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Commerce and Financial Institutions

THIRD MEETING - BIOSCIENCE & MEDICAL PRODUCTS DIVISION

2005-2006 Regular Session - Thursday, February 10, 2005

COMMERCE & FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS COMMITTEE
TECHNOLOGY, BIOSCIENCE & MEDICAL PRODUCTS DIVISION

MINUTES

Representative Paul Kohls, Chair of the Technology, Bioscience & Medical Products Division, called the THIRD meeting to order at 12:35 p.m. on Thursday, February 10, 2005, in room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Clerk noted the roll.

Members present:

KOHLS, Paul, Chair
DAVIDS, Greg
HAMILTON, Rod
PEPPIN, Joyce
SEVERSON, Dan
ZELLERS, Kurt
FRITZ, Patti
GOODWIN, Barb
LIEBLING, Tina
LOEFFLER, Diane
MULLERY, Joe

No members were excused

A quorum was present.

Rep. Davids moved the adoption of the minutes of the Technology, Bioscience & Medical Products Division Committee dated Thursday, Feb 3, 2005.
THE MOTION PREVAILED

Witnesses that addressed the committee:

Robyn S. Shapiro, Partner and Health Law Chair

Moira Keane, Director of Research Subject Protection Program, University of Minnesota Academic Health Center

Dr. Sherine Gabriel, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Chair, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic

Dr. Lynn Harmann, Professor of Oncology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Director, Women’s Cancer Program, Mayo Clinic

Ms. Lynn Anderson, J.D., Patient, Plymouth

Twila Brase, President, Citizens’ Council on Health Care

Laura Guisse, MCCL

Kirk Allison, Associated Director, Program for Human Rights in Medicine, University of Minnesota

Dr. Frank Preston, MD, member of the Catholic Medical Association.

Jo Tolck, Director, Human Life Alliance


The meeting was adjourned at 2:35 p.m.



REP. PAUL KOHLS, CHAIR



Veronica I. Garcia
Committee Legislative Assistant