SF 3967 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Due date of the pediatric hospital-to-home transition pilot program report modification

This bill modifies the due date for a required report on Minnesota's pediatric hospital-to-home transition pilot program. It changes the deadline from December 15, 2026, to October 15, 2027, for the commissioner of human services to submit the report. The report must summarize the program's impact on reducing delayed discharges, avoidable rehospitalizations, unnecessary emergency visits, and missed school days for pediatric patients on medical assistance. The change only affects the report timeline, not the program's design or funding.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 26, 2026 Last action May 17, 2026

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What changed between versions

1st Engrossment → 2nd Engrossment · 5 edits · May 19, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was amended to shift its focus from a temporary pilot program for pediatric hospital discharges to a permanent mandate requiring health plans to cover home care nursing services. The changes include renaming the statute, updating the effective date, and adding detailed definitions for what constitutes covered nursing services.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from a limited-time pilot program to a permanent statutory requirement for health plans to cover specific home care nursing services.

SCOPE

The bill title and subject matter changed from a 'pediatric hospital-to-home transition pilot program' to 'coverage of home care nursing'.

REQUIREMENT

Provisions requiring a report on the pilot program's impact and specific metrics like reduced delayed discharge days were removed.

Health plans are now required to cover home care nursing services without quantity limitations and must refer to these services specifically in their policy documents.

DEFINITION

New definitions were added to specify that covered services must be ongoing, continuous, and medically necessary for patients with medical complexity.

TIMELINE

The reporting deadline for the pilot program was removed, and the effective date for the new coverage mandate was set to January 1, 2026.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

May 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

Third reading Passed as amended

upper

May 17, 2026

Introduced

Special Order: Amended

upper

Mar 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Comm report: To pass as amended

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to Human Services

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Introduced

Introduction and first reading

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor