STATE OF MINNESOTA 3RD MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION
AGING & LONG-TERM CARE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Theis, Vice Chair of the Aging and Long-Term Care Committee, called the meeting to order at 8:16 A.M. on January 28th, 2015, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
Members present:
SCHOMACKER, Joe, Chair
THEIS, Tama, Vice Chair
LILLIE, Leon
BAKER, Dave
CHRISTENSEN, Drew
CONSIDINE, John
DANIELS, Brian
FRANSON, Mary
GUNTHER, Bob
KIEL, Deb
LIEBLING, Tina
MASIN, Sandra
MILLER, Tim
NEWTON, Jerry
ROSENTHAL, Paul
YARUSSO, Barb
The meeting was called to order at 8:16 A.M. The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
A quorum was present.
Representative Considine motioned to approve the minutes of January 14th 2015. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Schomacker moved HF 316 to be referred to Health and Human Services Reform Committee.
Representative Schomacker moved the author’s amendment
H0316A1-1. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Liebling moved an oral amendment to the H0316A1-1 amendment to strike "Employer Shared Responsibility payments under the federal Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148," and line 1.12. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Theis recessed the committee at 8:27 A.M.
The committee reconvened at 8:30 A.M.
Representative Liebling moved an oral amendment to HF 316 to strike on line 4.16 "; assessments on employers under the Affordable Care Act;". THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Kiel moved the
H0316A2 amendment with the incorporated oral amendment: line 1.9, strike “50, 51, and 55.” And insert “50 and 51.” THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Matt Kinney, Administrator of the Courage Rehab Facility, provided testimony on the H0316A2 amendment.
The following individuals testified on the bill:
Toby Pearson, Vice President of Advocacy for Care Providers of Minnesota, Kari Thurlow, Senior Vice President of Advocacy for LeadingAge Minnesota, Todd Bergstrom, Director of Research and Data Analysis of Care Providers of Minnesota, and Jeff Bostick, Director of Data and Financial Policy of LeadingAge Minnesota.
Representative Lillie moved the
H0316A3 amendment and requested a roll call.
Louise Duffy of SEIU Healthcare MN testified in support of the H0316A3 amendment.
Bob Held of the Department of Human Services testified on the H0316A3 amendment.
Representative Lillie withdrew the H0316A3 amendment.
The bill was tabled.
The committee adjourned at 9:58 A.M.
Representative Tama Theis, Vice Chair
Nick Lunneborg, Committee Legislative Assistant