STATE OF MINNESOTA SEVENTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES POLICY
Chair, Representative Tina Liebling

MINUTES

Representative Liebling, Chair of the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy, called the meeting to order at 2:21 PM March 12, 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

A quorum was present.

Representative Franson moved the minutes of March 8 be approved. Motion prevailed. Minutes approved.

At 2:22 PM Chair Moran assumed the gavel.

Representative Liebling moved that HF947 (Liebling) Minnesota sex offender program civil commitment law distinguished and clarified from other civil commitments, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Judiciary Committee.

Representative Liebling moved that amendment A13-0199 be adopted. Motion prevailed. Amendment adopted.

The following individuals testified:
Robin Vue-Benson, Department of Human Services

Representative Liebling renewed her motion that HF947 be recommended to pass as amended and re-referred to the Judiciary Committee. Motion prevailed.

At 2:32 Chair Liebling assumed the gavel.

Chair Liebling moved that HF573 (Ward) Public employees insurance program regulated, and school employer participation required, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Government Operations Committee.

Representative Loeffler provided information on amendment H0573A8.

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

The following individuals testified:
Courtney Derwinski, Education Minnesota
Jan Alswager, Education Minnesota

Representative Loeffler moved that amendment HF0573A8 be adopted. Motion prevailed. Amendment adopted.

Representative Loeffler provided information on amendment H0573A12.

Chair Liebling allowed time for member questions and answers.

Representative Loeffler moved that amendment HF0573A12 be adopted. Motion prevailed. Amendment adopted.

Representative Benson provided information on amendment H0573A10.

Chair Liebling allowed time for member questions and answers.

Representative Benson moved that amendment HF0573A10 be adopted. Motion does not prevail. Amendment is not adopted.

Representative Mack requested a division vote. The results were 9 AYES and 7 NAYS. The motion prevailed. Amendment adopted.

Representative Albright withdrew amendment H0573A13.
Representative Albright withdrew amendment H0573A14.
Representative Albright withdrew amendment H0573A15.
Representative Zerwas withdrew amendment H0573A16.

Representative Albright moved that amendment H0573A17 be adopted.

Chair Liebling allowed time for member questions and answers.

Representative Albright renewed his motion that HF0573A17 be adopted. Motion does not prevail. Amendment is not adopted.

Representative Albright withdrew amendment H0573A18.

Representative Albright moved that amendment H0573A19 be adopted.

Chair Liebling allowed time for member questions and answers.

Representative Albright moved an oral amendment to amendment HF0573A19 as follows:
On line 1.4 before the word "Every" insert "If group insurance is offered by school district".

Representative Albright renewed his motion that amendment HF0573A19 be adopted. Motion does not prevail. Amendment is not adopted.

Representative Zerwas moved that amendment H0573DE1, be adopted.

Chair Liebling allowed time for member questions and answers.

Representative Zerwas renewed his motion that amendment HF0573DE1 be adopted. Motion does not prevail. The amendment is not adopted.

Representative Benson withdrew the H0573A9 amendment.

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

Chair Liebling renewed her motion that HF573 be recommended to pass as amended and re-referred to the Government Operations Committee.

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

AYE	NAY	ABSTAIN	ABSENT	

LIEBLING, Tina	MACK, Tara		ABELER, Jim	

MORAN, Rena	ALBRIGHT, Tony			

ALLEN, Susan	HUNTLEY, Thomas			

BENSON, John	FRANSON, Mary			

FRITZ, Patti	GRUENHAGEN, Glenn			

HUNTLEY, Thomas	LOHMER, Kathy			

JOHNSON, Clark	SCHOMACKER, Joe			

LOEFFLER, Diane	ZERWAS, Nick			

MORGAN, Will				

MULLERY, Joe				

SCHOEN, Dan				

WARD, JoAnn				

On a vote of 12 AYES and 7 NAYS the motion prevailed.

Committee recessed at 3:47 PM

The Committee reconvened at 6:09 PM

Representative Huntley provided information on HF1117 (Huntley) Chemical and mental health and human services licensing provisions modified, methadone treatment program standards established, and drug treatment provisions modified.

Representative Huntley moved that HF1117 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Civil Law Committee.

Representative Huntley moved that amendment H1117A1 be adopted. Motion prevailed. Amendment adopted.

The following individuals testified:
Jerry Kerber, Inspector General, DHS
Fred Ohlerking, Interim Program Manager, HCMC

Representative Huntley renewed his motion that HF1117 be recommended to pass as amended and re-referred to the Civil Law Committee. Motion prevailed.

Representative Abeler moved that HF1114 (Abeler) Licensing data, human services licensing, child care programs, financial fraud and abuse investigations, and vendors of chemical dependency treatment service provisions modified, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Health and Human Services Finance Committee.

Representative Abeler moved that amendment H1114A1 be incorporated to amendment A13-0104. Motion prevailed. Amendment adopted.

Representative Abeler moved that amendment A13-0104 as amended be adopted. Motion prevailed. Amendment adopted.

Representative Abeler moved that amendment A13-0210 be adopted. Motion prevailed. Amendment adopted.

The following individuals testified:
Laura Zrust, DHS
Vicki Kunerth, DHS

At 6:44 Chair Loeffler assumed the gavel.

Chair Loeffler allowed time for member questions and answers.

Representative Abeler moved that amendment H1114A2 be adopted.

The following individuals testified:
Kate Zacker-Pate, Minnesota Board of Social Work

Representative Abeler renewed his motion that amendment H1114A2 be adopted. Motion prevailed. Amendment adopted.

Representative Abeler and Jerry Kerber, DHS provided information on amendment H1114A5.

Chair Loeffler allowed time for member questions and answers provided by Mr. Kerber.

Representative Abeler moved that amendment H1114A5 be adopted. Motion prevailed. Amendment adopted.

The following individuals testified:
Melinda Hugdahl, Legal Aid

Representative Abeler renewed his motion that HF1114 be recommended to pass as amended and re-referred to the Health and Human Services Finance Committee.

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

AYE	NAY	ABSTAIN	ABSENT	

MORAN, Rena	MACK, Tara		LIEBLING, Tina	

ABELER, Jim	ALBRIGHT, Tony		ALLEN, Susan	

BENSON, John	FRANSON, Mary		HUNTLEY, Thomas	

FRITZ, Patti	GRUENHAGEN, Glenn			

JOHNSON, Clark	LOHMER, Kathy			

LOEFFLER, Diane	SCHOMACKER, Joe			

MORGAN, Will	ZERWAS, Nick			

MULLERY, Joe				

SCHOEN, Dan				

WARD, JoAnn				

On a vote of 10 AYES and 7 NAYS the motion prevailed.

Chair Loeffler moved that HF1206 (Isaacson) Body art regulations modified, and criminal penalties provided, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Judiciary Committee.

Representative Isaacson provided information on HF1206.

The following individuals testified:
Matthew Duff, MDH

Chair Loeffler renewed her motion that HF1206 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Judiciary Committee. Motion prevailed.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:32 PM.



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Representative Tina Liebling, Chair



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Lynn Sando, Committee Legislative Assistant