HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
REP. FELICIA BRABEC
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, March 16, 2023
9:00 AM
Room 519, House Office Building
The House Health Policy Subcommittee on Behavioral Health was called to order by Chair
Brabec.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Brabec, Arbit, Pohutsky, Glanville, Edwards, Rheingans, Schmaltz,
Hoadley, St. Germaine, Thompson.
Absent: Rep. MacDonell.
Excused: Rep. MacDonell.
Representative Arbit moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 2, 2023. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
Follow up Q & A with Alan Bolter, Associate Director of the Community Mental Health
Association of Michigan; Trish Cortes, Executive Director of Washtenaw County Community
Mental Health; and Lisa Williams, Executive Director of West Michigan Community Mental
Health.
Chair Brabec laid before the committee a presentation by Michael Garrett, President and
CEO of CNS Healthcare. Questions and discussion followed.
Chair Brabec laid before the committee a presentation by Kari Walker, President and CEO of
The Guidance Center. Questions and discussion followed.
Representative Schmaltz moved to excuse Representative MacDonell from the meeting.
There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the subcommittee, Chair Brabec adjourned the
meeting at 10:24 AM.
Representative Felicia Brabec, Chair
Melissa Sweet
Committee Clerk
msweet@house.mi.gov
Date Adopted: March 23,
2023