2023 Legislative Testimony - House | Health and Human Services North Dakota

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House Appropriations

Bill Number	Date Presented	Presenter	Testimony Subject
SB 2012	March 6, 2023	Michele Gee, Economic Assistance Section	Economic Assistance Section Budget Overview
SB 2012	March 2, 2023	Jessica Thomasson, Human Services	Human Services Division Budget Overview
SB 2012	March 2, 2023	Krista Fremming, Medical Services Division	Medicaid and Long-Term Care Budget Overview
HB 1004	Jan. 23, 2023	Dirk Wilke, Executive Director	Public Health - Further Detail
HB 1004	Jan. 19, 2023	Dr. Christie Massen, Laboratory Services	Public Health - Lab Detail
HB 1004	Jan. 18, 2023	Tim Wiedrich, Health Response & Licensure	Public Health - Health Response & Licensure Detail
HB 1004	Jan. 17, 2023	Neil Charvat, Tobacco Prevention & Control	Public Health - Tobacco Detail
HB 1004	Jan. 17, 2023	Kim Mertz, Healthy & Safe Communities	Public Health - Healthy Safe Communities & Domestic Violence Detail
HB 1004	Jan. 16, 2023	Tracy Miller, Health Statistics and Performance	Public Health - Health Statistics & Performance Detail
HB 1004	Jan. 16, 2023	Kirby Kruger, Disease Control & Forensic Pathology	Public Health - Disease Control Detail
HB 1004	Jan. 16, 2023	Dirk Wilke, Executive Director	Public Health - Admin & Medical Marijuana Detail
HB 1004	Jan. 9, 2023	Dirk Wilke, Executive Director	Public Health Division of the Department of Health and Human Services
HB 1004	Jan. 5, 2023	Dr. Nizar Wehbi and HHS Commissioner Chris Jones	North Dakota Health and Human Services Overview

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House Appropriations: Government Operations Division

Bill Number	Date Presented	Presenter	Testimony Subject

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House Appropriations: Human Resources Division

Bill Number	Date Presented	Presenter	Testimony Subject
SB 2012	March 22, 2023	Chris Jones and Sara Stolt, HHS Executive Office	HHS Administration and Operations Budget Detail and HHS Workforce
SB 2012	March 21, 2023	Krista Fremming, Medical Services Division	Medical Services Division Budget Overview
SB 2012	March 21, 2023	LeeAnn Thiel, Medical Services Division and Nancy Nikolas Maier, Adult and Aging Services	Long-Term Care Budget Overview
SB 2012	March 17, 2023	Jessica Thomasson, Human Services Division	ND Child Care Proposal Overview
SB 2012	March 14, 2023	Dr. Eduardo Yabut and Tonya Perkins, Behavioral Health Division	North Dakota State Hospital Budget Overview
SB 2012	March 14, 2023	Pamela Sagness, Dr. Laura Kroetsch, Christina Hemmer, Dr. Dan Cramer, Jeff McKinnon, Julie Baumgarn and Brad Brown, Behavioral Health Division	Human Service Centers Budget Overview
SB 2012	March 13, 2023	Pamela Sagness and Laura Anderson, Behavioral Health Division	Behavioral Health Division (Policy) Budget Overview
SB 2012	March 9, 2023	Holly Triska Dally, Refugee Services	Refugee Services Budget Overview
SB 2012	March 9, 2023	Julianne Horntvedt, ND State Council on Developmental Disabilities	ND State Council on Developmental Disabilities Budget Overview
SB 2012	March 9, 2023	Sheri Seil, Disability Determination Services	Disability Determination Services Budget Overview
SB 2012	March 9, 2023	Damian Schlinger, Vocational Rehabilitation	Vocational Rehabilitation Budget Overview
SB 2012	March 8, 2023	Cory Pedersen, Children and Family Services Section	Children and Family Services Section Budget Overview
SB 2012	March 8, 2023	Kristen Hasbargen, Human Service Zone Operations	Human Service Zone Operations Budget Overview
SB 2012	March 8, 2023	Kay Larson, Early Childhood Section	Early Childhood Section Budget Overview
SB 2012	March 7, 2023	Jim Fleming, Child Support Section	Child Support Section Budget Overview
SB 2012	March 7, 2023	Tina Bay, Developmental Disabilities Section	Developmental Disabilities Section Budget Overview
SB 2012	March 7, 2023	Heather Jenkins, Life Skills Transition Center	Life Skills Transition Center Budget Overview
SB 2012	March 7, 2023	Nancy Maier, Adult and Aging Services Section	Adult and Aging Services Section Budget Overview
SB 2012	March 6, 2023	Michele Gee, Economic Assistance Section	Economic Assistance Section Budget Overview
HB 1004	Jan. 9, 2023	Dirk Wilke, Tim Wiedrich & Mallory Sattler, Public Health Division	Public Health Division of the Department of Health and Human Services

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House Education Committee

Bill Number	Date Presented	Presenter	Testimony Subject
HB 1312	Feb. 6, 2023	Pamela Sagness, Behavioral Health Division	Relating to continuation of an evidence-based online virtual mental health and suicide prevention simulation-based training program for schools

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House Finance and Taxation Committee

Bill Number	Date Presented	Presenter	Testimony Subject
HB 1244	Jan. 23, 2023	Cheryl Anderson, Vocational Rehabilitation Section	Relating to the income tax credit for employment of individuals with developmental disabilities or severe mental illness; and to provide an effective date

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House Government and Veterans Affairs

