MEMBERS:
SEN. JOHN BIZON, M.D., MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. RUTH A. JOHNSON
SEN. KIMBERLY A. LASATA
SEN. MICHAEL D. MACDONALD
SEN. LANA THEIS
SEN. WINNIE BRINKS, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. CURTIS HERTEL, JR.
SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA
SEN. PAUL WOJNO
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY AND
HUMAN SERVICES
SENATOR CURTIS S. VANDERWALL
CHAIR
4500 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-1725
FAX: (517) 373-0741
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
May 27, 2021
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Health Policy and Human Services was scheduled for Thursday, May
27, 2021, at 1:00 p.m., in the Senate Hearing Room of the Boji Tower.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 416 (S-2) (Sen. Schmidt) with recommendation.
2. Testimony regarding HB 4359 (Rep. Whiteford).
3. Reported SB 450 (Sen. Stamas) with recommendation.
4. Testimony regarding SB 412 (Sen. Hertel).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:03 p.m.. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis,
Brinks, Hertel, Santana, and Wojno, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bizon to adopt the meeting minutes from May 20, 2021. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited Sen. Stamas to summarize SB 450.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 450:
Rich Farran, Health Care Association of Michigan – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 450:
Sean Gehle and Autumn Gillard, Trinity Health Michigan – Neutral
Sean Sorenson-Abbott, Michigan Health and Hospital Association – Neutral
Alisha Cottrell, Ascension Michigan – Neutral
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. LaSata to report SB 450 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, and Wojno
Nays: Sen.(s) Brinks and Hertel
Pass: Sen. Santana
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
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The Chair offered an (S-2) version of SB 416.
The Chair invited Sen. Schmidt to summarize SB 416 and the (S-2) version of SB 416.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 416:
Adam Carlson, Michigan Health and Hospital Association – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 416:
Christine Shearer, Michigan Association of Health Plans – Support
Alisha Cottrell, Ascension Michigan – Support
Sean Gehle and Autumn Gillard, Trinity Health Michigan – Support
Sam Champagne, Henry Ford Health System – Support
Chip Falahee, Bronson – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bizon to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 416. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, Brinks, Hertel, Santana,
and Wojno
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bizon to report the (S-2) version of SB 416 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, Brinks, Hertel, Santana,
and Wojno
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair brought up HB 4359 and continued testimony on the bill from the previous meeting.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 4359:
Batya Sherizen, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Neeju Ravikant, Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists – Oppose
Dr. Bobby Mukkamala, Michigan State Medical Society – Oppose
Dr. Sid Martin, Citizen – Support
Dr. Loay Kabbani, Michigan Chapter of the American College of Surgeons – Oppose
Michelle Huntington, Citizen – Oppose
The following cards were turned in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding
HB 4359:
Rachel Mastay, CRNA, John Hospital and Medical Center – Support
Michael Zeiler, Zeiler Anesthesia Staffing LLC – Support
Christa Tepper, CRNA Dearborn Beaumont Hospital – Support
Lee Roosevelt, American College of Nurse-Midwives Michigan Affiliate – Support
Jennifer Nichols, Citizen – Support
Sheri Sparkman, CRNA – Support
Kathryn Lucas, CRNA, UP Health System- Marquette – Support
Kendall Murphy, CRNA, American Anesthesiology of Michigan – Support
Diane Moore, MS CRNA, McLaren Flint Hospital – Support
Alexus Houk, Citizen – Support
Cheryl Ziolkowski, CRNA, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital – Support
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Lori Wicker, CRNA, Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital – Support
Adrienne Hane, CRNA – Support
Teresa Durigon, CRNA, DNAP – Support
Jessica Zoller, CRNA – Support
Roger Sun, CRNA, Henry Ford Health System, Beausoleil Anesthesia Staffing Inc. – Support
