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MN HF3798

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/4/2016

Primary Sponsor

Nick Zerwas

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature 2015-2016

AI Summary

  • Appropriates funds from the general fund for fiscal year 2017 to the commissioner of health for grants to community health boards and tribal governments operating nurse-family partnership home visiting programs.

  • Requires grant recipients to contract with Minnesota nonprofit organizations to provide safe sleep baby boxes and baby care supplies to prenatal clients in their home visiting programs.

  • Directs the commissioner to prioritize counties or areas with high risk of inadequate prenatal care, high infant mortality rates, or poor birth outcomes such as low-weight births.

  • Establishes base funding for the 2018-2019 biennium at an unspecified amount per fiscal year.

Legislative Description

Safe sleep baby boxes and baby care supply grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

Last Action

Introduction and first reading, referred to Health and Human Services Finance

4/4/2016

Committee Referrals

Health and Human Services Finance4/4/2016

Full Bill Text

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