STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Dean, Chair of the Health and Human Services Finance Committee, called the meeting to order at 1:04pm on March 10th, 2015, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
DEAN, Matt Chair
McDONALD, Joe Vice Chair
BACKER, Jeff
FRANSON, Mary
GRUENHAGEN, Glenn
HALVERSON, Laurie
LAINE, Carolyn
LIEBLING, Tina
LOEFFLER, Diane
LOHMER, Kathy
MACK, Tara
PERSELL, John
PIERSON, Nels
SCHOEN, Dan
SCHOMACKER, Joe
ZERWAS, Nick
Members excused:
ALLEN, Susan
HAMILTON, Rod
MURPHY, Erin
Representative Dean began the meeting at 12:50pm, a quorum was NOT present.
A quorum was present at 12:57pm. The meeting was called to order at 1:04pm.
Representative Gruenhagen moved approval of the March 5th, 2015 minutes. The motion PREVAILED. The minutes were APPROVED.
James Nobles, Legislative Auditor, MN Office of the Legislative Auditor and Valerie Bombach, Evaluation Manager, MN Office of the Legislative Auditor presented on the Legislative Auditor’s report of Managed Care Organizations’ Administrative Expenses.
Representative McDonald assumed the gavel at 1:23pm.
Lucinda Jesson, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Human Services; Nathan Morocco, Assistant Commissioner of Health Care, MN Department of Human Services; Marie Zimmerman, State Medicaid Director, MN Department of Human Services; Doug Berg, House Fiscal Analyst, all answered questions relating to the Legislative Auditor’s report.
Representative Dean re-assumed the gavel at 2:04pm.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:28pm.
Representative Matt Dean, Chair
Chris Stolarzyk, Committee Legislative Assistant