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Health and Human Services Reform

TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING

2017-2018 Regular Session - Thursday, February 22, 2018

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETIETH SESSION


HEATH AND HUMAN SERVICES REFORM COMMITTEE
MINUTES

Representative Schomacker, Chair of the Health and Human Services Reform Committee, called the meeting to order at 8:18 a.m. on Thursday, February 22, 2018, in Room 200 of the State Office Building. A quorum was present.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:


SCHOMACKER, Joe, Chair
GRUENHAGEN, Glenn, Vice Chair
LIEBLING, Tina, Minority Lead
ALBRIGHT, Tony
BAKER, Dave
DEAN, Matt
FLANAGAN, Peggy
FREIBERG, Mike
HALVERSON, Laurie
KIEL, Deb
KOEGEL, Erin
LOHMER, Kathy
MORAN, Rena
MUNSON, Jeremy
OLSON, Liz
PETERSON, Roz
QUAM, Duane
SANDSTEDE, Julie
THEIS, Tama


Members excused: ALLEN, Susan, FRANSON, Mary, KRESHA, Ron, and MCDONALD, Joe.

Representative Theis moved to approve the minutes from May 10, 2017. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF1134 (Baker) Prescription drug order filling time limited for opioid drugs.

Representative Baker moved HF1134 be recommended to be referred to the General Register.

Representative Schomacker moved an oral amendment of “Page 1, line 7, delete "4" and insert "5"”. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Katie Kuske, Minnesota Pharmacy Association, testified regarding HF1134, as amended.

Randall Chun, House Research, testified regarding HF1134, as amended.

Representative Baker renewed his motion that HF1134, as amended, be recommended to be referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF1331 (Zerwas) Prisoner mental health screening governed.

Representative Schomacker moved HF1331 be recommended to be referred to the General Register.

Representative Zerwas testified regarding HF1331.

Representative Schomacker renewed his motion that HF1331 be recommended to be referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.




HF944 (Dean) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program terminology corrected.

Representative Dean moved HF944 be recommended to be referred to the General Register.

Representative Dean testified regarding HF944.

Representative Dean renewed his motion that HF944 be recommended to be referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 a.m.





Representative Joe Schomacker, Chair



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Khayree Duckett, Committee Legislative Assistant
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Bills Added:
  • HF944 (Dean) - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) terminology corrected.
  • HF1134 (Baker) - Prescription drug order filling time limited for opioid drugs.
  • HF1331 (Zerwas) - Prisoner mental health screening governed.
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Introductory comments.
02:00 - HF1134 (Baker) Prescription drug order filling time limited for opioid drugs*.
16:37 - HF1331 (Zerwas) Prisoner mental health screening governed*.
20:55 - HF944 (Dean) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program terminology corrected*.
*All bills listed have been returned to the committee per House Rule 4.20.
*All bills have previously received a hearing during the 2017 session and were passed out of the House Health and Human Services Reform Committee to the General Register.
Runs 23 minutes.

I. Call To Order

II. Roll Call

III. HF0944 (Dean) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program terminology corrected.*

IV. HF1134 (Baker) Prescription drug order filling time limited for opioid drugs.*

V. HF1331 (Zerwas) Prisoner mental health screening governed.*

VI. Adjournment

*All bills listed have been returned to the committee per House Rule 4.20. All bills have previously received a hearing during the 2017 session and were passed out of the HHS Reform committee to the General Register (GR). Additional discussion/amendment is not the intention of the meeting. Rather, it is to return the bills to the GR.