STATE OF MINNESOTA FORTY-SIXTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
HEALTH POLICY & FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Fran Bradley, Chair of the Health Policy and Finance Committee, called the forty-sixth meeting to order at 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
BRADLEY, Fran, Chair OTREMBA, Mary Ellen
FINSTAD, Brad, Vice Chair PEPPIN, Joyce
ABELER, Jim SAMUELSON, Char
EMMER, Tom THISSEN, Paul
GOODWIN, Barb WALKER, Neva
HUNTLEY, Tom WILKIN, Tim
Members excused: DEAN, Matt
EKEN, Kent
POWELL, Duke
THAO, Cy
A quorum was present.
The following presented information on Minnesota’s avian flu and pandemic influenza response plan:
Dianne Mandernach, Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Health
Michael Campion, Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Heidi Kassenborg, DVM, MPH, Director, Disease Investigation and Emergency Response
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Dr. Harry Hull, State Epidemiologist
Minnesota Department of Health
Aggie Leitheiser, Director of Emergency Preparedness
Minnesota Department of Health
Rene’ Frauendienst, Public Health Division Director
Stearns County
Kris Eide, Director, Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Dr. Greg Poland, Director, Mayo Vaccine Research Group
Mayo Clinic
Questions from members were taken after each presentation.
The next meeting of the Health Policy and Finance Committee will be held at the Call of The Chair.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:57 a.m.
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Rep. Fran Bradley, Chairman
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Cheryl Burke, Committee Legislative Assistant