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• So every provide training as well.
• purpose of pdeium is to assist purpose of pdeium is to assist individuals<00:46:48.400> who
• So what this bill is saying is let's actually tie it to cash assistance and not non-cash assistance,
• So what this bill is saying is let's actually tie it to cash assistance and not non-cash assistance,
• So what this bill is saying is let's actually tie it to cash assistance and not non-cash assistance,

Bills: HF3831, HF3603, HF1900, HF495, HF3750, HF4316, HF2136, HF4384

Keywords: SNAP, income limits, asset limits, nutrition assistance, children and families, federal poverty guidelines, federal waiver, food assistance, low-income families, nutritional support, day care, tax subtraction, child care costs, licensed child care, dependent care assistance, child care, family child care, child care center, licensing, correction order

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• <00:15:58.680> assistance<00:15:59.280> from based on some technical assistance from
• based on some technical assistance from the<00:16:00.240> department.
• It modifies requirements for assisted living facilities to provide residents with a way to request assistance
• It modifies requirements for assisted living facilities to provide residents with a way to request assistance
• It modifies requirements for assisted living facilities to provide residents with a way to request assistance

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: HM64, HM65

Keywords: capital outlay, Indian nations, tribes, technical assistance, state funding, resource allocation, firearm safety, public health, task force, violence prevention, alcohol misuse, legislation, 996, all

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• I believe we have daily technical assistance for providers that they can log on and get daily technical
• Providers need to update their provider record that's on file with us.
• and treatment, the A6-1 amendment for EIDBI, the A8 amendment, which is technical assistance, the A10
• So again, technical assistance was given. We appreciate that.
• So again, technical assistance was given. We appreciate that.

Bills: HF729

Keywords: human services, provider enrollment, medical assistance, healthcare, housing stabilization, substance use disorder, vulnerable adults, fraud prevention, 1183, house

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• license provider requirements. license provider requirements.
• Commissioner<00:44:06.040> for Um I'm the Assistant Commissioner for Um I'm the Assistant
• <00:51:17.160> There's the assistant commissioner. There's the assistant commissioner.
• the providers respond. the providers respond.
• Do not provide written Excuse me.

Bills: HF4277, HF3819, HF3489, HF4408, HF3901, HF4316

Keywords: child care, child care center, day care, licensed child care, video security cameras, surveillance, security cameras, maltreatment, child abuse, child safety, public and shared areas, camera mandate, child care assistance program, CCAP, Great Start Compensation Support, early learning scholarships, licensed provider, Minnesota Statutes 142B.68, Harvey's Law, privacy

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• to the Kentucky Community and Technical to the Kentucky Community and Technical College<00:10:54.000
• It ensures assistance partnership.
• It strengthens the child care assistance program by reforming provider payment formulas.
• can actually even provide provider can actually even provide health<04:04:59.199> care<04:04:
• health care providers health care providers uh<04:06:08.479> from<04:06:08.640> the

Bills: HB567, HB776, HB2, HB568, HB619

Keywords: open records, public access, transparency, government accountability, public agency, dental practice, licensing, administrative regulations, dental assistants, supervision, Medicaid, community engagement, healthcare, managed care, eligibility, public assistance, insurance, public adjuster, claim process, contract requirements

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• Subdivision one is just technical language providing that the commissioner must revalidate each MA provider
• , we are required to provide them with any information that we have in our case file and to assist them
• , we are required to provide them with any information that we have in our case file and to assist them
• technical assistance and support, we're going to have a good robust service.
• <01:31:54.080> technical service and providing technical service and providing technical assistance

Bills: HF3423, HF2354, HF3634

Keywords: healthcare, provider enrollment, medical assistance, legislation, state funds, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, service verification, Medicaid, human services, electronic documentation, 1183, house

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• Grafstrom, um, Chair Schumacher, Chair Frederick, I think you know, we know we have technical assistance
• c> the technical assistance coming from the technical assistance coming from the Department<00:23
• . assistance. assistance.
• Particularly as most small assisted living providers have been unable to contract with counties to be
• > been assisted living providers have been assisted living providers have been unable<01:41:33.120

