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- Meeting date
- 2021-09-30
- Scheduled start
- 2021-09-30 11:00:00.000000
- Documented start
- Not recorded
- Documented end
- 2021-09-30 11:59:00.000000
- Location
- Room 519, House Office Building
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- Actual end
- 2021-09-30 11:59:00.000000
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- 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, September 30, 2021 11:00 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. Representative Allor moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 24, 2021. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 4737 and HB 4738 before the committee: HB 4737 (Rep. Calley) A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "The Michigan penal code," (MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 14a. HB 4738 (Rep. Fink) A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The code of criminal procedure," by amending section 16a of chapter XVII (MCL 777.16a), as amended by 2010 PA 97. Representative Whiteford moved to refer House Bill No. 4737 to the Committee on Judiciary. The motion prevailed 17-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Allor, Hauck, Mueller, Beeler, Fink, Roth, Tisdel, Witwer, Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Neeley, Morse. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Alexander moved to refer House Bill No. 4738 to the Committee on Judiciary. The motion prevailed 17-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Allor, Hauck, Mueller, Beeler, Fink, Roth, Tisdel, Witwer, Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Neeley, Morse. Nays: None. Pass: None. The Chair laid HB 4316 and HB 5089 before the committee: HB 4316 (Rep. Frederick) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," by amending sections 21903, 21905, 21907, 21909, 21911, 21913, 21915, 21919, 21921, and 21923 (MCL 333.21903, 333.21905, 333.21907, 333.21909, 333.21911, 333.21913, 333.21915, 333.21919, 333.21921, and 333.21923), as added by 2017 PA 172. HB 5089 (Rep. Bollin) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," by amending sections 21903, 21909, and 21911 (MCL 333.21903, 333.21909, and 333.21911), as added by 2017 PA 172, and by adding section 21909a. Richie Farran, representing the Health Care Association of Michigan, testified in support of HB 4316 and HB 5089. The Chair laid HB 5163 and HB 5166 before the committee: HB 5163 (Rep. Witwer) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 21528. HB 5166 (Rep. Whiteford) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," by amending section 17744e (MCL 333.17744e), as added by 2016 PA 383. Representative Witwer, testified in support of HB 5163. Questions and discussion followed. Jared Welehodsky and Natalie Holland, representing the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, testified in support of HB 5163 and HB 5166. Questions and discussion followed. Representative Whiteford, testified in support of HB 5166. Questions and discussion followed. Dr. Sandy Dettmann, representing herself, testified in support of HB 5166. Questions and discussion followed. Steve Alsum, representing the Grand Rapids Red Project, testified in support of HB 5166. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5163 and HB 5166, but did not wish to speak: Gabe Basso, representing the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Michelle Ford, representing the Emergent BioSolutions. Nat Dodd, representing the UNIFIED - HIV Health and Beyond. Ashley Shukait, representing the UNIFIED - HIV Health and Beyond. Andrea Buck, representing the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS). Lisa Jackinchuk, representing the Michigan Center for Rural Health/Northern Michigan Opioid Response Consortium. Jen Erskine, representing the Oakland County Harm Reduction. Stevi Atkins, representing the Wellness Services. Sandra McGovern, representing the Munising Memorial Hospital. Emily Pratt, representing the Marquette County Health Department. Nancy King, representing the Community Outreach Prevention & Education Network (COPE Network). Dr. Sheba Sethi, representing the Michigan Opioid Collaborative/University of Michigan. Aaron Shukait, representing the University of Michigan. Andrea Starmer, representing the Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners. Kelly Doyle, representing the HIV/AIDS Alliance of Michigan. Pamela Lynch, representing the Harm Reduction Michigan. Derrick Smith, representing the Harm Reduction Michigan. Michelle Winberg, representing the Harm Reduction Michigan. Tayler Curtis, representing the Harm Reduction Michigan. Peter Edgley, representing the Harm Reduction Michigan. Vernon Proctor, representing the Harm Reduction Michigan. Patrick Chandler, representing the Harm Reduction Michigan. Joseph Stashko, representing the Harm Reduction Michigan. Tyler Mischley, representing the Harm Reduction Michigan. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5163, but did not wish to speak: Cara Poland, MD, M.Ed, FACP, DFASAM, representing the Michigan Society of Addiction Medicine Advocacy Chair and Past-President. Paige Fults and Sean Sorenson-Abbott, representing the Michigan Health & Hospital Association. Sean Gehle and Autumn Gillard, representing the Trinity Health Michigan. Christine Shearer, representing the Michigan Association of Health Plans. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5166, but did not wish to speak: Brian Sapita, representing the Michigan Pharmacists Association. Meghann Keit, representing the Michigan Association of Counties. Chair Kahle returned to HB 5089 and HB 4316. Representative Filler moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5089. 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. At 11:51 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease. At 11:53 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order. Representative Meerman moved to report out HB 5089 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 18-0-1: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Hauck, Filler, Mueller, Beeler, Fink, Roth, Tisdel, Witwer, Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Whitsett, Neeley, Morse. Nays: None. Pass: Rep. Allor. Representative Alexander moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4316. 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 HB 4316 with recommendation, as substitute (H-2). The motion prevailed 11-7-1: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Hauck, Filler, Mueller, Beeler, Fink, Roth, Tisdel. Nays: Reps. Witwer, Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Whitsett, Neeley, Morse. Pass: Rep. Allor. The Chair laid HB 5072 before the committee: HB 5072 (Rep. Berman) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," by amending section 17748f (MCL 333.17748f), as added by 2020 PA 142. Representative Berman and Al Rogalski, representing the Pharmacy Industry, testified in support of HB 5072. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5072, but did not wish to speak: Paige Fults, representing the Michigan Health & Hospital Association. Brian Sapita, representing the Michigan Pharmacists Association. There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Bronna Kahle adjourned the meeting at 11:59 AM. Representative Bronna Kahle, Chair Melissa Sweet Committee Clerk msweet@house.mi.gov
- Location
- Room 519, House Office Building
- Media count
- 1
- Meeting date
- 2021-09-30
- Meeting id
- meeting-1482
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum not determined
- Scheduled start
- 2021-09-30 11:00:00.000000
- Session name
- 2021-2022
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