MINUTES
MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STATE OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
HOUSE HEALTH CARE AND HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE COMMITTEE
Thomas E. Huntley, Chair
Chair Thomas Huntley called to order the fortieth meeting of the Health Care and Human Services Finance Committee at 10:09 a.m. in Room 200 of the State Office Building on Thursday, March 6, 2014. A quorum was present. The committee legislative assistant noted the roll:
Members Present:
Rep. Thomas Huntley, Chair
Rep. Kim Norton, Vice Chair
Rep. Jim Abeler
Rep. Susan Allen
Rep. Matt Dean
Rep. Peter Fischer
Rep. Patti Fritz
Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen
Rep. Laurie Halverson
Rep. Carolyn Laine
Rep. Tina Liebling
Rep. Diane Loeffler
Rep. Joe McDonald
Rep. Rena Moran
Rep. Jerry Newton
Rep. Duane Quam
Rep. Joe Schomacker
Rep. Nick Zerwas
Members Excused:
Rep. Melissa Hortman
Rep. Tara Mack
Overview of Primary Care Workforce
Mark Schoenbaum, MSW, Director, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, Minnesota
Department of Health
Overview of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)
Dr. Mary Chesney, Ph.D., RN, CNP, Clinical Associate Professor, Director of Doctor
of Nursing Practice Program, University of Minnesota
Overview of Physician Assistants
Heather Bidinger, MMS, PA-C, Program Director of the Master of Physician Assistant
Studies (MAPA) program at St. Catherine University
Overview of Physicians
Dr. Jeremy Springer, MD, Chair of Primary Care Physician Workforce Expansion
Advisory Task Force at Minnesota Medical Association and Family Physician at Park
Nicollet
Minutes
March 6, 2014
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Overview of Graduate Medical Education (GME) and Residencies
Troy Taubenheim, Director, Metro Minnesota Council on Graduate Medical Education
Dr. John S. Andrews, MD, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education, University of
Minnesota Medical School
Representative McDonald moved approval of the March 4, 2014, minutes. The motion prevailed.
The Chair adjourned the meeting at 11:45 a.m.
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Thomas E. Huntley, Chair
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Jan Horner, Committee Legislative Assistant