STATE OF MINNESOTA FORTY-FOURTH 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-fourth meeting to order at 10:24 a.m. on Thursday, April 21, 2005 in Room 10 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 POWELL, Duke
DEAN, Matt THISSEN, Paul
EKEN, Kent SAMUELSON, Char
EMMER, Tom THAO, Cy
GOODWIN, Barb WALKER, Neva
HUNTLEY, Tom WILKIN, Tim
A quorum was present.
HF 1422 (Bradley) [Delete All Amendment A05-0638] Health care policy provisions modified, fees and licensing provisions modified, positive abortion alternatives provided, alternative health care practice regulation repealed, and money appropriated;
Rep. Bradley moved HF 1422 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Rep. Bradley moved to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment A05-0638 attached).
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Bradley moved to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment H1422A17 attached).
Randall Chun, House Research Analyst, clarified language in Amendment H1422A17.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Bradley moved to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment H1422A29-1 attached).
Katherine Schill, House Fiscal Analyst, responded to questions concerning Amendment H1422A29-1.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Bradley moved to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment A05-0714 attached).
Testifying to the amendment:
Bob Held, MN Department of Human Services
Lisa Rotegard, MN Department of Human Services
Rep. Bradley incorporated an oral amendment on page 3 of Amendment A05-0714 as follows:
Page 3, delete lines 2 through 18
A vote was taken on Amendment A05-0714 with Rep. Bradley’s oral incorporation.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Abeler moved to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment HAD-013 attached).
Testifying to the amendment:
Aggie Leitheiser, MN Department of Health
A vote was taken on Amendment HAD-013.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Abeler moved to amend HF 1422 as follows:
Page 1, delete lines 10 through 24
Page 2, delete lines 21 through 23
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Wilkin moved to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment H1422A19 attached).
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Wilkin moved to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment H1422A22 attached).
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Abeler moved to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment H1422A24 attached). Rep. Abeler incorporated the following changes into Amendment H1422A24 (also see handwritten changes on Amendment H1422A24 attached):
Page 1, line 16, after stricken numbers, insert "144.1476,"
Page 2, line 22, delete "$673,000" and insert "$384,000"
Page 2, line 23, delete "$703,000" and insert "$414,000"
Page 3, line 24, after "changes" insert "for fees specified in Minnesota Statutes,
Section 148D.175"
Rep. Abeler instructed staff to make the necessary adjustments to this and the Huntley bill.
A vote was taken on Amendment H1422A24 with incorporations.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Wilkin moved to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment H1422A26 attached). Rep. Wilkin moved to incorporate Amendment H1422A25 into Amendment H1422A26. Rep. Wilkin moved to incorporate the following oral amendment:
Page 1, after line 20, insert:
"The report is due February 1, 2006."
Rep. Wilkin incorporated the following oral amendment:
Page 1, line 3, delete "30" and insert "20"
Rep. Goodwin requested that Rep. Wilkin accept the following language as a friendly amendment:
Page 1, line 9, delete "draft legislation" and insert "recommendations"
Rep. Wilkin responded that the language was not acceptable and would not be incorporated.
A vote was taken on Amendment H1422A26, with incorporated language.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Powell moved to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment H1422A30 attached).
Testifying to the amendment:
Kathleen Cota, MN Department of Human Services
Rep. Powell renewed his motion to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment H1422A30 attached).
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Thissen moved to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment H1422A31 attached).
Testifying to the amendment:
Cody Wiberg, MN Department of Human Services
Rep. Bradley moved to amend HF 1422 as follows:
Line 5, after "illness" insert "within 60 days of"
Rep. Thissen incorporated Rep. Bradley’s oral amendment into Amendment H1422A31.
A vote was taken on Amendment H1422A31 with incorporation.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Thissen moved to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment H1422A32 attached).
Rep. Thissen moved to amend Amendment H1422A32 as follows:
Page 4, line 14, delete "246M.30." and insert "256M.30."
Page 4, line 8, after "the" insert "average annual amount of"
Page 4, line 8, after "funds" insert "over the period of 2002-2004"
Testifying to the amendment:
Pat Coldwell, Association of MN Counties
Claudia Brewington, MICA
Rep. Thissen incorporated the following technical change into Amendment H1422A32:
Page 4, line 12, delete "245.4857" and insert "245.487"
Also testifying to the amendment:
Sue Aberderholden, NAMI
Ron Brand, MN Assoc. of Community Health Plans
Rep. Thissen renewed his motion to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment H1422A32 with incorporations). The motion did not prevail. The amendment was not adopted.
Rep. Bradley moved to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment H1422A33 attached).
Testifying to the amendment:
Kathleen Cota, MN Department of Human Services
A vote was taken on Amendment H1422A33.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Emmer moved to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment H1422A34 attached).
