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Health Care and Human Services Finance Division

SIXTY-THIRD MEETING

2009-2010 Regular Session - Tuesday, April 27, 2010

MINUTES

MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STATE OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION SIXTY-THIRD MEETING


HEALTH CARE AND HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE DIVISION
Thomas E. Huntley, Chair


Chair Thomas Huntley called to order the sixty-third meeting of the Health Care and Human Services Finance Division at 9:10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

HF 2614DE2 (Huntley) - Health Care and Human Services Omnibus Bill

Public testimony on the bill:

Cyril J. Denn, private individual, Mankato

At 9:14 a.m., Vice Chair Abeler took the gavel and at 9:16 a.m. a quorum was present and the meeting was formally called to order. The clerk noted the roll:

Members Present:
Huntley, Thomas, Chair
Abeler, Jim, Vice Chair
Anzelc, Tom
Brod, Laura
Bunn, Julie
Dean, Matt
Fritz, Patti
Gottwalt, Steve
Hayden, Jeff
Hosch, Larry
Kiffmeyer, Mary
Liebling, Tina
Murphy, Erin
Otremba, Mary Ellen
Peppin, Joyce
Peterson, Sandra
Ruud, Maria
Scalze, Bev
Slawik, Nora
Thao, Cy
Thissen, Paul

Members Excused
Emmer, Tom

Public testimony on the bill continued:

Cyril J. Denn concluded his testimony. Further public testimony began from the following individuals:
Anne Henry, Attorney at Law, Minnesota Disability Law Center

Mary Regan, Executive Director, Minnesota Council of Child Caring Agencies


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Toni Carter, Ramsey County Commissioner, for Association of Minnesota
Counties

Judith Brumfield, Deputy Director of Community Services, Scott County on behalf of Minnesota Association of County Social Service Agencies (MACSSA)

Sue Abderholden, MPH, Executive Director, NAMI Minnesota

At 9:47 a.m. Chair Thomas Huntley resumed the chair and public testimony continued:

Toby Pearson, Vice President of Advocacy, Care Providers of Minnesota
Kari Thurlow, Vice President of Advocacy, Aging Services of Minnesota

Maureen O'Connell, Advocacy Director, Legal Services Advocacy Project

Jessica Webster, Advocate, Legal Services Advocacy Project

Kurt Rutzen, The ARC of Minnesota

Steve Larson, The ARC of Minnesota
James Haddican, Chief Financial Officer, Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare

Jonathan Watson, Public Policy Director, MN Association of Community Health Centers

Dick Diercks, Executive Director, Minnesota Dental Association

Lynne Zimmerman, Director, Common Sense Services

Kathie Krieger Cerra, PhD, Seniors and Workers for Quality Coalition

Jane Ochrymowycz, President, Seniors and Workers for Quality Coalition

John Tschida, Vice President, Courage Center

Rick Varco, Political Director, State Employees International Union (SEIU)

Donna Quinn, LPN, South St. Paul nursing home worker
Dave Renner, Director, State and Federal Legislation, Minnesota Medical Association

Troy Taubenheim, Executive Director, Metro Minnesota Council on Graduate Medical Education

Mary Krinkie, Vice President, Government Relations, Minnesota Hospital Association

Michele Kimball, Senior State Director, AARP Minnesota

Karina Allen, AARP Volunteer
Scott Leitz, Director of Child Health Policy and Advocacy, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota

Catherine Barr, Chief Executive Officer, Bethesda Hospital; and Don Oberlnolte, former Bethesda patient

Chair Huntley recessed the meeting to the Call of the Chair.


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At 5:30 p.m. public testimony continued:

Amy Dawson, Executive Director, Autism Advocacy and Law Center, LCC, introduced testifier David Greenwood of Minneapolis. Also testifying were:

Sean Bezdicek, Eden Prairie

Heather Hanson, Eden Prairie

Shelley Hendrix, Autism Speaks

Amy Dawson (see above)

Idil Abdull, Parent Advocate and Co-Founder, Somali American Autism
Foundation, introduced testifier Omar Jamal of St. Paul, formerly of Somali Justice Advocacy

Hodan Hassan, parent/member of Somali American Autism Foundation

Istahil Malin, parent/member of Somali American Autism Foundation

Andy McCoy, Vice President, Resident Management, Fairview Hospitals and Clinics

Deborah Schlick, Executive Director, Affirmative Options Coalition

Jeff Nachbar, Public Policy Director, Brain Injury Association of Minnesota

Ron Brand, Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Community Mental Health Programs

Susan Wingert, Owner; and Dr. Roy Maynard, Pediatric Home Services

Mark Casagrande, Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Resources for Recovery and Chemical Health (MARRCH)

Bill Amberg, Minnesota Psychological Association, testified and read written testimony of Dr. Trisha Stark, L.P., Director of Professional Affairs, Minnesota Psychological Association

John Hastings, Consultant, Association of Supportive Living Residences

Denise Harris, Executive Director, North Minneapolis Meals on Wheels

Katey Davern McCabe, Marketing Director, Metro Meals on Wheels

Cathy Brennan, OTR/L, Minnesota Occupational Therapy Association

Al Newman, Chair, Minnesota Chapter, Midwest Association for Medical Equipment Sales (MAMES)

Judy Hawley, American Physical Therapy Association, Minnesota Chapter

Anne Olson, Director, Minnesota Workforce Council Association

Keith Carlson, Minnesota Inter-County Association


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(Public testimony continued):

Linden Gawboy, Welfare Rights Committee

Mary Jo George, Minnesota Nurses Association

Tore Simonsen, Minneapolis

Chair Huntley recessed the Division until approximately 9:00 p.m.

