LEGISLATIVE TRACKING GRID: 2009 SESSION

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1 LEGISLATIVE TRACKING GRID: 2009 SESSION HOUSE HF 247 HF 657 (Thissen/ Anzelc) HF 666 (Norton) HF 826 (E. Murphy) HF 706 HF 703 (Hosch) SF 346 (Rest) SF 690 (Saxhaug) SF 652 SF 654 (Erickson- Ropes) SF 676 (Torres Ray) SF 697 NE Plan Small provider exemption Regulatory EW Bad Debt COLA A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for a long-term care savings plan; providing for an income tax subtraction for contributions made to the long-term care savings plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections , subdivisions 19a, 19b; , subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A. 24-hour customized living services modified. A bill for an act relating to health; modifying certain nursing home and home care regulations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 144A.04, subdivision 11, by adding subdivisions; 144A.45, by adding a subdivision; 144A.4605, subdivision 2. A bill for an act relating to human services; permitting non-medicare home care agencies to provide alternative care services; eliminating the customized living rate cap; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 256B.0913, subdivision 5a; 256B.0915, subdivision 3e. A bill for an act relating to human services; authorizing certain retroactive payments; authorizing certain additional elderly waiver services; establishing time frames for determining medical assistance eligibility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 256B.0645; 256B.0915, by adding a subdivision; 256B.19, by adding a subdivision. A bill for an act relating to human services; pronviding long-term care provider rate adjustments; modifying the phase-in of rebased nursing facility rates; providing funding for nursing facility moratorium exceptions and extending project approval; requiring the commissioner of human services to develop recommendations on specialized care; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 144A.073, by adding a subdivision; 256B.441, subdivisions 31, 51a, 55, by adding a subdivision. Laid over for possible inclusion in LTC policy omnibus bill Amended onto HF666 Delete-all removes TB and insulin pen, adds HF657. Laid over for possible inclusion in LTC policy omnibus bill Laid over for possible inclusion in LTC policy omnibus bill Re-referred to HHS Finance Referred to Taxes In SF986, Lynch s regulatory bill. Passed as amended from Health, Housing, and Family Security to Finance In SF986, Lynch s regulatory bill. Passed as amended to Finance. Passed as amended to full finance. LTC bills scheduled 3/16 in Marty s committee. Passed as amended to Finance. LTC bills scheduled 3/16 in Marty s committee. Passed to Finance.

2 HF936 HF1085 HF 818 (Hilstrom) SF839 (Sheran) SF 758 (Moua) Communities for a Lifetime Financing Reform Vulnerable Adults Communities for a lifetime criteria specified, and Minnesota Board on Aging and commissioner of employment and economic development required to develop recommendations on the designation of communities for a lifetime. Long-term care trust fund benefits created, long-term care financing program and governing board established, actuarial studies required, income tax imposed to fund long-term care benefits, benefits exempted from income taxation, tax data disclosure allowed, and money appropriated. A bill for an act relating to vulnerable adults; authorizing disclosure of financial records in connection with financial exploitation investigations; modifying procedures and duties for reporting and investigating maltreatment; specifying duties of financial institutions in cases alleging financial exploitation; modifying the crime of financial exploitation; imposing criminal and civil penalties Passed as amended to Local Government Division. Passed to State and Local Operations Reform, Technology, and Elections, scheduled for 3/25. Passed to Floor. In Taxes. Postdeadline HHS Policy hearing tentatively scheduled. Heard in Crime Victims Subcommittee, passed to Public Safety Policy and Oversight, passed to Commerce & Labor, re-refered to Labor and Consumer Protection Division, passed to Commerce and Labor. Scheduled for Civil Justice 3/24 and HHS Policy 3/26. Passed to Finance. LTC bills scheduled 3/16 in Marty s committee. Passed as amended to Committee on Business, Industry and Jobs Passed Judiciary to Health, Housing, and. Passed to Commerce and Consumer Protection. Passed to Finance. HF1890 (Hosch) SF1535 Moratorium exemption 18- month extension and appropriation, scheduled for 3/24, amended and laid over Family Security, scheduled for 3/16. Passed to Finance. Updated 3/29/09 2

3 LEGISLATION OF INTEREST: 2009 SESSION HOUSE HF8 (Simon) HF47 (Juhnke) HF143 (Kalin) HF163 (Bly) HF225 (Ward) HF279 HF343 (Hausman) HF351 (Fritz) HF337 (Fritz) SF82 (Latz) HF211 (Gimse) SF149 (Olseen) SF189 (Dahle) SF243 (Koering) SF272 SF349 (Kubly) SF475 (Marty) SF1299 (Rest) False Claims Kandiyohi Co. Vets home Rates Rates Brainerd vets home Minnesota False Claims Act established. Kandiyohi County veterans home funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. Chisago County; Nursing facilities payment rate increased to geographic group III median rate. Rice County; Nursing facilities designated as metro for purposes of determining reimbursement rates. Brainerd State Hospital campus funding provided for building to serve as a veterans nursing home, bonds issued, and money appropriated. Heard and passed through Civil Justice to Commerce and Labor. Passed and amended to State and Local Gov Ops. Passed to State Gov. Finance. Returned to full Finance and rereferred to HHS Finance. In Ag Committee In Ag Committee Heard and passed through Judiciary. Passed as amended to State and Local Gov. Passed to Finance. Finance (HHS?) Finance (HHS?) Rates Duluth; Nursing facility payment rate increased. Block Nurse Program Seniors & Workers COLA Caregiver tax credit Living-at-home/block nurse program additional base funding provided, and money appropriated. Long-term care provider rate increases provided. Home care tax credit established, long-term consultation team amended, and caregiver burden scale established. Laid over for possible inclusion in LTC policy omnibus bill HF346 (Urdahl) SF934 (Dille) PERA Employee pension benefit cost recognition requirement for nursing facility payment rates calculation purposes State and Local Gov Ops Finance (?) 3

4 HF384 HF473 HF503 (Persell) HF528 (Davnie) HF533 (Koenen) HF594 (Liebling) HF618 (E. Murphy) HF627 (Juhnke) HF629 (Juhnke) HF694 (Marquart) HF769 (Liebling) SF704 (Dahle) SF469 (M. Olson) SF489 (Clark) SF471 (Kubly) SF1519 (Erickson Ropes) SF519 (Moua) SF459 SF502 E-health Licensing task force Bemidji vets home Reverse Mortgages Montevideo vets home Universal drug program Electronic health information exchange modification; health and medical savings account assignment requirement Scheduled for HHS Policy. Passed as amended to floor, rereferred to Finance. Health care professionals task force established. In Licensing Bemidji; Veterans facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. Reverse mortgage requirement eliminated, counseling by an independent housing agency mandated, lender default regulated, liability imposed on a subsequent purchaser of a reverse mortgage, right of recission provided, and suitability defined In Juhnke s Ag committee Labor and Consumer Protection Division. Passed to Commerce and Labor. Passed to Civil Justice. Passed to Floor.. Passed as amended to Finance. Finance (Berglin?) Passed Commerce to Judiciary. Passed to Floor. Montevideo veterans home construction bond issue and appropriation In Ag committee Finance (HHS?) A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to establish and administer a universal prescription drug program and prescription drug bulk purchasing program; establishing a dedicated fund; appropriating money; requiring mandated reports; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256O. Senior nutrition Senior nutrition appropriation and client contribution use clarified Part D to cover vets in Vets homes Medicare certification for vets homes Health care directives Veteran homes required to use Medicare Part D for pharmacy costs for eligible veterans. In Ag committee Heard in HHS Finance, laid over. Veterans homes medicare federal certification application requirements In Ag committee In Finance (HHS??) Health care directive registry established, and money appropriated. Rates Olmsted County; Nursing facilities reimbursement rates increased. 4

