid, provider enrollment, provider revalidation, fraud prevention, program integrity, background study, background check, fingerprinting, licensing, license revocation, payment withholding, payment suspension, prepayment review, postpayment review, surety bond, compliance training, case management, targeted case management

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• I have personally testified in a child custody case involving a former patient, which created personal
• So I'm going to start with the first person and tell you who the second person is so they can be ready
• So I'm going to start with the first person and tell you who the second person in so they can be ready
• That's someone losing food assistance over a checkbox.
• A lot of people can't do that, so they go in to get assistance.

Bills: S0036, S0864, S0268, S0844, S0514, S1404, S0914, S1758

Keywords: nursing title, advanced practice registered nurse, advertising, professional standards, disciplinary action, uterine fibroids, public records, health privacy, epidemiology, medical information, emergency department, physicians, privacy, personal information, sickle cell disease, sickle cell anemia, pain management, controlled substances, prescribing education, continuing medical education

Summary: The committee first considered SB 268, a public records exemption for emergency physicians. Senator Rodriguez’s strike-all amendment narrowed and clarified the exemption, and testimony from an emergency physician described threats, harassment, and safety concerns tied to mandatory reporting and patient encounters. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute. Members then heard SB 514, creating the Dula Support for Healthy Births Pilot Program in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties for pregnant and postpartum women affected by substance use disorder. Senator Osgood explained the pilot would provide non-medical doula support and data collection, and an amendment changed the funding source to specific appropriations in the General Appropriations Act. Supporters said doula care can improve maternal and infant outcomes and complement medical providers. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute. The committee also approved SB 36 on use of professional nursing titles after extensive debate over whether nurses with doctoral degrees should be allowed to use “doctor” in clinical settings, with concerns raised about patient confusion and the need for clearer identification. The bill was amended to align with the House version and then reported favorably as a committee substitute. The committee next approved SB 864, a public records exemption for uterine fibroid research data, after a technical amendment setting a July 1, 2026 effective date; Senator Sharif said the exemption is needed so the Department of Health can collect sensitive data for the related research bill. SB 844, requiring continuing education on sickle cell disease care management for certain licensed physicians and nurses, was also reported favorably after emotional testimony from patients and advocates describing delayed care and bias. Later, the committee approved SB 1404 on memory care, after a strike-all amendment creating a new memory care specialty license for assisted living facilities that advertise or provide specialized memory care services, while allowing optional supportive services without the new license. Supporters from the senior living industry backed the clarification. The committee then passed SB 914, which clarifies that licensed occupational therapists may perform dry needling, after an amendment adjusting supervision and continuing education language. Finally, the committee took up SB 1758, a broad Medicaid and SNAP reform bill that would strengthen fraud enforcement, impose Medicaid work requirements for certain able-bodied adults, expand behavioral health services, modernize drug purchasing and prior authorization, and require SNAP fraud-reduction measures. Several amendments were adopted, and members questioned the work requirement, implementation costs, EBT card photo identification, and due process concerns; debate continued as the transcript ended.

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• needs assistance.
• I actually have personal experience with the CAAC and their lack of transparency.
• This adoption assistance program passed to help those parents in the long haul.
• The chair calls Carmen Tilton, Texas Assisted Living Association. What?
• And so many times they'll say, No, I don't want to tell my story to one more person.

Bills: HB 2510, HB 3589, HB 4611, HB 4655, HB 4665, HB 4666, HB 4670, HB 4700, HB 4730, HB 4798, HB 4838, HB 5136, HB 5243, HB 5302, HB 5539

Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, licensing, criminal offense, personal assistance, group home, regulation, health and safety, inspections, resident care, criminal background checks, adoption, parental rights, registry, vital statistics, disclosure, counseling, foster care, independent living, financial literacy

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• living facility without a proper license, but also for those who attempt to provide personal assistance
• The owner of this assisted living also had several unlicensed care homes and is a different person than
• Personal assistance services, and in the statute, I think this is important: personal care means any
• Saying a person commits an offense if the person is required to hold a license under this chapter.
• needs assistance?

Bills: HB2510, HB3589, HB4611, HB4655, HB4665, HB4666, HB4670, HB4700, HB4730, HB4798, HB4838, HB5136, HB5243, HB5302, HB5539

Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, licensing, criminal offense, personal assistance, group home, regulation, health and safety, inspections, resident care, criminal background checks, adoption, parental rights, registry, vital statistics, disclosure, counseling, foster care, independent living, financial literacy

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• I just think it's reckless to say just because a person needs assistance, and I don't even like to call
• I actually have personal experience with the CAC and their lack of transparency.
• The chair calls Carmen Tilton, Texas Assisted. Living Association. Thank you.
• I'm the VP of Public Policy for the Texas Assisted Living Association.
• And we have quite a lack of assisted living placements.

Bills: HB2510, HB3589, HB4611, HB4655, HB4665, HB4666, HB4670, HB4700, HB4730, HB4798, HB4838, HB5136, HB5243, HB5302, HB5539

Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, licensing, criminal offense, personal assistance, group home, regulation, health and safety, inspections, resident care, criminal background checks, adoption, parental rights, registry, vital statistics, disclosure, counseling, foster care, independent living, financial literacy

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• That is in here and caught assistance.
• <00:12:59.040> with regarding third-party assistance with regarding third-party assistance
• <00:15:59.280> from based on some technical assistance from based on some technical assistance
• The next person is Aaron testimony.
• for all medical assistance enrollees. for all medical assistance enrollees.

Bills: HF4207, HF4338

Keywords: housing aid, local housing trust, funding projects, income provisions, technical changes, human services, medical assistance, Medicaid, provider enrollment, provider revalidation, fraud prevention, program integrity, background study, background check, fingerprinting, licensing, license revocation, payment withholding, payment suspension, prepayment review

Bills: HB351, HB351

Keywords: ad valorem tax, road funding, local government, referendum, Choctaw County, data privacy, consumer rights, personal data, data protection, Alabama Personal Data Protection Act, 1136, house, all

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• Microsoft a couple years ago, and the idea is we all know how much data is being generated that’s personally
• Microsoft a couple years ago, and the idea is we all know how much data is being generated that’s personally
• We want the same treatment downstairs. >> I'm the most rookie person downstairs.
• <00:24:42.000> I >> I'm the most rookie person downstairs.
• I >> I'm the most rookie person downstairs.

Bills: SB292, HB351, HB141, HB273, SB292, HB351, HB141, HB273

Keywords: education oversight, subpoena authority, investigation, State Superintendent, school misconduct, ad valorem tax, road funding, local government, referendum, Choctaw County, HB141, Alabama, state employees, salary deductions, payroll deduction, State Comptroller, membership dues, voluntary contributions, insurance premiums, financial instruments