Bills: HF4110, HF4101, HF4144, HF3546

Keywords: workplace regulations, employee rights, meal breaks, rest breaks, exemptions, medical assistance, data matching, eligibility, reporting, human services, assisted living, health regulations, inspection authority, vulnerable adults, local government, program integrity, high-risk providers, enrollment requirements, fraud prevention, compliance

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• Our providers around the state tell us time and again how the low Medical Assistance reimbursement rates
• Our providers around the state tell us time and again how the low Medical Assistance reimbursement rates
• Our providers around the state tell us time and again how the low Medical Assistance reimbursement rates
• Our providers around the state tell us time and again how the low Medical Assistance reimbursement rates
• that we could not medical assistance that we could not provide<00:12:37.040> Home<00:12:37.320

Bills: HF729, HF728

Keywords: human services, provider enrollment, medical assistance, healthcare, housing stabilization, substance use disorder, vulnerable adults, fraud prevention, respite care, children, licensed settings, home and community-based services, 1183, house

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• This is technical assistance from the Department of Health related to section three of the bill.
• This<00:09:27.440> is<00:09:27.960> technical<00:09:28.360> assistance<00:09:28.840
• > from<00:09:29.160> the This is technical assistance from the This is technical assistance
• provide residents the ability to request assistance, and it provides an exception to that for those who
• Again, want to thank MDH for their technical assistance in drafting this amendment for this to update

Bills: HF4491, HF4338, HF4288, HF4566

Keywords: Medical Assistance, Medicaid, prepayment review, claims review, fee-for-service, provider integrity, high-risk provider, high-risk service, fraud prevention, program integrity, Department of Human Services, CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, health care billing, medical claims, provider enrollment, Indian Health Service, Minnesota Statutes chapter 256B, human services, medical assistance

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• that an applicant speaking or seeking professional registration with the Arizona State Board of Technical

Bills: HB2122, HB2184, HB2910

Keywords: technical registration, engineering, architect, land surveyor, reciprocity, endorsement, qualification standards, fetal death, funeral homes, informed consent, abortion, women's rights, medical assistance, emotional support, contractors, administrative recovery, regulation, statute of limitations, residential contractors' recovery fund, 1182

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from February 18 and March 4, 2026, then took up House Bill 2122 while holding House Bill 2910. HB 2122 would clarify reciprocity and endorsement requirements for professional registration with the Arizona State Board of Technical Registration, including that applicants must hold a valid license, registration, or certification issued by the proper authority in another jurisdiction and, in some cases, a national council record. Support testimony described it as a simple cleanup measure that would facilitate reciprocity, including for Arizona engineers and the United Kingdom. The committee voted 7-0 to give HB 2122 a do pass recommendation. The committee then considered House Bill 2184 with an eight-page strike-everything amendment. The amended bill would extend the deadline for filing death certificates after taking possession of human remains from seven calendar days to 14 business days, require a disposition transit permit in certain cases involving unborn children under 20 weeks’ gestation or under 350 grams, and address parental authority and abortion clinic form requirements. Testimony in support emphasized grieving parents’ need for dignity, burial options, and recognition after miscarriage or fetal death, while opposition was narrow and focused on replacing the term “unborn child” with “fetal remains.” Several members said they were sympathetic but also stressed that wording mattered. The committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and then voted 4-3 to give HB 2184, as amended, a do pass recommendation. Senators Epstein, Fernandez, and Ortiz voted no, with Epstein explaining that he wanted the bill to move forward but believed the language needed to be changed before final passage. The meeting then adjourned.

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• <00:09:19.440> um this is just more of a technical um this is just more of a technical um
• > restitution medical assistance fraud restitution medical assistance fraud restitution account
• Any discussion to the technical amendment, the A10 technical?
• technical in nature, Mr. Chair. technical in nature, Mr. Chair.
• amendment, the A10 technical? amendment, the A10 technical?