Testifying to the amendment:
Lawrence Panczera, Hennepin County District Court
Mary Jo George, MN Nurses Association
Tom Ruter, MN Department of Human Services
Rep. Emmer renewed his motion to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment H1422A34 attached).
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Abeler requested division. After a show of hands, there being eight Yes votes and six No votes,
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Thissen moved to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment A05-0684 attached).
Rep. Thissen incorporated the following oral amendment into Amendment A05-0684:
Page 1, insert new Line 6, as follows:
Page 191, line 4, after "of" insert "nonadministrative"
Page 1, insert new Line 7, as follows:
Page 196, line 19, after "of" insert "nonadministrative"
Testifying to the amendment:
Iris Freeman, Seniors and Workers for Quality
Patti Cullen, Care Providers of MN
A vote was taken on Amendment A05-0684 with Rep. Thissen’s oral incorporation. The motion did not prevail. The amendment was not adopted.
Rep. Goodwin moved to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment A05-0687 attached). Rep. Goodwin requested a Roll Call vote.
Testifying to the amendment:
Tom Ruter, MN Department of Human Services
Representative Al Juhnke
Rep. Goodwin renewed her motion to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment A05-0687 attached).
ROLL CALL VOTE ON
AMENDMENT A05-0687 TO HF 1422
__________ YES____________ _____________NO_____________
Abeler Otremba Bradley Peppin
Eken Thao Finstad Powell
Goodwin Thissen Dean Samuelson
Huntley Walker Emmer Wilkin
There being eight YES votes and eight NO votes, the motion did not prevail. The amendment was not adopted.
Rep. Thissen moved to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment A05-0693 attached). Rep. Thissen incorporated the following oral amendment into Amendment A05-0693:
Page 1, after line 2, insert new line as follows:
“page 74, delete lines 25 through 29, and renumber the paragraphs"
A vote was taken on Amendment A05-0693, with Rep. Thissen’s oral incorporation. The motion did not prevail. The amendment was not adopted.
Rep. Thissen moved to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment A05-0695 attached). Rep. Thissen incorporated the following oral amendment into Amendment A05-0695:
Page 1, delete line 3
Page 1, delete lines 11 through 13
Testifying to the amendment:
Cody Wiberg, MN Department of Humans Services
A vote was taken on Amendment A05-0695 with incorporation. The motion did not prevail. The amendment was not adopted.
Rep. Walker briefly commented on, but did not offer, Amendment A05-0699 which is in the packet.
Rep. Samuelson moved to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment A05-0710 attached). Rep. Samuelson briefly commented on Amendment A05-0710.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Finstad moved to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment H1422-F01 attached). Rep. Finstad and Katherine Schill, House Fiscal Analyst, gave brief comments on Amendment H1422-F01.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Goodwin moved to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment A05-0716 attached).
Testifying to the amendment:
Jane Hardwick, MN Department of Human Services
Chair Bradley ruled Amendment A05-0716 not fiscally balanced and, therefore, will not be considered.
Rep. Goodwin moved to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment A05-0720 attached).
Chair Bradley ruled Amendment A05-0720 out of order.
Rep. Abeler moved to amend HF 1422 (see attached Technical Amendment marked #222 attached).
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Bradley moved to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment A05-0702 attached).
Testifying to the amendment:
Joe Rubenstein, MN Department of Human Services
Rep. Bradley renewed his motion to amend HF 1422 (see Amendment A05-0702 attached).
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Thissen moved an oral amendment to HF 1422 which would delete the deletion of the suicide prevention funding so as to put the suicide prevention funding back in the budget.
After committee discussion and comments by House Fiscal Analyst Katherine Schill, Rep. Thissen withdrew the amendment.
Rep. Bradley renewed his motion that HF 1422, as amended, be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Rep. Finstad requested a Roll Call vote.
After committee discussion, Rep. Bradley renewed his motion that HF 1422, as amended, be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Rep. Bradley included in this motion to direct staff to make changes to the bill that reflect the intent of the adopted amendments, to make other technical changes as needed to match the spreadsheet, as well as the adoption of the spreadsheet.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON
HF 1422 (A05-0638) AS AMENDED
__________ YES____________ _____________NO_____________
Bradley Otremba Eken Thao
Finstad Peppin Goodwin Thissen
Abeler Powell Huntley Walker
Dean Samuelson
Emmer Wilkin
There being ten YES votes and six NO votes,
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Rep. Abeler announced that the Health Care Cost Containment Division will meet on Tuesday, April 26, 2005, at 4:30 p.m.
The next meeting of the Health Policy and Finance Committee will be held at the Call of The Chair.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:48 p.m.
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Rep. Fran Bradley, Chairman
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Cheryl Burke, Committee Legislative Assistant