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Health Policy
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- Meeting date
- 2021-05-27
- Scheduled start
- 2021-05-27 10:30:00.000000
- Documented start
- Not recorded
- Documented end
- 2021-05-27 11:30:00.000000
- Location
- Room 352, House Appropriations, State Capitol Building
- Official minutes
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- Actual end
- 2021-05-27 11:30:00.000000
- Actual start
- Not recorded
- Chamber
- house
- Committee id
- committee-84
- Committee name
- Health Policy
- Evidence text
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY REP. BRONNA KAHLE CHAIR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Thursday, May 27, 2021 10:30 AM Room 352, House Appropriations, State Capitol 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. Representative Roth moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 20, 2021. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 4659 before the committee: HB 4659 (Rep. Bellino) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," by amending section 17754a (MCL 333.17754a), as added by 2020 PA 134. Representative Bellino, testified in support of HB 4659. Dr. Martin Schreiber, representing DaVita Home Modalities, testified in support of HB 4659. Dr. Adriana Raus, representing the Michigan Academy of Family Physicians, testified in support of HB 4659. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4659, but did not wish to speak: Kate Dorsey, representing the Michigan State Medical Society. Keith Mentz, representing Fresenius Kidney Care. Katherine Gigliotti, representing DaVita Kidney Care. The Chair laid HB 4521 before the committee: HB 4521 (Rep. Brabec) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," by amending section 9123 (MCL 333.9123), as added by 1988 PA 487. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4521, but did not wish to speak: Alisha Cottrell, representing Ascension Michigan. Representative Clemente moved to report out HB 4521 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 19-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Allor, Hauck, Filler, Mueller, Beeler, Fink, Roth, Tisdel, Witwer, Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Whitsett, Neeley, Morse. Nays: None. Pass: None. The Chair laid HB 4762 before the committee: HB 4762 (Rep. Kahle) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 10251. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4762, but did not wish to speak: Sherri Boyd, representing the Arc Michigan. Alisha Cottrell, representing Ascension Michigan. Mark McWilliams, representing Disability Rights Michigan. Gabe Basso, representing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Representative Filler moved to report out HB 4762 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 19-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Allor, Hauck, Filler, Mueller, Beeler, Fink, Roth, Tisdel, Witwer, Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Whitsett, Neeley, Morse. Nays: None. Pass: None. The Chair laid SB 18 before the committee: SB 18 (Sen. Zorn) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," by amending section 17801 (MCL 333.17801), as amended by 2009 PA 55, and by adding sections 16188, 17820a, and 17820b. The following people submitted a card in support of SB 18, but did not wish to speak: Sam Champagne, representing the Henry Ford Health System. Representative Hauck moved to report out SB 18 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 15-4-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Allor, Hauck, Filler, Mueller, Beeler, Fink, Roth, Tisdel, Witwer, Whitsett, Morse. Nays: Reps. Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Neeley. Pass: None. The Chair laid HB 4087 before the committee: HB 4087 (Rep. Yaroch) A bill to amend 1976 PA 390, entitled "Emergency management act," (MCL 30.401 to 30.421) by adding section 7b. Representative Yaroch, testified in support of HB 4087. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4087, but did not wish to speak: Emily Schwarzkopf, representing the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Tom Sands, representing the Grant Consulting Group. Representative Alexander moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4087. The motion prevailed 18-1-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Allor, Hauck, Filler, Mueller, Fink, Roth, Tisdel, Witwer, Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Whitsett, Neeley, Morse. Nays: Rep. Beeler. Pass: None. Representative Filler moved to report out HB 4087 with recommendation, as substitute (H-2). The motion prevailed 17-2-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Allor, Hauck, Filler, Mueller, Roth, Tisdel, Witwer, Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Whitsett, Neeley, Morse. Nays: Reps. Beeler, Fink. Pass: None. At 10:53 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease. At 10:56 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order. The Chair returned to SB 18. Representative Witwer moved to reconsider the vote by which SB 18 was reported out with recommendation. The motion prevailed 19-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Allor, Hauck, Filler, Mueller, Beeler, Fink, Roth, Tisdel, Witwer, Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Whitsett, Neeley, Morse. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Filler moved to report out SB 18 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 13-6-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Allor, Hauck, Filler, Mueller, Beeler, Fink, Roth, Tisdel, Morse. Nays: Reps. Witwer, Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Whitsett, Neeley. Pass: None. The Chair laid SB 440 before the committee: SB 440 (Sen. Brinks) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 22224b. Senator Brinks, testified in support of SB 440. Questions and discussion followed. Anthony Chang, PhD. and Chad Bassett, both representing the BAMF Health, testified in support of SB 440. Questions and discussion followed. The following people submitted a card with a neutral position on SB 440, but did not wish to speak: Sam Gehle, representing Trinity Health Michigan. The following people submitted a card in opposition to SB 440, but did not wish to speak: Sean Sorenson-Abbott, representing the Michigan Health and Hospital Association. The Chair returned to SB 18. Representative Whitsett moved to reconsider the vote by which SB 18 was reported out with recommendation. The motion prevailed 19-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Allor, Hauck, Filler, Mueller, Beeler, Fink, Roth, Tisdel, Witwer, Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Whitsett, Neeley, Morse. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Allor moved to report out SB 18 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 14-5-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Allor, Hauck, Filler, Mueller, Beeler, Fink, Roth, Tisdel, Whitsett, Morse. Nays: Reps. Witwer, Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Neeley. Pass: None. There being no further business before the committee, Chair Kahle adjourned the meeting at 11:30 AM. Representative Bronna Kahle, Chair Melissa Sweet Committee Clerk msweet@house.mi.gov
- Location
- Room 352, House Appropriations, State Capitol Building
- Media count
- 1
- Meeting date
- 2021-05-27
- Meeting id
- meeting-1381
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum not determined
- Scheduled start
- 2021-05-27 10:30:00.000000
- Session name
- 2021-2022
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