5 HF823 (Norton) SF641 Solong) Dental therapist Dental therapist fees, licensing, and practice limitations established. In HHS policy, rereferred to Licensing, passed Licensing to HHS Policy.. Amended onto SF1106. HF872 (Marquart) SF751 (Clark) Non-profit property tax exemptions Property tax exemption eligibility clarification provided for institutions of public charity. Taxes, re-referred to Property and Local Sales Tax Division Taxes HF921 (Fritz) SF594* (Higgins) Safe patient handling Safe patient handling plans in clinical settings required.. SF heard and passed to Commerce and Labor. On Floor. Passed floor. HF965 (Gottwalt) LTC insurance tax credit increased Taxation; Long-term care insurance credit adjusted. Taxes HF976 (Gunther) SF1140 (Rosen) LTC insurance tax credit increased Long-term care insurance credit increased. Taxes Taxes HF1002 (E. Murphy) SF734 Innovation in Nursing Nursing education demonstration project grant established, and money appropriated. In Health, House, and Family Security. Passed as amended to HHS Finance. HF1027 (Liebling) SF 962 Balance-billing repeal Medicare-covered service balance billing prohibition repealed.. Scheduled for 3/18 hearing HF1030 (Solberg) SF968 (Doll) State health program dental administrator Single dental administrator established to administer dental services for the recipients of the state health care programs., scheduled for 3/25 In Health, House, and Family Security 5

6 HF1069 (Abeler) Individual thermostat study Installation of separate temperature controls in individual nursing facility rooms study required. HF1125 (Eastlund) Inspections Nursing home inspection permitted by nursing home personnel. HF1134 (Kath) SF623 (Day) Owatonna vets home Owatonna veterans home construction bond issue and appropriation In Juhnke s Ag committee Finance (Berglin?) HF1226 (Thao) HF1276 (Norton) SF1106 SF986 Oral health practitioner Legislative mandates Licensure and practice limitations established for an oral health practitioner, fees established, and rulemaking required. County human services mandates relief; bordering states child placement; funeral expenses county payment; nursing facility rules modification; day training alternative licensing; school district health care program information, rereferred to Licensing, passed Licensing back to HHS Policy., scheduled for 3/31 Passed Health, Housing, and as amended w/sf641 to Higher Education Finance, passed to HHS Finance, passed as amended to Finance, scheduled for 3/26. Scheduled for 3/9 in Health, Housing, and. Passed to Finance 3/9. Scheduled for hearing in Berglin s committee 3/17. Passed Berglin s committee to full finance. Scheduled for full finance hearing 3/20. Passed Finance to Rules. SF441 (Erickson Ropes) Staffing ratios Registered nurse staffing for patient requirements, scheduled for 3/25 SF513 (Gerlach) Nurse licensure compact Nurse licensure compact 6

7 HF1307 (E. Murphy) SF1022 (Dahle) LTC Ombudsman volunteers A bill for an act relating to human services; directing ombudsman for long-term care to expand volunteer ombudsman program; appropriating money., scheduled for 3/25, passed to Finance HF1308 (Norton) ARRA HIT Uniform technology and data standards required for local public health agencies, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funding provided, and money appropriated. HF1322 SF1890 (Lourey) ARRA HIT A bill for an act relating to health information technology; creating certain requirements for the use of federal funding; requiring legislative approval of a plan; limiting the appropriation of federal funds., scheduled for 3/24, passed as amended HF1329 (Hosch) SF1229 OLA PCA bill Personal care assistance services modifications, scheduled for 3/19 hearing, as amended to HHS Finance, scheduled for 3/23, passed as amended to Finance HF1334 (Gunther) SF 716 (Rosen) Critical access nursing homes, equalization, etc. Medical assistance (MA) treatment of life insurance policies, nursing facility private pay residents rate charging modifications and long-term care employer health insurance costs payment, scheduled for 3/24 HF1370 (Abeler) SF1333 MA/MnCare asset changes A bill for an act relating to human services; changing eligibility requirements for medical assistance and MinnesotaCare; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 256B.056, subdivisions 3, 3c; 256L.17, subdivision 3. HF1388 (Carlson) SF1105 (Rest) Rate increase, Golden Valley rehab A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing payment rates for a nursing facility in Golden Valley providing residential rehabilitative services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.441, by adding a subdivision. HF1482 SF1208 (Dibble) Liens and homestead issues A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying provisions governing medical assistance claims and liens; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 256B.15, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2; , subdivision 2., scheduled for 3/26 hearing, scheduled for 3/18 hearing. Passed to Judiciary. Passed as amended to Finance 7

