STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH CARE AND HUMAN SERVICES POLICY AND OVERSIGHT
Chair, Representative Paul Thissen
MINUTES
Representative Tina Liebling, Vice-Chair of the Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight Committee, called the meeting to order at 1:42 P.M. on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
THISSEN, Paul (Chair)
LIEBLING, Tina (Vice-Chair)
ABELER, Jim
BROD, Laura
BUNN, Julie
EMMER, Tom
FRITZ, Patti
GARDNER, Paul
GOTTWALT, Steve
HAYDEN, Jeff
HUNTLEY, Tom
KELLY, Tim
LAINE, Carolyn
LOEFFLER, Diane
MACK, Tara
MURPHY, Erin
NORTON, Kim
RUUD, Maria
THAO, Cy
TORKELSON, Paul
A quorum was present.
Representative Thao moved that the minutes of March 5, 2009 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF42 (Thissen) Four-month waiting period waived for unemployed persons for MinnesotaCare, and money appropriated
Representative Thissen moved that HF42 be taken off the table. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Thissen moved the
H0042DE4-1 amendment.
Representative Thissen moved the
H0042A3 amendment to the H0042DE4-1 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Thissen moved the H0042DE4-1 amendment, as amended. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Thissen presented the bill.
Providing testimony in opposition to the bill:
Geoff Bartsh, Director of Legislative Affairs, HealthPartners, Minnesota Council of Health Plans
Representative Thissen renewed his motion that HF42, as amended, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Thissen assumed the gavel at 2:00 P.M.
HF1141 (Huntley) Contact lens prescription expiration dates changed
Representative Huntley moved that HF1141 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the General Register.
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Providing testimony of the bill:
Jonathan Schorn, O.D., Apple Valley Eye Care
Representative Huntley renewed his motion that HF1141 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF782 (Sterner) Shaken baby syndrome training requirements changed in licensed child care and child foster care programs
Representative Thissen moved that HF782 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the General Register.
Representative Thissen moved the
A09-0103 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Providing testimony on the bill:
Stan Groff, Public Policy Liaison, Minnesota Social Service Association
Jerry Kerber, Director of Licensing, Minnesota Department of Human Services
Kim Kang, Public Policy Director, PACER Center
Michelle Gray, Public Policy Aide, Brain Injury Association of Minnesota
Representative Thao assumed the gavel at 2:35 P.M.
Representative Thissen renewed his motion that HF782, as amended, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF849 (Haws) Health care program renewal notice requirements modified
Representative Thao moved that HF849 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representative Thao moved the
H0849DE1 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Haws presented the bill.
Providing testimony on the bill:
Shannon McMahon, Department of Human Services
Representative Thao renewed his motion that HF849, as amended, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF491 (Liebling) Prescription information prohibited for marketing of pharmaceutical products
Representative Liebling moved that HF491 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Representative Liebling moved the
H0491DE1 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Providing testimony in support of the bill:
Greg Beaumont, Former Pharmaceutical Sales Representative
Peter Wyckoff, The Prescription Project
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Providing testimony in opposition to the bill:
Cathy Betz, JD, MHA, Vice President, Government Affairs, Wolters Kluwer Health
Vern Rowen, ExpressScrips
Khalil Nuri, Pharmaceutical and Research Manufacturers of America
Representative Brod moved to amend HF491, as amended, as follows:
Page 1, Section 2, delete Subdivision 1
THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Brod moved to table HF491. On a division of 9 AYES and 11 NAYS THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.
Representative Liebling renewed her motion that HF491, as amended, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Representative Brod requested a roll call vote. The results were as follows:
AYES
BUNN, Julie
FRITZ, Patti
GARDNER, Paul
HAYDEN, Jeff
HUNTLEY, Tom
LAINE, Carolyn
LIEBLING, Tina
LOEFFLER, Diane
MURPHY, Erin
RUUD, Maria
THAO, Cy
NAYS
ABELER, Jim
BROD, Laura
EMMER, Tom
GOTTWALT, Steve
KELLY, Tim
MACK, Tara
TORKELSON , Paul
EXCUSED
THISSEN, Paul
PASSED
NORTON, Kim
On a vote of 11 AYES and 7 NAYS THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:05 P.M.
Rep. Paul Thissen, CHAIR
Urszula Gryska
Committee Legislative Assistant