MMA Priority Bill on Wellness Sent to House Floor

March 19, 2026

Legislation to improve healthcare professional wellness was heard in the House Health Finance Committee on March 18. The legislation amends the MMA’s Treat Yourself First campaign, an MMA-led initiative to address healthcare professional burnout and improve wellness. 

HF 3978 (Reyer, DFL – Eagan) would extend confidentiality protections for participants in the wellness program to all healthcare professionals. The Treat Yourself First Campaign will offer mental health services, and other resources to address burnout among the healthcare workforce in Minnesota. Current law only offers confidentiality protections for physicians who patriciate in the program, but if passed, HF 3978 would protect other healthcare professionals who participate in the program.  

Participants in the Treat Yourself First campaign include: 

• Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians 

• Minnesota Academy of PAs  

• Minnesota APRN Coalition 

• Minnesota Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics 

• Minnesota Chapter, American College of Emergency Physicians 

• Minnesota Chapter, American College of Physicians 

• Minnesota Dental Association 

• Minnesota Medical Association 

• Minnesota Nurse Practitioners 

• Minnesota Nurses Association 

• Minnesota Pharmacists Association 

• Minnesota Psychiatric Society 

HF3978 was referred to the general register for a House floor vote.