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Health Care and Human Services Finance Division

FORTY-EIGHTH MEETING

2009-2010 Regular Session - Thursday, February 25, 2010

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MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STATE OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION FORTY-EIGHTH MEETING


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


Chair Thomas Huntley began the forty-eighth meeting of the Health Care and Human Services Finance Division at 1:07 p.m. on Thursday, February 25, 2010, in Room 200 of the State Office Building. A quorum was not present.

Public testimony on the Governor’s DHS Supplemental Budget Recommendations:

Karen Sames, Volunteer, MN Occupational Therapy Association

Sarah Kruse, Executive Director, Open Door Health Center, Mankato, MN Association of Community Health Centers

Kathy Knight, Vice President Behavioral Services, Fairview Hospitals and Clinics

Anne Henry, MN Disability Law Center, Legal Aid Society

Michelle Kimball, Senior State Director, AARP; and Karina Allen, AARP Volunteer

At 1:39 p.m. a quorum was present and the Chair formally called the meeting to order. The clerk noted the roll:

Members Present:
Huntley, Thomas, Chair
Abeler, Jim, Vice Chair
Anzelc, Tom
Brod, Laura
Bunn, Julie
Emmer, Tom
Hayden, Jeff
Fritz, Patti
Gottwalt, Steve
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 Absent:

Dean, Matt

Testimony on the Governor’s DHS Supplemental Budget Recommendations (continues):

Ethan Roberts, Director of Governmental Affairs, Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas; and Pat Rowan, Executive Director, Metro Meals on Wheels



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Jane Ochrymowycz, Seniors and Workers for Quality Coalition; Alzheimer’s Association Minnesota and North Dakota

Sharon Bruessel, TMA/CNA, AFSCME Council 5, Cedar View Care Center, Owatonna

Pam Tait, TMA/CNA, President Local 147 AFSCME, Cedar View Care Center, Owatonna

Michael McCalip, TMA/CNA, President, Local 1851, AFSCME Council 65, North Country Health Services, Bemidji

Dr. Tim Burkett, CEO, People Inc., and Rick Stein, People Inc. client

Kari Thurlow, Aging Services of MN; and Toby Pearson, Care Providers of MN; both on behalf of the Long Term Care Imperative

Mark Peterson, President and CEO, Lutheran Social Services

Chair Huntley adjourned the meeting at 2:29 p.m.





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Thomas E. Huntley, Chair




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Jan Horner, Committee Legislative Assistant
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Governor’s supplemental budget proposals public testimony