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 15, 2023
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Health Policy was scheduled for Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at 12:30
p.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Presentations from Community Mental Health.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:33 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, Cherry, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber,
Hauck, Huizenga, and Runestad, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Webber to adopt the meeting minutes from March 8, 2023. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited Alan Bolter, Associate Director of the Community Mental Health Association of Michigan, to
give an introduction to the presentations regarding community mental and behavioral health issues.
The Chair invited Tricia Polcik, Erin Barbus, and Jessica Huggard, from Centra Wellness, to give a presentation
regarding mental and behavioral health issues in their area and services within their organization.
The Chair invited Jen McCarty, from the Genesee Health System, to give a presentation regarding behavioral
health issues and care services in their community.
The Chair invited Sara Lurie, from the CMH Authority of Clinton-Eaton-Ingham Counties, to give a
presentation regarding their service structure, workforce issues, and possible solutions.
The Chair invited Maribeth Leonard, CEO of Lifeways CMH, to give a presentation regarding workforce
challenges of public mental health systems and possible solutions.
The Chair invite Dana Lasenby, CEO, and Kim Flowers, Chief Clinical Officer, from the Oakland Community
Health Network, to give a presentation regarding an overview of their behavioral health crisis services and how
they interact with their community partners.
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There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:32 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: March 22, 2023
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