At 9:17 p.m., the Chair called the meeting back to order and HF 2614DE2, was taken off the table. Chair Huntley renewed his motion that HF 2614DE2be recommended to pass and returned to the Committee on Finance.

Chair Huntley began explaining his H2614A15 amendment; however, there was an insufficient number of copies for members so the Chair temporarily set the amendment aside until more copies were available for all members.

Vice Chair Abeler explained his H2614A19 amendment and then withdrew it.

Representative Fritz moved adoption of and explained her H2614A27 amendment. Testifying were:

Jeff Bartsch, Director of Government Relations, Health Partners
John Hustad, President, Prime Services, American Cancer Society

Representative Fritz renewed her motion to adopt the H2614A27 amendment and during further discussion, Representative Dean moved a roll call vote which passed as follows:

Voting Aye
Huntley, Abeler, Anzelc, Fritz, Hayden, Hosch, Liebling, Murphy, Otremba, Ruud, Scalze, Slawik, Thao, Thissen

Voting Nay
Bunn, Dean, Gottwalt, Kiffmeyer, Peppin, Peterson

Absent
Brod, Emmer

The H2614A27 amendment was adopted 14/6.

Upon more copies of the H2614A 15 amendment being distributed to all members, the Chair moved adoption of the H2614A15 amendment, incorporating the following technical oral amendment:

Line 1.6, delete "Page 17" and insert "Page 127, line 17"

The motion prevailed. House Research staff explained sections of the amendment.

The Chair moved the following oral amendment:

After line 8.26 insert "Page 122, line 13, delete $4,383,000 and insert $4,183,000"

The motion prevailed.

Discussion occurred on the H2614A15 amendment, as amended. Testifying was:

Dave Greeman, Department of Human Services

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Representative Bunn moved the following oral amendment:

Line 6.8, delete "licensed under chapter 62C"

Discussion followed and testifying were:

Dominic Sposeto, Minnesota Dental Association
Joe Lally, Vice President, Delta Dental

The motion did not prevail. The oral amendment was not adopted

Further testimony occurred by:

Phil Griffin, Preferred One
Dave Greeman, Department of Human Services

Chair Huntley renewed his motion that the H2614A15 amendment, as amended, be adopted. The motion prevailed.

Representative Fritz moved adoption of and explained the H2614A30 amendment. Testifying in favor of the amendment was:

Steve Larson, The ARC of Minnesota

Discussion followed. Rep. Fritz renewed her motion that the H2614A30 amendment be adopted. The motion prevailed.

Representative Murphy moved adoption of and explained the H2614A42 amendment. Testifying in favor of the amendment was:

Mary Krinkie, Minnesota Hospital Association

Discussion followed. Rep. Murphy renewed her motion that the H2614A42 amendment be adopted. The motion prevailed.

Representative Abeler moved adoption of and explained the H2614A32 amendment. There being no discussion, the motion prevailed. The H2614A32 amendment was adopted.

Representative Abeler moved adoption of and explained his H2614A34 amendment. Testifying was:

Dr. James Golden, Director of Health Policy, Department of Health

Discussion followed. Rep. Abeler renewed his motion that the H2614A32 amendment be adopted. The motion prevailed.

Representative Scalze moved adoption of and explained her H2614A36 amendment. Testifying was:

Dr. James Golden, Director of Health Policy, Department of Health

Rep. Gottwalt moved an oral amendment to the A2614A36 amendment as follows:

Line 1.6, delete "2011" and insert "2012"

Rep. Scalze accepted this as a friendly amendment; however, the motion did not prevail. The oral amendment was not adopted.

Rep. Gottwalt moved an oral amendment to the A2614A36 amendment as follows:

Line 1.24, delete "2016" and insert "2015"


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Representative Scalze incorporated the oral amendment. The motion did not prevail. The H2614A36 amendment, as amended, was not adopted. A division was called and failed 10-10.

Representative Murphy moved adoption of and explained her H2614A37 amendment. The motion prevailed.

