Health Services Advisory Council (HSAC)

The 13-member council, made up of physicians, other health care providers, and a consumer representative, provides leadership designing health care benefit and coverage policies for Minnesota’s public health care programs. A particular focus of HSAC is evidence-based coverage policy, in which decisions regarding health care services paid for by public programs are made using the best available research on their effectiveness. Appointing Authority: Commissioner of Human Services. Compensation: $200 honorarium plus reimbursement for mileage and parking. (Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0625, subd.3c)

Minnesota Department of Human Services
PO Box 64984, St. Paul, MN 55164-0984
651-431-2202
HSAC e-mail box

HSAC members

Kathleen Brooks, MD, MBA, MPA, University of Minnesota Medical School
Don Brunnquell, PhD, LP, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics
Amelia Burgess, MD, MPH, Park Nicollet Health Services
Craig Christianson, MD, UCare
Brendon Cullinan, MD, HealthEast Care System (council chair)
Lance Hegland, MBA, consumer representative
James R. Miner, MD, Hennepin County Medical Center
David Pautz, MD, FACP, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
Katie Pieper, COTA/L, Courage Center
Jeffrey Schiff, MD, MBA, DHS Medical Director for Minnesota Health Care Programs (non-voting member)
Timothy Sielaff, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS, Allina Hospitals, Virginia Piper Cancer Institute
Tom Von Sternberg, MD, HealthPartners
Mark Willenbring, MD, United Hospital

Meetings

HSAC typically meets nine times annually, meeting monthly with the exceptions of June, August and December. HSAC’s public meetings are usually held the second Thursday of the month from 3 to 5 p.m. in room 2370 of the Elmer L. Andersen Human Services Building, unless otherwise noted.

HSAC’s work on autism treatments and coverage
The 2012 Legislature directed HSAC to recommend coverage for evidence-based treatments for people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) (Minnesota Session Laws, chapter 247, section 26). Council members discussed the issue at meetings from June through December 2012. The following is the council’s final report to the DHS commissioner:
Autism spectrum disorders: Recommendations for coverage from HSAC to DHS commissioner, Feb. 2013 (PDF) (DHS-6181)

The public comment period for this work ended with the December 2012 HSAC meeting. Below are written public comments that were submitted to the committee.


2013
January 10 Meeting cancelled
February 14 (conference call meeting from 3 – 4 p.m.)
March 14
April 11 MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELED.
May 16 Agenda (PDF) (note date change)
July 11
September 12
October 10
November 14

To receive meeting agendas and background materials via email in advance of each meeting, please send your request via email to HSAC staff.

To request an accommodation: To request a reasonable accommodation to make it possible for you to attend any of the meetings, please send a request as soon as possible to the HSAC email box or call 651-431-2202 and ask to speak to HSAC staff.

HSAC Public Testimony Disclosure form (PDF) (DHS-6201)

HSAC Commitment to Transparency (PDF)

HSAC charter (PDF)

Meeting minutes

HSAC reports

Evidence summaries and legislative reports

HSAC subcommittees

Dental Services Advisory Committee
Perinatal Practices Advisory Group meeting minutes (PDF)


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