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MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STATE OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION FIFTY-FIRST MEETING
HEALTH CARE AND HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE DIVISION
Thomas E. Huntley, Chair
Chair Thomas Huntley began the fifty-first meeting of the Health Care and Human Services Finance Division at 9:16 a.m. on Friday, March 5, 2010, in Room 400S of the State Office Building. A quorum was not present. The clerk noted the roll:
Members Present:
Huntley, Thomas, Chair
Bunn, Julie
Fritz, Patti
Kiffmeyer, Mary
Liebling, Tina
Murphy, Erin
Ruud, Maria
Thissen, Paul
Members Excused:
Abeler, Jim, Vice Chair
Anzelc, Tom
Hayden, Jeff
Hosch, Larry
Otremba, Mary Ellen
Peppin, Joyce
Peterson, Sandra
Scalze, Bev
Slawik, Nora
Thao, Cy
Members Absent:
Brod, Laura
Dean, Matt
Emmer, Tom
Gottwalt, Steve
Conclusion of testimony on the Governor’s Department of Human Services Supplemental Budget Recommendations:
Jim Carlson, Director of Public Policy, Child Care Works, Minneapolis
Dr. David Gesko, Dental Director and Senior Vice President; and Robert Freeman, Health Partners
Ed Eide, Executive Director, Mental Health Association
Dr. Michael Belzer, Chief Medical Officer; and Michael Harristhal, Vice President, Hennepin County Medical Center
Sue Abderholden, NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
Patricia Coldwell on behalf of Toni Carter, Ramsey County Commissioner, for the Association of Minnesota Counties
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Judith Brumfield, Deputy Director of Human Services, Scott County, for Minnesota Association of County Social Service Agencies (MACSSA)
At 10:20 a.m. Representative Ruud assumed the gavel and testimony continued:
Dr. Courtney Jordan, University of Minnesota, State Health Improvement Program (SHIP)
Deb Konechne, Welfare Rights Committee and MN Coalition for People’s Bailout
Lynne Megan, on behalf of Minnesota Habilitation Coalition and MnDACA (Minnesota Day Activity Center Association)
David Hancox, Executive Director, Metropolitan Center for Independent Living
Peter Davis, Chief Executive Officer, Minnesota Home Care Association
Scott Leitz, Director of Child Health Policy and Advocacy, Children’s Hospitals and Clinic
Susan Wingert, Chief Executive Officer; and Dr. Roy Maynard, Medical Director, Pediatric Home Service
Ron Brand, Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Community Mental Health Programs, Inc.
The Chair adjourned the meeting at 11:56 a.m.
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Thomas E. Huntley, Chair
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Jan Horner, Committee Legislative Assistant