UNOFFICIAL MINUTES
MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STATE OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION FIFTY-SIXTH MEETING
HEALTH CARE AND HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE DIVISION
Thomas E. Huntley, Chair
Representative Cy Thao chaired the fifty-sixth meeting of the Health Care and Human Services Finance Division which began at 4:10 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, in Room 200 of the State Office Building. A quorum was present at 4:11 p.m. and the meeting was formally called to order. The clerk noted the roll:
Members Present:
Abeler, Jim, Vice Chair
Anzelc, Tom
Bunn, Julie
Brod, Laura
Dean, Matt
Emmer, Tom
Fritz, Patti
Gottwalt, Steve
Hayden, Jeff
Hosch, Larry
Kiffmeyer, Mary
Liebling, Tina
Otremba, Mary Ellen
Peppin, Joyce
Peterson, Sandra
Ruud, Maria
Scalze, Bev
Slawik, Nora
Thao, Cy
Thissen, Paul
Members Excused
Huntley, Thomas, Chair
Murphy, Erin
HF 3520 (Fritz) Commissioner of human services required to seek federal match for specified grant expenditures, and a report required
Representative Fritz moved HF 3520 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Health Care and Human Services omnibus finance bill and gave a brief overview of the bill. Testifying was:
Rick Cardenas, Co-Director, Advocating Change Together (ACT)
HF 3520 was laid over for possible inclusion in the Health Care and Human Services omnibus finance bill.
HF 3046 (Ruud) Birthing centers licensure established
Representative Ruud moved HF 3046 be recommended to pass and returned to the Committee on Finance and further moved adoption of the
H3046A1 amendment. Testimony was given by:
Amy Johnson-Grass, Health Foundations Family Health and Birth Center
Cheryl Heitkamp, CNM, Minnesota Birth Center
Health Care and Human Services Finance
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Following discussion the motion prevailed. The H3046A1 amendment was adopted. Further testimony was given by:
Judy Cook, Cook Hill Girard, representing American College of Obstetrics and
Gynocology
Representative Ruud moved the following oral amendment to the bill:
Page 3, line 3.14, after the dollar sign insert "365."
Page 3, line 3.15, after the dollar sign insert "365."
The motion prevailed. The oral amendment was adopted.
Discussion continued and further testimony occurred from:
Cheryl Heitkamp, CNM, Minnesota Birth Center
Susan Stout, Director, State Government Relations, Minnesota Hospital Association
Following discussion, Rep. Ruud renewed her motion that HF 3046, as amended, be recommended to pass and returned to the Committee on Finance. The motion prevailed.
Discussion of the legality of counting Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits when determining eligibility for the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) with testimony from:
Linda Gawboy, Welfare Rights Committee
Maureen O’Connell, Advocacy Director, Legal Services Advocacy Project
Kathleen Davis, Attorney, Government Benefits Unit, Minneapolis Legal Aid
Chuck Johnson, Assistant Commissioner, Children and Family Services,
Department of Human Services
Chair Thao adjourned the meeting at 5:23 p.m.
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Cy Thao, Chair
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Jan Horner, Committee Legislative Assistant