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Health and Human Services Policy

FOURTEENTH MEETING

2013-2014 Regular Session - Tuesday, March 5, 2013

STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTEENTH 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 2:19 PM March 5, 2013 in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

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

All members were present

At 2:20 a quorum was present

Representative Moran moved the amended minutes of February 26 and the minutes of February 27 be approved. Motion prevailed.

Chair Liebling moved that HF844 (Nelson) Quality Self-Directed Services Workforce Council created, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Labor, Workplace and Regulated Industries Committee.

Chair Liebling moved that amendment H0844DE1 of HF844 be adopted. Motion prevailed. Amendment adopted.

At 2:23 Chair Moran assumed the gavel.

At 2:24 Chair Liebling assumed the gavel.

Representative Nelson presented information on HF844.

The following individuals testified:
David Zaffrin, SEIU testified in support of HF844

Chair Liebling allowed time for member questions and answers provided by Mr. Zaffrin.

Representative Mullery moved that amendment H0844A7 of HF844 be adopted. Motion prevailed. Amendment adopted.

Chair Liebling allowed time for member questions and answers provided by Representative Nelson.

The following individuals testified:
Ze'ev O'Rourke testified in support of HF844
Shamsho Abdi testified in support of HF844
Mitch Bushey testified in support of HF844
Nikki Villavicencio-Tollison testified in support of HF844
Roger Auerbach testified in support of HF844
Cara Benson, ACCRA CARE testified in opposition of HF844
Linda Leiding, MRCI testified in opposition of HF844
Shantel Jaszack testified in opposition of HF844
Teri Bierman testified in opposition of HF844
Christine Loose, Flex-Pac, Inc. testified in opposition of HF844
Scott Price testified in opposition of HF844

Representative Abeler moved that amendment H0844A3 of HF844 be adopted. Motion prevailed. Amendment adopted.

Representative Abeler moved an oral amendment to add "or designee" following the word "services" on line 4.18. Motion prevailed. Amendment adopted.

Chair Liebling renewed her motion that HF844 be recommended to pass as amended and re-referred to the Labor, Workplace and Regulated Industries Committee.

Representative Mack requested a roll-call vote. The results were as follows:

AYE NAY ABSTAIN ABSENT
LIEBLING, Tina MACK, Tara HUNTLEY, Thomas
MORAN, Rena ALBRIGHT, Tony
ABELER, Jim FRANSON, Mary
ALLEN, Susan GRUENHAGEN, Glenn
BENSON, John LOHMER, Kathy
FRITZ, Patti SCHOMACKER, Joe
JOHNSON, Clark ZERWAS, Nick
LOEFFLER, Diane
MORGAN, Will
MULLERY, Joe
SCHOEN, Dan
WARD, JoAnn


On a vote of 12 AYES and 7 NAYS the motion prevailed. HF844 passed as amended and was re-referred to the Labor, Workplace and Regulated Industries Committee.

Representative Loeffler moved that HF869 (Loeffler) Medical assistance eligibility provided for inmates while they are inpatients in a medical institution, be recommended to pass and re-referred to Health and Human Services Finance Committee.

Representative Loeffler moved the H0869DE1 amendment. Motion prevailed. Amendment adopted.

Representative Loeffler presented information on HF869.

Chair Liebling allowed time for member questions and answers.

Representative Loeffler renewed her motion that HF869 be recommended to pass as amended and re-referred to the Health and Human Services Finance Committee. Motion prevailed.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:51 PM.




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Representative Tina Liebling, Chair



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Lynn Sando, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF844 (Nelson) - Quality Self-Directed Services Workforce Council created, and individual providers of direct support services regulated.
  • HF869 (Loeffler) - Medical assistance eligibility provided for inmates while they are inpatients in a medical institution.
Documents:
  • - 3/1/2013
  • - 3/4/2013
  • - 3/4/2013

To testify please contact Committee Administrator Matthew Bergeron at matthew.bergeron@house.mn