Kristina Trupiano, CRNA, Henry Ford Health System – Support
Ashley Hurles, Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Oakland University – Support
Susan Glaser, Citizen – Support
Kathleen Collins, CRNA St. Mercy Hospital – Support
Jennifer Thayer, CRNA, MSN – Support
Tara Gibson, CRNA, TMG Consulting Co – Support
Rebecca Tulik, CRNA – Support
Melissa Murray, CRNA – Support
Anne Stus, CRNA, MSN – Support
Collen Beauchamp, RPH, CRNA, MS – Support
Jodi Delaney, CRNA – Support
Maura Lane, CRNA – Support
Carmen Smith, MSN, CRNA, Carmen Smith LLC – Support
Stephanie Garsteck-Polak, CRNA – Support
David Saraceno, CRNA, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital – Support
Allison Barrett, MS, CRNA – Support
Nicole Radu Yakob, CRNA, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital – Support
Jason Saineghi, CRNA – Support
Christie Oblak, Citizen – Support
Jola Janaqi Forthoffer, CRNA – Support
Jaime Puchalski, MSN, CRNA – Support
Dennis Poterek, CRNA, Henry Ford Health System – Support
Anita Lambieva-Mihaylov, CRNA, MSN – Support
L Minore, CRNA, MS – Support
Cathy Lewis, APRN Alliance of Michigan – Support
Lucy Pullis, CRNA, MS, LAPstaffing LLC – Support
Jon Forsberg, CRNA, Garden City Hospital – Support
Dee Berry, DNAP, CRNA, Spectrum Health Lakeland Hospital – Support
Taylor Hatfield, Spectrum Health Lakeland – Support
Dr. Michael Berry, Lake Michigan Hand Center – Support
Eric Concepcion, CRNA, Henry Ford Health System – Support
Jodi Emerson, DNP, CRNA – Support
Katie Boyer, Citizen – Support
Phil Durden, CRNA – Support
Maureen Kuz, Citizen – Support
William Kuz, Citizen – Support
Eric Houk, CRNA – Support
Jamal Makled, CRNA – Support
The following cards were turned in of those individuals not wishing to testify in opposition regarding HB 4359:
Carl Vitale, GE Healthcare
Dr. Joshua Younger, Henry Ford Health System
Dr. Dana Duren, Physician Anesthesiologist
Dr. Henry Kroll, Citizen
Dr. Jack Rock, Citizen
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Dr. Earl Koenig, Citizen
Candace Brotherton, RN BSN CNOR
Dr. Sarah Patterson, Pediatric Anesthesiologist
Dr. Donald Penning, Vice Chair Research and Director of Neurosurgical Anesthesia, Department of
Anesthesiology, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine
Dr. Claudia Cao, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
Pamela Duren, Capital Area Anesthesia PC
Dr. Kristin Stout, Cherry Health
Dr. Nicholas Yeldo, Henry Ford Hospital
Dr. Brian Denton, Henry Ford Health System
Dr. Rania Muhammad, Henry Ford Health System
Dr. Matthew Armstrong, Anesthesia Practice Consultants, PC
Dr. Daanish Khaja, Henry Ford Health System
Dr. Molly O'Kane, APCPC
Dr. Cindy Lin, Northland Anesthesia Associates
Lenore Montiague, Citizen
Dr. Cody Bare, Citizen
Dr. Brue Adelman, Henry Ford West Bloomfield
Dr. Dean Downs, Anesthesia Practice Consultants
Dr. Greg Ghiardi, Citizen
Dr. Luke Heskett, Henry Ford Medical Center
Jacki Berris, Citizen
Dr. Masud Imran, Citizen
Dr. Divyakant Gandhi, McLaren Greater Lansing
Dr. Rupen Shah, Henry Ford Hospital
Dr. Maria Markakis Zestos, Children's Hospital of Michigan
Russell Whaley, Citizen
Dr. Lisa Jacob, Henry Ford Health System
Dennis Radel, Citizen
Dr. Crispin Quitos, Capital Area Anesthesia
Dr. Bryan Cohen, Henry Ford West Bloomfield
Brandon Clark, Citizen
Dr. James Lambert, Citizen
Dr. Benjamin Movsas, Citizen
Dr. Sucheta Ambekar, Citizen
Robert Terpstra, Citizen
Muhammad Ibrahim, Henry Ford Health System
Helene Koenig, Citizen
Maya Skolnik, Citizen
Dr. Joseph Sanders, Henry Ford Hospital
Dr. Mona Siddiqui, Citizen
Dr. Rhead Uddin, Henry Ford Hospital
Dr. Ahmad Itani, Henry Ford Health System
Dr. Jamie McCartney, Family Medicine Physician
Dr. Jenna Kado, Citizen
Dr. Paul Villalba, Henry Ford Health System
Dr. Derrick Williams, Henry Ford Hospital
Dr. Adnan Hussain, Henry Ford Health System
Dr. Pamela Kuusisto, Henry Ford West Bloomfield
Dr. Ruba Kado, Citizen
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Dr. Christopher Smith, Children's Hospital of Michigan
Dianna Radel, Citizen
Brianna Granlund, Citizen
Dr. Nimesh Patel, Citizen
Dr. Bruch Skolnik, Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak
Dr. Colleen Dargie, Henry Ford Medical Group Anesthesiologist
Dr. Jessica Was, Henry Ford Health System
Dr. Ksenia Koltun, Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak
Dr. William Peruzzi, Henry Ford Health System
Dr. Surya Nalamati, Henry Ford Hospital
Dr. Stephanie Kado, Citizen
Nicole Kado, Mental Health Counselor
Dr. Ayodeji Omosule, Henry Ford Health System
Dr. Frederick Campbell, Traverse Anesthesia Associates, P.C.
