Committee hears informational DHS policy packages on licensing, program integrity, behavioral health and housing
Department of Human Services and Department of Health officials presented a set of informational policy bills covering DHS OIG changes (background‑study updates, licensing fixes, program‑integrity authority), MinnesotaCare/provider enrollment technical fixes, behavioral‑health statutory cleanups, and housing/homelessness technical updates.
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Committee members received informational presentations from agency staff on several large packages of DHS and MDH policy proposals. Ari Didion of the DHS Office of Inspector General summarized an OIG policy bill that includes background‑study disqualification updates (e.g., adding orders of protection for financial abuse of a vulnerable adult), migration to the NETStudy2 system, and licensing changes that close change‑of‑ownership loopholes and ease access to nasal‑spray opioid antagonists such as Narcan for relevant programs.
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