Health, Human Services, & Housing

Health and Human Services Budget Division Omnibus Bill

Nursing Home Payment Reform This legislation will improve the way the state funds our nursing homes. Major innovation in Minnesota’s nursing facility payment system has not occurred since the 1990s. This proposal provides a new funding system that better reimburses ...

Other HHSH Bills Passed in the Regular Session

Child Protection After it was fast-tracked through the legislative process, child protection legislation was signed into law implementing two of the 32 recommendations offered by the Governor’s Task Force on the Protection of Children. The Task Force, which is comprised ...

HHSH Bills that Did Not Pass

MFIP Assistance Increase Two bills that would increase the cash grants for the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) did not make it into this year’s final HHS budget. The program is the state’s support program for working families with children, ...

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