STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES POLICY
Chair, Representative Tina Liebling
MINUTES
Representative Liebling, Chair of Committee on Health and Human Services Policy, called the meeting to order at 2:18 PM March 6, 2013 in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Liebling, Chair
Moran, Vice Chair
Mack, Lead
Abeler
Albright
Benson, J.
Franson
Fritz
Gruenhagen
Johnson
Loeffler
Lohmer
Morgan
Mullery
Schomacker
Ward, JoAnn
Zerwas
Members excused:
Allen
Huntley
Schoen
A quorum was not present
Representative Laine presented information on HF662 (Laine) Radon education disclosure required for residential real property, provisions changed for tuberculosis standards, adverse health events reporting requirements changed, poison control program modified, liability coverage provided for volunteer medical personnel and agreements to conduct criminal background studies permitted, occupational therapy practitioners defined, and prescribing authority amended for legend drugs.
At 2:20 a quorum was present
Representative Gruenhagen moved the minutes of March 5 be approved. Motion prevailed. Minutes approved.
Chair Liebling moved that HF662 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Chair Liebling moved amendment
H0662A1 of HF662 be adopted. Motion prevailed. Amendment adopted.
Chair Liebling moved amendment
H0662A2-1 of HF662 be adopted. Motion prevailed. Amendment adopted.
Chair Liebling moved the oral amendment to the amendment H0662A2-1 to delete "licensed" and insert "registered" on line 3.29. Motion prevailed. Amendment adopted.
The following individuals testified:
Matthew Collie, Department of Health provided information on HF662.
Brent Millikin, Minnesota Athletic Trainers Association, provided information on amendment H0662A2-1.
Representative Albright moved to reconsider amendment H0662A2-1 of HF662. Motion prevailed.
Chair Liebling allowed time for public testimony to amendment H0662A2-1 and discussion.
Chair Liebling withdrew amendment H0662A2-1.
The following individuals testified:
Dr. Daniel J. Steck, St. John's University testified in support of HF662.
Chair Liebling allowed time for member question and answers provided by Representative Laine and Dr. Steck.
The following individuals testified:
Paul Eger, Minnesota Association of Realtors
Chair Liebling allowed time for member questions and answers provided by Mr. Eger.
The following individuals testified:
Karen Sames, Minnesota Occupational Therapy Association testified in support of HF662.
Chair Liebling allowed time for member questions and answers provided by Mr. Collie.
Chair Liebling renewed her motion that HF662 be recommended to pass as amended and re-referred to the Judiciary Committee. Motion prevailed.
Representative Morgan moved that HF767 (Morgan) Continuing care provisions changes made; advisory task force, nursing home, resident relocation, medical assistance, long-term care consultation services, assessments, and maltreatment reporting provisions modified, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Representative Morgan moved that amendment
H0767A1 of HF767 be adopted. Motion prevailed. Amendment adopted.
The following individuals testified:
Heidi Hamilton, Department of Human Services-Disability Services Division provided information on HF767.
Munna Yasiri, Department of Human Services-Nursing Facility Rates and Policy Division provided information on HF767.
Chair Liebling allowed time for member questions and answers provided by Ms. Yasiri.
Rachel Shands, Department of Human Services-Aging and Adult Services Division provided information on HF767.
Representative Morgan moved that amendment
H0767A3 of HF767 be adopted.
Danyell Punelli, House Research, provided information on the H0767A3 amendment.
Pam Erkel, DHS, provided further information on the H0767A3 amendment.
Representative Morgan renewed his motion that amendment H0767A3 of HF767 be adopted. Motion prevailed. Amendment adopted.
Representative Abeler moved that amendment
H0767A2 of HF767 be adopted.
Chair Liebling allowed time for member questions and answers provided by Representative Abeler.
Representative Abeler renewed his motion that amendment H0767A2 of HF767 be adopted. Motion prevailed. Amendment adopted.
Representative Abeler moved that amendment
H0767A5 of HF767 be adopted. Motion prevailed. Amendment adopted.
Representative Morgan renewed his motion that HF767 be recommended to pass as amended and re-referred to the Judiciary Committee. Motion prevailed.
Representative Loeffler presented information on HF820 (Loeffler) Health care and medical assistance provisions modified.
The following individuals testified:
Scott Leitz, Department of Human Services provided information on HF820
Cathy Brennan, Minnesota Occupational Therapy Association testified in support of HF820
The meeting was adjourned at 3:44 PM.
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Representative Tina Liebling, Chair
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Lynn Sando, Committee Legislative Assistant