Representative Scalze moved adoption of her H2614A40 amendment. Rep. Gottwalt moved an oral amendment to the H2614A40 amendment as follows:

Delete Article 5, Section 4

Discussion followed. Testifying was:

Nathan Moracco, Director, EID, Minnesota Office of Management & Budget

Chair Huntley ruled the amendment out of order. Discussion followed on House Rule 6.21, Committee Procedures, and the Chair reversed his ruling. More discussion followed. Representative Hayden requested a roll call vote on the H2614A40 amendment which failed 10/10 as follows:

Ayes
Abeler, Brod, Bunn, Dean, Gottwalt, Kiffmeyer, Peppin, Peterson, Scalze

Nays
Huntley, Anzelc, Fritz, Hayden, Hosch, Liebling, Murphy, Slawik, Thao, Thissen

Abstain
Ruud

Absent
Emmer, Otremba

Representative Hosch moved to waive House Rule 6.20 COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE; DEADLINES… A committee must not meet between 12:00 midnight and 7:00 a.m….."

The motion prevailed.

Representative Peterson explained her H2614A43-1 amendment. Testifying were:

Scott Leitz, Director of Public Policy, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
John Diehl, Counsel, Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare

Discussion followed and the H2614A43-1 amendment was temporarily set aside.

Representative Thissen explained his H2614A44 amendment and moved to incorporate language of the H2614A53 amendment into his H2614A44 amendment. The motion prevailed. Discussion followed on the H2614A44 amendment, as amended. Rep. Thissen renewed his motion to adopt H2614A44 amendment, as amended. The motion prevailed.

Representative Thissen moved adoption of and explained his H2614A47 amendment. Representative Ruud moved an oral amendment to the H2614A47 amendment as follows:


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Line 1.12 after "nurses," insert "advanced practice registered nurses,"

The motion prevailed.

Rep. Thissen moved adoption of the H2614A47 amendment, as amended. The motion prevailed.

Vice Chair Abeler moved adoption of his H2614A45 amendment and further moved incorporating the following oral amendment:

Delete lines 1.6 through 1.9

Representative Abeler then explained his amendment and Chair Huntley moved an oral technical amendment:

Line 1.4 delete "its" and insert "it"

The motion prevailed.

Representative Liebling moved an oral amendment to the H2614A45 amendment as follows:

Line 1.3 after "may" insert "negotiate a"
Line 1.3 after "limit" insert "to"

The motion prevailed and Rep. Abeler renewed his motion to adopt his H2614A45 amendment, as amended. The motion prevailed.

Representative Hayden moved adoption of and explained his H2614A46 amendment. Chair Huntley moved an oral amendment which Rep Hayden incorporated as follows:

Line 1.4 delete "MEDICAL" and insert "HEALTH CARE"
Line 1.7 delete "medical" and insert "health care"

Testifying to the H2614A46 amendment, as amended, was:

Craig Acomb, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Health

Representative Hayden withdrew his H2614A46 amendment.

Chair Huntley moved adoption of and explained his H2614A48 amendment. The motion prevailed.

Representative Slawik explained the H2614A50 amendment offered on behalf of Kevin Goodno, Minnesota Austism Center, who then testified in support of the amendment.

Representative Slawik moved adoption of the H2614A50 amendment and the motion prevailed.

The H2614A43-1 [Peterson] amendment was taken off the table and Representative Thissen moved oral amendments which Rep. Peterson agreed to incorporate as follows:

Delete lines 1.3 and 1.4
Line 2.26, after "paid" insert "an additional $7 million for 2012 and 2013."
Line 18.19 of H2614DE2, delete "7" and insert "7.5"

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Representative Peterson moved adoption of the H2614A43-1 amendment, as amended. The motion prevailed. A division was called and the H2614A43-1 amendment, as amended, was adopted 13-7.

Representative Kiffmeyer discussed an amendment she would potentially offer in the Committee on Finance. Representative Hosch, however, agreed to work with her on that amendment, so further discussion was determined to be unnecessary at this time.

Chair Huntley renewed his motion that HF2614DE2, as amended, be recommended to pass and returned to the Committee on Finance. The motion prevailed.

The Chair adjourned the meeting at 1:04 a.m., Wednesday, April 28, 2010.


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Thomas E. Huntley, Chair


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Jan Horner, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Documents:
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House TV Video:
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07:40 - Gavel and introductory remarks by the Chair.
08:42 - Public testimony on HF2614 (Huntley) Supplemental health and human services budget.
The division went in to recess.
Runs 2 hours, 14 minutes.

House TV Video:
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05:50 - Continued public testimony on HF2614 (Huntley) Supplemental health and human services budget.
The division went in to recess.
* Video is not available of the reconvening of this meeting, however, the complete audio archive of this meeting is available on the division's audio archives page.
Runs 2 hours, 21 minutes.


AM SESSION - Public testimony on HF2614 (Huntley) – House Supplemental HHS Budget bill. Contact Jan Horner (jan.horner@house.mn) to sign up to testify. Due to the overwhelming number of testifiers, please limit testimony to 3 minutes per person.
PM SESSION - Mark-up and voting on HF2614 (Huntley) - House Supplemental HHS Budget bill.