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MN HF3090

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Robert Bierman

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Origin

House of Representatives

94th Legislature 2025-2026

AI Summary

  • Amends Minnesota Statutes section 144.555 to clarify that hospital closure notice requirements apply when "inpatients or emergency department services" must be relocated, replacing the broader term "patients"

  • Expands advance notice requirements to explicitly cover relocation of "emergency department services" to another hospital or hospital campus, in addition to inpatient health services

  • Specifies that services requiring 182-day advance notice before cessation include inpatient maternity care, newborn care, intensive care unit services, mental health services, and substance use disorder treatment

  • Moves the video conferencing requirement for public hearings from a permissive provision at the end to a mandatory requirement earlier in the statute, ensuring remote public participation

  • Requires public hearings on hospital closures or service changes to be held within 10 miles of the affected hospital or campus, with hospital participation mandatory

Legislative Description

Hospital closure provisions clarified.

Last Action

Introduction and first reading, referred to Health Finance and Policy

4/3/2025

Committee Referrals

Health Finance & Policy4/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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