This week at the Capitol—Many hearings of interest
By Kyle D. Berndt | March 14, 2025 | All members
Care Providers of Minnesota’s annual Day at the Capitol is next week—Wednesday, March 19, 2025—if you have not yet registered, please do as soon as possible. We look forward to seeing you next week!
Hearings of interest this week
Monday
SF1919 (Hawj) was heard in the Senate Jobs and Economic Development Committee, this proposal provides funding for New American workforce training. Nicole Mattson with Care Providers testified in support of the proposal.
SF2168 (Fateh) was heard in the Senate Human Services Committee. SF 2168 proposes changes to DWRS to exempt assisted living facilities who provide customized living services from the 66% requirement for wages and benefits of direct care workers. Care Providers of Minnesota, along with our LTC Imperative partners, provided a letter to the committee with other advocacy organizations in support of the proposal. The proposal was laid over for further consideration at a future hearing.
SF1948 (Hauschild) was also heard in the Senate Human Services Committee, the proposal provides increased funding for critical access nursing facilities. Care Providers of Minnesota, along with our LTC Imperative partners, wrote a letter in support that was provided to the committee. This bill was laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus finance bill.
Tuesday
The House Human Services Committee heard from Department of Human Services on the February Forecast.
Wednesday
SF1918 (Dibble) was heard in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. Due to strict limitations to speak to only two of the 16 sections of the proposal, Care Providers of Minnesota, along with our LTC Imperative partners, provided written testimony opposing the proposal as drafted. Those two sections are less impactful than the other 14. We will hold our opposition testimony if it is heard in the Senate Human Services Committee where all sections are to be considered by the committee. The proposal contains changes to electronic monitoring statutes, changes arbitration in contracts, changes to a home care and assisted living advisory council, hospice care enumerated rights, and changes to retaliation protection. The proposal was passed to Human Services for further consideration.
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee also heard from the Department of Human Services on the February Forecast.
HF1912 (Skraba) was heard in the House Health Finance and Policy, the proposal would provide a Cook County hospital with an attached nursing facility to provide swing beds for nursing facility services.
Kyle D. Berndt | Senior Director of Advocacy |
kberndt@careproviders.org | 952-851-2498