TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-SEVENTH 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 2:17 PM 1/29/14 in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
Liebling, Chair
Moran, Vice Chair
Abeler
Albright
Allen
Benson, J.
Franson
Fritz
Gruenhagen
Huntley
Johnson
Loeffler
Lohmer
Mullery
Schoen
Schomacker
Ward, JoAnn
Zerwas

Members excused:
Mack, Lead
Morgan

A quorum was present

Representative Fritz presented information on HF 2023 (Fritz) Intensive care category established for in-home nursing services, payment rate increased for in-home nursing services, and terminology changed and revisor instruction provided.

The following individuals testified in support of HF 2023:
Dr. Roy Maynard, Pediatric Home Service
Lisa Flynn, Hiawatha Medical and Professional Home Care Coalition
Joan Vaughn, Communities of Care and Professional Home Care Coalition

Chair Liebling allowed time for questions.

Representative Laine presented information on HF 1988 (Laine) Funeral provider’s price disclosure on Internet Web sites required.


The following individuals testified regarding HF 1988:
Tom Koberstein, Funeral Consumers Alliance of Minnesota
Roger Bengston, MN Funeral Directors Association
Cathy Lehman-Caho, Dignity Memorial

Chair Liebling allowed time for questions.

Representative Moran assumed the gavel at 3:10 PM

Chair Liebling presented information on HF 2005 (Liebling) Comprehensive and primary stroke center criteria modified.

The following individual testified in support of HF 2005:
Justin Bell, American Heart Association

Chair Liebling presented information on HF 1971 (Liebling) Automatic external defibrillator (AED) registration provided.

The following individuals testified in support of the bill:
Kim Harkins, MN Resuscitation Consortium
Katie Tewalt, Allina Heart Safe.

Chair Liebling assumed the gavel at 3:25

Representative Moran presented information on HF 1987 (Moran) Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) and general assistance random drug testing requirements modified.

The following individual testified in support of HF 1987:
Commissioner Toni Carter, Association of Minnesota Counties

The meeting was adjourned at 3:45 PM.




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Representative Tina Liebling, Chair



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Owen Wirth, Committee Legislative Assistant