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

Bills: HB567, HB776, HB2, HB568, HB619

Keywords: open records, public access, transparency, government accountability, public agency, dental practice, licensing, administrative regulations, dental assistants, supervision, Medicaid, community engagement, healthcare, managed care, eligibility, public assistance, insurance, public adjuster, claim process, contract requirements

Bills: HB567, HB776, HB2, HB568, HB619

Keywords: open records, public access, transparency, government accountability, public agency, dental practice, licensing, administrative regulations, dental assistants, supervision, Medicaid, community engagement, healthcare, managed care, eligibility, public assistance, insurance, public adjuster, claim process, contract requirements

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• reviews, and enhanced technical reviews, and enhanced technical assistance<00:04:10.920> and<
• <00:11:44.839> by landscape of services provided by landscape of services provided by counties
• about the technical funding adjustments. about the technical funding adjustments.
• any of my team members can help assist. any of my team members can help assist.
• Assistant Commissioner.

Bills: HF4525, HF3002, HF3665, HF4420

Keywords: human services, background studies, NETStudy 2.0, licensing, license suspension, license revocation, provider enrollment, program integrity, fraud, medical assistance fraud, Medicaid, payment withholding, credible allegation of fraud, background check, disqualification, variance, set-aside, foster care, family foster setting, adult foster care

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• 20% for critical access dental providers 20% for critical access dental providers should<00:03:38.080
• ,<00:08:14.280> their critical access dental providers, their critical access dental providers
• These sections provide that appropriations for the international medical graduates assistance program
• eligibility for um, medical assistance eligibility for um, medical assistance as<00:26:10.920>
• we provide.

Bills: HF4401, HF4466

Keywords: HF4401, Minnesota Medical Assistance, dental reimbursement, dental rates, critical access dental providers, Medicaid dental, MinnesotaCare, managed care plans, county-based purchasing plans, fee-for-service, oral health access, safety-net clinics, federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, Indian health services, state-operated dental clinics, low-income patients, children's dental care, provider reimbursement, dental access

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• the bottom of page three, number five, we were clear that the Child Care Advisory Committee will provide

Bills: HB1119

Keywords: child care, childcare, day care, daycare, early childhood education, child care licensing, provider licensing, child care regulations, administrative rules, Department of Health and Human Services, HHS, licensing advisory committee, child care providers, group child care, preschool programs, child to provider ratios, square footage requirements, staff training, certification requirements, child care funding

Summary: The Workforce Development Committee reconvened to consider House Bill 1119 with amendment version 02005. Senator Hogan explained that the amendment removed a section requiring the Department of Human Services to respond to legislative management, in order to make the bill feel more like a program evaluation than an audit and to avoid placing an unreasonable burden on the executive branch. The amendment also clarified that the Child Care Advisory Committee would provide an update and that the committee would dissolve after the rewrite of licensing standards, making it a time-limited body. Committee members discussed the bill as a novel approach to forming a group to study an issue and then disbanding after reporting back. Senator Larson noted the concept was similar to broader performance-review ideas, and Senator Hogan said the Legislative Council program evaluation effort was parallel to, but separate from, other performance-review proposals. The committee then voted 4-0-1 to adopt the amendment. Afterward, the committee moved to give House Bill 1119, as amended, a do pass recommendation. That motion also passed on a roll call vote, and the committee adjourned.

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• This subdivision provides valuable insight when multiple providers unknowingly deliver overlapping or
• providers being paid for that care. providers being paid for that care.
• Specifically, the program provides access to covered insulin and makes a series of technical updates
• CRNAs provide the sole anesthesia providers in 97% of our critical access hospitals.
• CRNAs<01:42:25.560> provide CRNAs provide CRNAs provide sole<01:42:27.760> uh<01:42:27.840

Bills: HF4712, HF4801, HF3756, HF4860, HF4931, HF4289, HF4460

Keywords: residential pools, swimming classes, certification, private business, health safety, health care, prior authorization, managed care, medical assistance, mental health, substance use treatment, chronic conditions, health insurance, insulin, healthcare access, pharmacy regulations, patient assistance, affordable medication, healthcare, pharmacy