Bill Number	Date Presented	Presenter	Testimony Subject

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House Human Services

Bill Number	Date Presented	Presenter	Testimony Subject
SB 2276	March 8, 2023	Tina Bay, Developmental Disabilities Section	Relating to legally responsible individuals providing Medicaid waiver services
SB 2030	March 7, 2023	Brendan Joyce, Medical Services Division	Relating to value-based purchasing for medical assistance
SB 2077	March 7, 2023	James Knopik, Medical Services Division	Relating to gambling disorder prevention, awareness, crisis intervention, rehabilitation, and treatment services
SB 2079	March 7, 2023	Tina Bay, Developmental Disabilities Section	Relating to maintaining a facility staff training system for providers of community-based developmental disabilities services
SB 2084	March 6, 2023	Michele Gee, Economic Assistance Section	Relating to childcare assistance payments to providers
SB 2156	March 6, 2023	Brendan Joyce, Medical Services Division	Relating to the drug use review board and medical assistance prior authorization
SB 2052	March 1, 2023	Heather Jenkins, Life Skills and Transition Center	Relating to the operation of the life skills and transition center and life skills and transition center's superintendent's employment, roles, and duties
HB 1447	Feb. 8, 2023	Pamela Sagness, Behavioral Health Division	Relating to creation of the opioid settlement fund, creation of the opioid settlement advisory committee, and use of opioid settlement funds; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 21-10-06 of the North Dakota Century Code and section 5 of chapter 3 of the 2021 Session Laws, relating to funds under management of the state investment board and the funding of the opioid treatment and prevention program; to provide an appropriation; to provide for a transfer; to provide for application; and to declare an emergency
HB 1390	Jan. 25, 2023	Pam Sagness, Behavioral Health Division	Relating to the creation of a suicide fatality review commission; and to provide an appropriation
HB 1443	Jan. 23, 2023	Jim Fleming, Child Support Section	Relating to child support guidelines as they relate to unemployment and overtime
HB 1458	Jan. 23, 2023	Jim Fleming, Child Support Section	Relating to child support guidelines
HB 1281	Jan. 17, 2023	Lindsey VanderBusch, Sexually Transmitted & Bloodborne Diseases Unit	Relating to willfully transferring body fluid containing the human immunodeficiency virus
HB 1044	Jan. 16, 2023	Jodi Hulm, Medical Services Division	Relating to the medical assistance primary care provider program; and to provide an effective date
HB 1261	Jan. 16, 2023	Krista Fremming, Medical Services Division	Provide an appropriation to the department of health and human services for the implementation of Medicaid plan amendments or Medicaid waivers related to institutions for mental diseases; to provide for a report; and to declare an emergency
HB 1043	Jan. 11, 2023	Kelli Ulberg, Behavioral Health Division	Relating to licensure of a psychiatric residential treatment facility for children and admission criteria
HB 1046	Jan. 11, 2023	Kristen Hasbargen, HHS Zone Operations	Direct and indirect costs, billing practices, and payments to human service zones (HSZ), HSZ agreements and plans, creation of zones, zone directors, and indirect cost plan
HB 1048	Jan. 11, 2023	Tina Bay, Developmental Disabilities Section	Guardianship establishment services and individuals with developmental disabilities
HB 1165	Jan. 11, 2023	Jon Alm, Legal Advisory Unit	Relating to powers and duties of the department of health and human services public health division, central public health laboratory, and surge staffing
HB 1045	Jan. 10, 2023	Karla Aldinger, Life Safety & Construction Unit	Life safety survey process of any health care facility licensed by the department of health and human services
HB 1047	Jan. 10, 2023	Corey Kjos, Medical Services Division	Relating to the requirement that health insurers provide certain information to the department of health and human services
HB 1049	Jan. 10, 2023	Nancy Maier, Adult & Aging Services Section	Agency foster home for adults zoning area
HB 1091	Jan. 10, 2023	Cory Pedersen, Children & Family Services Section	Family foster care for children licenses, certifications and approvals, and identified and kinship relatives; and to provide for a report to legislative management
HB 1029	Jan. 9, 2023	Mandy Dendy, Medical Services Division	Relating to regulation of community health workers and Medicaid reimbursement for community health worker services; and to provide a contingent effective date
HB 1138	Jan. 9, 2023	Dr. Dan Cramer, Behavioral Health Division	Mental health diversion pilot program in the southeast judicial district; to provide for a report to the legislative management; and to provide an expiration date
HB 1035	Jan. 4, 2023	Krista Fremming, Medical Services Division	Cross disability advisory council
HB 1036	Jan. 4, 2023	Michele Gee, Economic Assistance	Administration of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program
HB1042	Jan. 4, 2023	Kirby Kruger, Disease Control & Forensic Pathology Unit	Determination of the cause of death and autopsies
HB1050	Jan. 4, 2023	James Knopik, Behavioral Health Division	Licensure, inspection, and suspension or revocation of substance abuse treatment program
HB 1051	Jan. 4, 2023	Pam Sagness, Behavioral Health Division	Relating to the powers and duties of the department of health and human services

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House Industry, Business and Labor

Bill Number	Date Presented	Presenter	Testimony Subject

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House Judiciary

Bill Number	Date Presented	Presenter	Testimony Subject
HB 1145	Jan. 11, 2023	Pam Sagness, Behavioral Health Division	Relating to the statute of limitations for prosecuting sex crimes involving victims who develop a disabling mental condition; and to provide a penalty
HB 1154	Jan. 9, 2023	Jon Alm, Legal Advisory Unit	Relating to the informal disposition of an administrative proceeding

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House Political Subdivisions

Bill Number	Date Presented	Presenter	Testimony Subject