8 HF1554 (Winkler) HF1564 HF1565 (Kelly) SF1462 SF1473 SF1369 (Murphy) Emergency health stuff HC reform Goodhue Co. and communities for a lifetime pilot A bill for an act relating to health; modifying isolation and quarantine provisions and provisions for mass dispensing of medications; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections , subdivisions 1, 2, 5; ; 145A.06, subdivision 7; , subdivisions 2, 10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144. A bill for an act relating to health care reform; increasing affordability and eligibility for state health care programs; establishing the Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange; continuing payment reform; creating an affordability standard; establishing goals for universal coverage and a contingent individual responsibility mandate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 13.46, subdivision 2; 62E.141; 62L.12, subdivisions 2, 4; 62U.04, subdivisions 3, 8; 62U.05; 62U.07, by adding a subdivision; 62U.08, subdivision 2; , by adding a subdivision; 256B.056, subdivision 10; 256B.057, subdivision 8; 256L.03, subdivisions 3, 5; 256L.04, subdivisions 1, 7; 256L.05, by adding a subdivision; 256L.07, subdivisions 1, 3; 256L.15, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62U. A bill for an act relating to health; consolidating and relocating nursing facility beds to a new site in Goodhue County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144A.071, subdivision 4c., passed as amended to Civil Justice, passed to Public Safety Policy and Oversight, scheduled for 3/25, scheduled for 3/19 hearing, passed to HHS Finance, passed as amended to Judiciary HF1571 (Abeler) Gov s HHS budget A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing the governor's budget for health and human services, laid over HF1577 (Newton) SF1418 (Foley) AED A bill for an act relating to nursing homes and home care; adding requirements for licensure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144A.04, by adding a subdivision., scheduled for 3/26 HF1646 SF1401 Eliminate Rx PMAP coverage A bill for an act relating to human services; eliminating prescription drug coverage from prepaid medical assistance program contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 256B.0625, subdivision 13; 256B.69, subdivision 6, scheduled for 3/27 HF1659 (Solberg) SF1359 (Rest) Human Services Authority A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a human service authority; establishing aid to counties; creating a workgroup; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 402A., scheduled for 3/25, scheduled for 3/23 and laid over 8

