STATE OF MINNESOTA NINTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE
MINUTES
Representative Abeler, Chair of the Health and Human Services Finance Committee, called the meeting to order at 12:37 P.M. on January 27, 2011, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
ABELER, Jim, Chair
KIFFMEYER, Mary, Vice Chair
ANDERSON, Diane
FRANSON, Mary
FRITZ, Patti
GOTTWALT, Steve
HAMILTON, Rod
HOSCH, Larry
HUNTLEY, Thomas
LANNING, Morrie
LIEBLING, Tina
LOHMER, Kathy
MACK, Tara
MCDONALD, Joe
MCELFATRICK, Carolyn
MURPHY, Erin
SCHOMACKER, Joe
SLAWIK, Nora
Two members were excused.
HAYDEN, Jeff
LAINE, Carolyn
A quorum was not present.
Representative Abeler officially called the meeting to order at 12:39 P.M.
A quorum was present.
Representative Huntley assumed the gavel at 12:40 P.M.
Representative Murphy moved that the minutes from the committee meeting on January 26, 2011, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Dr. Ed Ehlinger, Commissioner, Barb Juelich, Chief Financial Officer, Craig Acomb, Assistant Commissioner, Jim Golden, Director, Division of Health Policy, Pat Adams, Assistant Commissioner, Director of Health Initiative Improvements, and Diane Rydrych, Assistant Director, Division of Health Policy, Minnesota Department of Health, presented an overview of the Minnesota Department of Health.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:15 P.M.
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REP. JIM ABELER, CHAIR
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Andy Leer
Committee Legislative Assistant