Dr. Snigdha Parikh, Citizen
Michael Pickelsimer, Citizen
Dr. Sheryar Muhammad, Henry Ford Hospital
Susan Koenig, Citizen
James Carroll, Citizen
Lori Herman, Citzen
Dr. Michael Simoff, Henry Ford Hospital
Dr. Michelle Emery, Citizen
Dr. Aarti Raheja, Citizen
Menachem Polter Rabbi, Citizen
Dr. David Willens, Internal Medicine Physician
Dr. Rita Khandwala, Anesthesiologist
August Clark, Citizen
Dr. Eric Robb, Citizen
Rani Raheja, Citizen
Dr. Alexandra DePorre, Henry Ford Health System
Dr. Patrick Darga, Traverse Anesthesia Associates
David Granlund, Citizen
Dixie Anderson, Citizen
Dr. Faysal Malik, Henry Ford Health System
Dr. Kamala Wright, Traverse Anesthesia Associates
Dr. Robert Cline, Traverse Anesthesia Associates PC
Dr. Nicole Horning, Henry Ford
Dr. May-Eileen Bue-Niederhauser, Anesthesiologist
Emmen Ahmed, Citizen
Michael Danic, Chairman Department of Anesthesia
Dr. James Szocik, Citizen
Dr. Timothy Esser, Traverse Anesthesia Associates PC
Dr. Dale Gonzales, Ascension Providence Hospital Rochester
Dr. Phong Le, Anesthesiologist
Naida Ahmed, Citizen
Paul Joseph Sobel, MiWi Speech and Hearing Services, PLLC
Sonia Raheja, Epilepsy Foundation of America
Gavin Gray, Citizen
Dr. Mariana De Michele, Michigan Medicine
Dr. Forrest Cote, Capital Area Anesthesiologists, PC
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Lupe Sobel, Citizen
Melissa VandenBerg, PharmD
Dr. Tolam Nguyen, Sparrow Hospital
Dryan Kunkler, Citizen
Dr. Paul Hoffmann, Physician Anesthesiologist
Dr. Jennifer Schaffler, Traverse Anesthesia Associates
Dr. Dominic Monterosso, Anesthesiologist
Dr. Catherine Stoddard, Traverse Anesthesia Associates
Eliane Alhalabi, Anesthesia Resident
Dr. Valerie Howell, Henry Ford Hospital
Dr. Chad Brummett, University of Michigan Medical School
Ribal Sajjad, Citizen
Dr. Ami Attali, Henry Ford Health System
Vicky Ludema, Citizen
Dr. Paul Johnston, Citizen
Dr. Randy Fayne, Henry Ford Health System
Dr. Leah Davis, Citizen
Dr. Shawn Obi, Henry Ford Allegiance Health
Dr. AnaMaria Koehl, Pediatric Critical Care
Dr. Thomas Klumpner, Citizen
Dr. Abdul Kader Tabbara, Critical Care Fellow
Breanna Allor, Citizen
Dr. Monica Servin, Michigan Medicine
Andrew and Patricia Swiecki, Citizens
Dr. Dylan Shearer, Citizen
Dr. Donald Levine, Wayne State University
Dr. Kimberly Kado, Citizen
Dr. Micheal Khoury, Citizen
Sheri Postema, Citizen
Dr. Richard Townley, Citizen
Dr. Kimberly Johnson, Citizen
Jean Pike, Citizen
Dr. Paul Pokrandt, University of Michigan Hospital
Kathleen Reagan, Citizen
Dr. Leah Davis, Citizen
Constance Howard, Citizen
Dr. Joan Downs, Citizen
Dr. Ashley Parent, Citizen
Brad Radel, Citizen
Dr. Adam Rubinstein, Henry Ford Allegiance
Dr. Michele Friend, Northland Anesthesia Associates
Dr. Raul Montiague, Metro Health
Dr. Eve Bruise, Capital Area Anesthesia PC
Benjamin Van Drunen, MRI Software,
Dr. Jeremy Roberts, Anesthesia Management Services PC
Sarah Bakker, Anesthesia Practice Consultants
Britt Ann Crowe, Inspection Measurement Company