Summary: The committee met at 1:00 p.m., confirmed a quorum, and approved the April 8, 2026 minutes. The first bill heard was House File 4712, which was laid over after the committee adopted a DE2 amendment. Representative Schultz said the bill would create a narrow additional exception to public pool limitations so highly certified swimming instructors could use certain pools for specialized infant, youth, and developmental-disability swim instruction. The only testifier, Tessa Seppelt, described ISR instruction as water-safety and drowning-prevention training for very young children and children with developmental delays, and said access to appropriate facilities is the main barrier. Members raised questions about emergency egress, public safety, and insurance coverage, and the author said he would follow up on those concerns. The committee then took up House File 4801, a bill by Representative Nadeau aimed at health care program integrity. He said it would align commercial and Medicaid partners to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse by changing prior authorization and retrospective review processes, improving data sharing on suspected fraud, addressing conflicting or duplicative services, allowing managed care organizations to verify provider credentials, and making risk corridors in MCO contracts permanent. The Minnesota Council of Health Plans supported the bill, saying it would help detect fraud and improve coordination, while the Minnesota chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics opposed it, arguing that expanded prior authorization would delay care, increase physician burden, and harm children with chronic conditions. Members debated patient safety, fraud detection, and whether the bill would undermine recent prior-authorization reforms. The bill was laid over. House File 3756, a technical update to the insulin safety net program, was also laid over. Representative Backer said the bill clarifies that a hospital-use intravenous insulin product is not part of the program because it is sold only to health care institutions and infused by practitioners, not dispensed to patients for self-use. The Board of Pharmacy testified that the language was drafted to avoid affecting future legitimate uses, and members asked whether the definition could limit new uses if treatments change. The committee then began House File 4860, but the transcript cuts off before the bill’s presentation is completed.

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• Medicaid provider for fraud. Medicaid provider for fraud.
• speed assist device. speed assist device.
• <01:10:02.160> Uh speed assist device. Uh speed assist device.
• it says services provided by a provider it says services provided by a provider under<01:17:02.040>
• providing with taxpayer money, right? providing with taxpayer money, right?

Bills: HF2354, HF3621, HF3429, HF3483

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud, payment withholding, withheld payments, program integrity, public funds, state agency, program participant, credible allegation of fraud, administrative reconsideration, contested case, chapter 14, data practices, confidential data, protected nonpublic data, anti-fraud

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from March 5 by voice vote and welcomed new member Representative Van Binsbergen. It then took up House File 2354, which Chair Liebling moved to re-refer to the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee. Representative Norris presented the bill as an updated version of the Medical Assistance Protection Act, aimed at strengthening the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, closing loopholes, equalizing fraud penalties, and increasing penalties for large-scale Medicaid fraud. Attorney General Ellison said the bill would add 18 specialized staff to the unit, moving it from 32 to 50 positions, and argued the federal-state matching structure makes the Attorney General’s office the proper home for the funding because the unit is dedicated to Medicaid fraud work. Nick Wonka, director of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, explained the bill’s provisions affecting committee jurisdiction: expanded subpoena authority to obtain financial account contents in provider-fraud investigations, conforming legal representation language to preserve the unit’s authority, venue changes to allow charging in counties where parts of the offense occurred, and a restitution change to let courts order restitution for related conduct in the same scheme. He said the subpoena change would speed investigations and align the Attorney General’s authority with other agencies, and that the restitution change would help recover more fraudulently obtained Medicaid funds. No public testimony was offered. Members questioned why the funding should go to the Attorney General’s office rather than the BCA, whether the new records authority was federally required, how the venue language would work across state lines, and whether the added FTEs indicated the fraud problem was larger than expected. Ellison and Wonka responded that the federal grant requires the work to stay within the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, that the unit’s investigators are specialized and work with, but separate from, law enforcement, and that the venue provision applies only within Minnesota while out-of-state matters would be referred to the appropriate authorities. The amendment that had been posted was withdrawn and not offered.

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• House File 2732 offers a real solution: to provide direct ongoing support to rural providers, helping
• Whatever we can do to support rural providers, but all providers across the state, is something that's
• providers face.
• One way we can do that is by providing due process to providers who have received correction orders.
• It has raised wages for providers and helped keep more providers in work and more centers open.

Bills: HF1367, HF2732, HF1897, HF1424, HF1383, HF2728, HF2863, HF1685, HF2929

Keywords: child maltreatment, child abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, human trafficking, child protection, local welfare agency, county social services, Minnesota Department of Human Services, judicial review, district court appeal, venue, out-of-state abuse, cross-border investigation, Minnesota child welfare, family assessment, maltreatment determination