STATE OF MINNESOTA SIXTY-EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
HEALTH POLICY & FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Chair Fran Bradley of the Health Policy and Finance Committee, called the sixty-eighth meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
BRADLEY, Fran, Chair OTREMBA, Mary Ellen
ABELER, Jim PEPPIN, Joyce
DEAN, Matt SAMUELSON, Char
EMMER, Tom THAO, Cy
GOODWIN, Barb THISSEN, Paul
WILKIN, Tim
Members excused:
FINSTAD, Brad
EKEN, Kent
HUNTLEY, Tom
POWELL, Duke
WALKER, Neva
A quorum was present.
Chairman Bradley announced this meeting is an informational hearing to take testimony relating to program integrity in Minnesota’s public assistance programs. The following people testified:
Sherri Smith, President, MN Fraud Investigators Association
Susan Ulschmid, Otter Tail County Investigator
Preston Cowing, Brown County Investigator/Collections Officer
Sandy Holo, Otter Tail County Investigator
Tim DeMararais, Stearns County Sheriff’s Department
Ramona Scarpace, MN Dept. of Human Services Program Integrity
Vicki Kunerth, MN Dept. of Human Services
Dan Haley, Retired Fraud Investigator
Judy Randall, Office of Legislative Auditor
Deborah Junod, Office of Legislative Auditor
The meeting was adjourned at 3:17 p.m.
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Rep. Fran Bradley, Chairman
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Cheryl Burke, Committee Legislative Assistant