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Licensing Division

FOURTH MEETING

2009-2010 Regular Session - Wednesday, March 11, 2009

STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION

LICENSING DIVISION


MINUTES


Representative Cy Thao, Chair of the Committee, called the meeting to order at 6:20 P.M. on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

THAO, Cy (Chair)
BUNN, Julie(Vice-Chair)
ABELER, Jim
DEAN, Matt
MURPHY, Erin
NORTON, Kim
RUUD, Maria

Members excused:

EMMER, Tom

A quorum was present.

Representative Abeler moved that the minutes of March 3, 2009 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Murphy assumed the gavel at 6:22 P.M.

Informational Presentation on the Oral Health Practitioner Work Group Report

Mark Schoenbaum, Director, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, Minnesota Department of Health

HF1226 (Thao) Licensure and practice limitations established for an oral health practitioner, fees established, and rulemaking required

Representative Thao moved that HF1226 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.

Providing testimony in support of the bill:

Michael Scandrett, Safety Net Coalition
Ron Nagel, DDS, Alaskan Native Tribal Consortium
Ken Torbert, DDS, Saskatchewan, Canada
Shelly Gehshan, Pew Center on the States

Representative Bunn assumed the gavel at 6:50 P.M.

Dr. Linda Baer, Senior Vice Chancellor, MnSCU

Representative Murphy assumed the gavel at 6:57 P.M.

Dr. Sue Hammersmith, President, MnSCU
Craig Amundson, DDS, HealthPartners
Jayne Cernohous, DDS Appletree Dental
Sarah Kruse, Open Door Health Center, Mankato

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Providing testimony in opposition to the bill:

Scott Lingle, DDS
Donna Stenberg, DDS
Bruce Templeton, DDS
Ryan Lindner, DDS
Bob Brandjord, DDS
Kou Vang, DDS
Dominic Sposeto

Representative Dean moved the A1 amendment.

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

AYES

BUNN, Julie
DEAN, Matt
NORTON, Kim

NAYS
THAO, Cy
ABELER, Jim
MURPHY, Erin
RUUD, Maria

EXCUSED
EMMER, Tom
On a vote of 3 AYES and 4 NAYES THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Providing more testimony:

Patrick Lloyd, Dean, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Representative Thao renewed his motion that HF1226 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.

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

AYES

THAO, Cy
ABELER, Jim
MURPHY, Erin
RUUD, Maria

NAYS
BUNN, Julie
DEAN, Matt
NORTON, Kim

EXCUSED
EMMER, Tom

On a vote of 4 AYES and 3 NAYS THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Thao assumed the gavel at 8:10 P.M.

HF823 (Norton) Dental therapist fees, licensing, and practice limitations established

Representative Norton moved that HF823 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.

Providing testimony on the bill:

Patrick Lloyd, DDS, Dean, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota
Tony DiAngelis, DDS
Jamie Sledd, DDS

Representative Norton renewed her motion that HF823 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

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The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 P.M.



Rep. Cy Thao, CHAIR




Urszula Gryska
Committee Legislative Assistant
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HF1226 (Thao) Licensure and practice limitations established for an oral health practitioner, fees established, and rulemaking required
HF823 (Norton) Dental therapist fees, licensing, and practice limitations established