MEMBERS:
SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. PAUL WOJNO
SEN. JOHN CHERRY
SEN. VERONICA KLINEFELT
SEN. ERIKA GEISS
SEN. MICHAEL WEBBER, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. ROGER HAUCK
SEN. MARK HUIZENGA
SEN. JIM RUNESTAD
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY
SENATOR KEVIN HERTEL
CHAIR
7600 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-7315
FAX: (517) 373-3126
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
March 20, 2024
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Health Policy was scheduled for Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at 12:30
p.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 279 (Sen. Irwin).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:31 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, and
Huizenga, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Klinefelt to adopt the meeting minutes from March 13, 2024. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair made a motion to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen.(s) Cherry and
Runestad were excused from the meeting.
The Chair invited Sen. Irwin to summarize SB 279.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 279:
Patrick Crane and Nancy George, Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners – Support
Dean Leigh Small, Michigan Association of Colleges of Nursing – Support
Associate Dean Ann Sheehan, Michigan State University NP Clinic – Support
Michael Hunter, Team Wellness Center – Support
Loretta Bush, Authority Health – Support
Larissa Miller, Michigan Nursing Action Coalition – Support
Melissa Seifert, AARP – Support
Dunya Barash, Families Against Narcotics – Support
Ashley Shew, American Association of Nurse Practitioners – Support
Dr. Kathryn Redinger and Dr. Nicholas Fletcher, Michigan State Medical Society – Oppose
George Olson and Frank Waters, Michigan Primary Care Association – Support
Dr. Emily Hurst, Michigan Osteopathic Association – Oppose
Dr. Beena Nagappala and Rachel Klamo, Michigan Academy of Family Physicians – Oppose
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Dr. Leah Davis, Michigan Radiological Society – Oppose
Dr. Michelle Petropoulos and Ron Stavale, Michigan Academy of Physicians Assistants – Neutral
Due to time constraints, the following individuals were unable to present testimony regarding SB 279:
Dr. Yvette Cobb, Citizen – No Position
Tham Doan, MI of NPs – Support
Dr. Angela Roman, Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners – Support
Julie Thomas-Beckett, MSU Family Health – Support
The following cards were turned in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding
SB 279:
Adam Carlson, Michigan Health and Hospital Association – Support
Evie Sweeney, ANA-MI – Support
Christine Shearer, Michigan Association of Health Plans – Support
Brendan Hostler, United Health Group – Support
Jamie Zamlewski, Oak Street Health – Support
Lee Roosevelt, Michigan Affiliate of the American Colleges of Nurse Midwives – Support
Susan Rosas, YWCA Kalamazoo – Support
Rachel Richards, Michigan League for Public Policy – Support
Cathy Lewis, Michigan Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists – Support
Melissa Holmquist, Upper Peninsula Health Plan – Support
Yousef Rabhi, Michigan Nurses Association – Support
Brittany Tayler, Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians – Oppose
Christy Snitgen, Michigan College of Emergency Physicians – Oppose
Marcia Hune, Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists – Oppose
Dr. James Mitchiner, Washtenaw County Medical Society – Oppose
Robert Kosowski, Michigan Psychiatric Society – Oppose
Matthew Sardelli, Michigan Orthopedic Society – Oppose
Kate Dorsey, Michigan State Medical Society – Oppose
Patricia Daltor, Kent County Medical Society – Oppose
Dr. Bradley Goodwin, Grand Traverse-Benzie-Leelanau County Medical Society – Oppose
Dr. Daniel Ryan, Macomb County Medical Society – Oppose
Laruen Groshanfmanis, Michigan Academy of Family Physicians – Oppose
Dr. Rachel Young, Michigan Association of Osteopathic Family Physicians - Oppose
Dr. Eli Eisman, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Arrile Bryant, Citizen – Oppose
Amanda Roath, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Sarah Koslakiewicz, Michigan Academy of Family Physicians – Oppose
Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim, Citizen – Oppose
George Wescott, Michigan Society of Radiographic Technologists – Oppose
Ashley Erwin, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Patricia Scheuerman, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Andrewa Smith, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Sumauya Islam, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Amanda Alabawi, Citizen – Oppose
Katanya Alaga, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Mikayla Barea, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Kyle Rhind, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Mark Zawisa, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Benjamin Gilbert, Citizen – Oppose
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Dr. Andrew Chambers, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Eleisha Bell, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Dominique Johnson, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Taylor Totterdale, Citizen – Oppose
Nicole Frey, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Jennifer Kowalkowski, Citizen – Oppose
Lauren Gaston-Hawkins, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Symone Martin, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Julie Ngo, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Manpreet Mahal, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Jehann Abdallah, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Amanda Alabawi, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Cassandra Lamarche, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Angelina Palacios, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Rahul Gupta, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Rachel Lee, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Michelle Stone – Oppose
Dr. Eliisa Bojanic, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Aubrey Chartier, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Elizabeth Jones, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Tasneem Ali, Citizen – Oppose
Dr. Katelyn de Lara, Citizen – Oppose
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 2:24 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: April 17, 2024
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