Dr. Nadia Obeid, Henry Ford Hospital
Dr. Joseph Hoegler, Henry Ford Hospital
Kristen Strehl, Citizen
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Dr. Trevor Szymanski, Henry Ford Health System
Dr. Kelly Zanzarella, Citizen
Susan Radel, Citizen
Geoff Ludema, Citizen
Rachel Baker, PA-C, ATC
Dr. Joshua Berris, Physician Anesthesiologist
Dr. Alys Long, CAAPC,
Emily Lowell, Anesthesia Practice Consultants
Jeff Dwoskin, Citizen
Dr. Justin Hixson, McLaren Greater Lansing
Dr. Susan Scheer, Citizen
Dr. Linsey Walker, AMSPC
Dr. Joe Liu, Citizen
Mike Tiesma, Midwest Sign Co
Dr. Michael Thomas, Citizen
Dr. Mishun Childs-Love, Citizen
Judith Lewis, Citizen
Dr. Christy Haak, Citizen
Dr. Michael Lewis, Citizen
Dr. Michael Potter, Citizen
Lauren Tiesma, Citizen
Jonathan Houk, Citizen
Christa Eno, Citizen
Tara Tiesma, Anesthesia Practice Consultants, PC
Andrew Norden, Citizen
Dr. Paul Polyak, Citizen
Dr. Kenneth Elamassian, Citizen
Dr. Lindsey Van Drunen, Anesthesia Practice Consultants
Joe Amaya, Citizen
Dr. Kevin Neff, Citizen
Dr. Ashley Prince, Citizen
Dr. Paul Jaklitsch, Citizen
Jack Dillon, Anesthesia Practice Consultants, PC
Jennifer Amaya, Citizen
Dr. Rashad Albeiruti, Citizen
Dr. Faisal Kamdar, Ascension Providence
Dr. Boris Vidri, Anesthesia Practice Consultants
Derek Wladischkin, Citizen
Dr. Jeremy Kramer, McLaren Oakland
Dr. Ali Sabbagh, Anesthesia Management Services
Dr. Peter Lee, Northland Anesthesia Associates
Dr. Muhammad Jaffar, Citizen
The Chair made a motion to reconsider the vote by SB 450 was report. Without objection, the vote was
reconsidered.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. LaSata to report SB 450 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, and Wojno
Nays: Sen. Brinks
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Pass: Sen.(s) Hertel and Santana
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair invited Sen. Hertel to summarize SB 412.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 412:
Marianne Huff, Mental Health Association of Michigan – Support
Brianna Romines, Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan – Support
Carla and Laine Boyd, Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan – Support
Dr. Farhan Bhatti, Care Free Medical – Support
Jamie Spellman, Highland Pharmacy – Support
Teresa Roscoe, HIV/AIDS Alliance – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 412:
Scott Kempa, Michigan State Medical Society – Support
Adam Rondeau, Alkermes – Support
Joe Lotus, UCB Pharmaceuticals – Support
Pauline Whelan, US WorldMeds – Support
Corey Utley, Lerrem – Support
Andrew Schepers, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network – Support
Sherri Boyd, The Arc Michigan – Support
Mary Kay Makarewicz, Michigan Society of Hematology and Oncology – Support
Cynthia Bigley, Otsuka Pharmaceutical – Support
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 2:39 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: June 3, 2021
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