9 HF1661 (Loeffler) HF1703 HF1704 HF1728 (Loeffler) HF1757 (Brod) HF1760 SF490 (Pogemille r) SF1566 (Berlgin) SF1402 SF1509 (Torres Ray) SF1715 (Hann) SF1526 (Lourey) Property tax exemption DHS HC Policy Bill Managed care withhold DHS bill Create Dept. of Health and Human Services DHS continuing care policy A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing that certain elderly living facilities are exempt from property taxation; providing an exemption for the purchase of materials and supplies used in the construction of certain elderly living facilities from sales taxation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections , by adding a subdivision; 297A.71, by adding a subdivision. A bill for an act relating to human services; amending health care eligibility provisions for medical assistance, MinnesotaCare, and general assistance medical care; establishing a Drug Utilization Review Board; authorizing rulemaking; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 62J.2930, subdivision 3; , subdivision 3; , subdivision 7; , subdivision 3a; 256B.037, subdivision 5; 256B.056, subdivisions 1c, 3c, 6; 256B.0625, by adding subdivisions; 256B.094, subdivision 3; 256B.195, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 256B.199; 256B.69, subdivision 5a; 256B.77, subdivision 13; 256D.03, subdivision 3; 256L.01, subdivision 4; 256L.03, subdivision 5; 256L.15, subdivision 2; , by adding a subdivision; Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 4, article 8, sections 54; 61; 63; 66; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.031. A bill for an act relating to human services; creating a withhold to managed care plan payments for prepaid medical assistance and general assistance medical care; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 256B.69, subdivision 5a; 256L.12, subdivision 9. A bill for an act relating to human services; amending child care programs, program integrity, adult supports including general assistance medical care and group residential housing, and Minnesota family investment program A bill for an act relating to health and human services; establishing the Department of Health and Human Services; requiring the merger of the Department of Human Services and the Department of Health; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 15.01; 15.06, subdivision 1; 15A.0815, subdivision 2. A bill for an act relating to human services; amending continuing care provisions, including changes to medical assistance, nursing facilities, and data management; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections , subdivisions 3, 5; 256B.0657, subdivisions 5, 8; 256B.0913, subdivisions 4, 5a, 12; 256B.0915, subdivision 2; 256B.431, subdivision 10; 256B.433, subdivision 1; 256B.438, subdivision 7; 256B.441, subdivisions 5, 11; 256B.5011, subdivision 2; 256B.5012, subdivisions 6, 7; 256B.5013, subdivisions 1, 6; , subdivision 12b; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.5013, subdivisions 2, 3, 5. In Taxes, referred to Property and Local Sales Tax Division, passed, scheduled for 3/26 in Early Childhood Finance and Policy Division In Taxes, passed to State and Local Government Relations and Oversight Heard in HHS Finance, laid over for possible inclusion in omnibus bill. Scheduled for 3/16/09 hearing. Passed as amended to floor. 9

10 HF1839 (Hilstrom) HF1889 HF1986 (Peterson) SF1650 (Scheid) SF1758 SF1883 (Rest) Housing notice Public employees buy into state LTC insurance Licensing for HWS under human services licensing A bill for an act relating to health and human services; requiring the commissioners of health and human services to provide notice to cities of certain residential programs licensure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 144D.03, by adding a subdivision; 245A.11, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision. Relating to state government; allowing all public employees to buy into the state long-term care insurance program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 43A.318, subdivision 2. A bill for an act relating to health and human services; changing registration and licensing provisions for housing with service establishments and entities under the Human Services Licensing Act, passed to State and Local Operations Reform, Technology, and Elections In State and Local Government Operations and Oversight In Health, House, and Family Security HF1989 (Hayden) SF1132 (Cohen) Housing Housing Solutions Act; deed tax increase In Finance In Health, House, and Family Security HF2022 (Bigham) SF1858 (Olseen) HWS registration of sex offenders A bill for an act relating to public safety; including registered housing with services establishments in definition of health care facility for registration of predatory offenders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section , subdivision 4b. In Public Safety Policy and Oversight, scheduled for 3/25, amended on HF1301 In Judiciary HF2036 (Gottwalt) SF1799 (Torres Ray) Alzheimer s working group Relating to health; requiring the commissioner of health to convene an Alzheimer's disease working group; requiring a report. HF2104 (Eken) SF1934 (Rosen) Critical access dental A bill for an act relating to human services; designating critical access nursing facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.441, by adding a subdivision. SF1842 (Hann) Respite Care task force A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a respite care program; establishing advisory committees; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter

11 HF2145 SF1923 State-County Results, Accountability, and Service Delivery Redesign Act A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing the State-County Results, Accountability, and Service Delivery Redesign; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 402A., amended onto HF1659. HF2148 Medicare costs tied to rebasing A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying treatment of Medicare costs for purposes of nursing facility rebasing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.441, subdivision 48, by adding a subdivision. HF2180 (Doty) Nursing home property tax exemption A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing a property tax exemption for certain nursing homes In Taxes Updated 3/29/09 11