HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY
REP. BRONNA KAHLE
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, September 22, 2022
10:30 AM
Room 519, House Office Building
The House Committee on Health Policy was called to order by Chair Kahle.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Allor, Hauck, Filler, Mueller,
Beeler, Fink, Roth, Tisdel, Witwer, Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Whitsett, Neeley, Morse.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representatives Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Allor, Hauck, Mueller, Tisdel, Clemente,
Stone, Whitsett, Neeley and Morse joined the committee remotely.
The Chair laid HB 6355 before the committee:
HB 6355
(Rep. Filler)
A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled "Mental
health code," by amending sections 409 and 972
(MCL 330.1409 and 330.1972), section 409 as
amended and section 972 as added by 2020 PA
402.
Representative Filler and Nicole Knight, representing herself, testified in support of HB
6355. Questions and discussion followed.
Marianne Huff, Executive Director, representing the Mental Health Association of Michigan,
testified in support of HB 6355.
Alan Bolter, Associate Director, representing the Community Mental Health Association of
Michigan, testified in opposition to HB 6355. Questions and discussion followed.
Jennifer Carpenter, Clinical Director, representing the Lenawee Community Mental Health
Authority, testified in opposition to HB 6355. Questions and discussion followed.
Kathy Dollard, Psy.D., representing MyMichigan Health and the Michigan Health and
Hospital Association, testified in support of HB 6355. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 6355, but did not wish to speak:
Christine Shearer, representing the Michigan Association of Health Plans.
Jenifer Nyhuis, representing the Universal Health Services.
Bel Martin, representing Ascension.
The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 6355, but did not wish to speak:
Ben Bodkin, representing the Oakland Community Health Network (OCHN), Oakland
County's public mental health system; PIHP/CMH.
The Chair laid HB 6380 before the committee:
HB 6380
(Rep. Fink)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public
health code," by amending sections 21501, 21513,
and 21551 (MCL 333.21501, 333.21513, and
333.21551), section 21501 as amended by 2018
PA 384, section 21513 as amended by 2002 PA
125, and section 21551 as amended by 1990 PA
331.
Representative Fink testified in support of HB 6380.
Lauren LaPine and Elizabeth Kutter, both representing the Michigan Health and Hospital
Association, testified in support of HB 6380.
The Chair laid SB 811 before the committee:
SB 811
(Sen. VanderWall)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public
health code," by amending section 17609 (MCL
333.17609), as amended by 2010 PA 304.
Jamie Callahan from Senator VanderWall's office testified in support of SB 811.
Kelli Pierce and D'Jaris Coles-White, both representing the Michigan Speech-Language-
Hearing Association, testified in support of SB 811.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 811, but did not wish to speak:
Mack Jones, representing the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
Elizabeth Kutter, representing the Michigan Health and Hospital Association.
The Chair laid SB 450 before the committee:
SB 450
(Sen. Stamas)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public
health code," by amending sections 2253 and 2453
(MCL 333.2253 and 333.2453), section 2253 as
amended by 2006 PA 157.
Bryce Webster, representing Senator Stamas, and Danielle Devine, representing Senator
Shirkey, testified in support of SB 450.
Rich Farran, representing the Health Care Association of Michigan, testified in support of SB
450.
The following people submitted a card with a neutral position on SB 450, but did not wish to
speak:
Sean Gehle, representing Trinity Health Michigan.
Sean Sorenson-Abbott, representing the Michigan Health and Hospital Association.
Allisyn Mattice, representing McLaren Health Care.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Kahle adjourned the meeting at
11:46 AM.
Representative Bronna Kahle, Chair
Melissa Sweet
Committee Clerk
msweet@house.mi.gov