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MN HF3076
Bill
Status
4/2/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kim Hicks
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AI Summary
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Commissioner of Health must award competitive grants to community health boards, state agencies, state councils, or nonprofits to increase ME/CFS awareness among health care professionals, patients, health plan companies, and the public through educational materials and outreach
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Commissioner of Human Services must award competitive grants to establish or improve access to 13 categories of services for ME/CFS patients, including supportive counseling, care coordination, transportation, financial assistance, home support services, and disability accommodation navigation
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Commissioner of Health must establish an ME/CFS program to conduct community assessments and epidemiologic investigations, monitoring incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability status, employment impacts, and demographic data (gender, race, age, location, economic status, education)
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Both commissioners must consult with the ME/CFS community (health care providers, diagnosed individuals, and subject matter experts) when developing grant proposals and selecting recipients, with emphasis on reaching greater Minnesota, Tribal Nations, and marginalized communities
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Commissioners of Health and Human Services must submit a joint report to the legislature by December 1, 2027, on grant effectiveness, service gaps, and a five-year plan to improve ME/CFS outcomes; appropriations from the general fund in FY2026 are available until June 30, 2028
Legislative Description
Issuance of grants by the commissioner of health to support education and outreach for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome required, commissioner of health required to establish a ME/CFS program, issuance of grants to establish and improve access to social services for ME/CFS syndrome required, report required, and money appropriated.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Health Finance and Policy
4/2/2025