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Senate File 1385 would add $9 million for HIV supportive services as advocates warn of rising diagnoses and depleted rebates
Summary
Senate File 1385, presented by Sen. Scott Dibble, would appropriate roughly $9 million to sustain HIV supportive services administered by the Department of Human Services amid rising diagnoses in Minnesota and a shortfall in AIDS Drug Assistance Program rebates, according to providers testifying before the committee.
Senate File 1385, presented to the Senate Health and Human Services Finance and Policy Committee by Senator Scott Dibble on March 12, 2025, would provide state funding to maintain supportive services for people living with HIV administered through the Department of Human Services HIV Supports Division.
Senator Dibble told the committee that while national HIV diagnoses are declining, new HIV diagnoses in Minnesota have continued to rise year‑over‑year and that the rebates that historically funded many HIV supportive services have dwindled to zero because of federal rebate program changes. He said the…
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