STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
JOINT COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES POLICY AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE
Co-Chair, Representative Tina Liebling
Co-Chair, Tom Huntley
MINUTES
Representative Liebling, Chair of Committee on Health and Human Services Policy, called the meeting to order at 9:05 AM 10/9/2013 in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Liebling, Chair
Moran, Vice Chair
Abeler
Franson
Fischer
Halverson
Huntley
Laine
Loeffler
Lohmer
Mullery
Newton
Quam
Schoen
Schomacker
Ward, JoAnn
Zerwas
Members excused:
Mack
Albright
Allen
Benson, J.
Dean
Fritz
Gruenhagen
Hortman
Johnson
McDonald
Morgan
Norton
A quorum was present
Chair Liebling welcomed the members of the Health and Human Services Policy and Finance committees, audience and invited guests.
Testifying before the committee:
Dave Hartford, Assistant Commissioner for Chemical and Mental Health Services Administration with the Minnesota Department of Human Services. Explained the report: “Transformation of the Chemical Dependency System.”
Cary Zahrbock, Director, Medica Behavioral Health
Paul Fleisner, Director, Olmstead County Community Services. Explained report: “Chemical Dependency Treatment System.”
Heather Geertz, Clinical Director, Zumbro Valley Mental Health Center
The meeting was adjourned at 10:58 AM.
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Representative Tina Liebling, Co-Chair
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Owen Wirth, Committee Legislative Assistant