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Meeting date: 2021-03-25
Scheduled start: 2021-03-25 13:00:00.000000
Documented start: 2021-03-25 13:06:00.000000
Documented end: 2021-03-25 15:22:00.000000
Location: the Senate Hearing Room of the Boji Tower
Official minutes: Open official source ↗

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Actual end: 2021-03-25 15:22:00.000000
Actual start: 2021-03-25 13:06:00.000000
Chamber: senate
Committee id: committee-229
Committee name: Health Policy and Human Services
Evidence text: MEMBERS: SEN. JOHN BIZON, M.D., MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. RUTH A. JOHNSON SEN. KIMBERLY A. LASATA SEN. MICHAEL D. MACDONALD SEN. LANA THEIS SEN. WINNIE BRINKS, MINORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. CURTIS HERTEL, JR. SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA SEN. PAUL WOJNO THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY AND HUMAN SERVICES SENATOR CURTIS S. VANDERWALL CHAIR 4500 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-1725 FAX: (517) 373-0741 COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES March 25, 2021 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Health Policy and Human Services was scheduled for Thursday, March 25, 2021, at 1:00 p.m., in the Senate Hearing Room of the Boji Tower. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Reported SB 134 (S-1) (Sen. VanderWall) with recommendation. 2. Reported SB 155 (S-1) (Sen. Daley) with recommendation. 3. Reported SB 156 (S-3) (Sen. Daley) with recommendation. 4. Reported HB 4067 (S-1) (Rep. Frederick) with recommendation. 5. Testimony regarding SB 213 (Sen. LaSata). 6. Testimony regarding SB 191 (Sen. VanderWall). 7. Presentations regarding Funeral Home Restrictions during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:06 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, Brinks, Hertel, Santana, and Wojno, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bizon to adopt the meeting minutes from March 18, 2021. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. Sen. Brinks offered an (S-1) version of SB 134. The Chair invited Sen. Brinks to summarize the (S-1) version of SB 134. The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 134: Dave Worthams, Michigan Manufacturers Association – Support The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Brinks to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 134. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, Brinks, Hertel, Santana, and Wojno Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted. Page 1 of 4 The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bizon to report the (S-1) version of SB 134 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, Brinks, Hertel, Santana, and Wojno Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair brought up the (S-1) version of SB 155 that was adopted during the March 18, 2021 meeting. The Chair offered, and summarized, an (S-3) version of SB 156. The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 155: Dave Worthams, Michigan Manufacturers Association – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 156: Dave Worthams, Michigan Manufacturers Association – Neutral The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 155 and SB 156: Gabe Basso, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 156 and (S-3): Joseph Sullivan, Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services – Support The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bizon to report the (S-1) version of SB 155 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, Brinks, Hertel, Santana, and Wojno Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. MacDonald to adopt the (S-3) version of SB 156. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, Brinks, Hertel, Santana, and Wojno Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-3) was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Johnson to report the (S-3) version of SB 156 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, Brinks, Hertel, Santana, and Wojno Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair brought up the (S-1) version of HB 4067 that was adopted during the March 18, 2021 meeting. The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4067: Kevin McKinney, Michigan Association of Orthodontists – Support Page 2 of 4 The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. LaSata to report the (S-1) version of HB 4067 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, Brinks, Hertel, Santana, and Wojno Nays: None Pass: Sen. Johnson The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair invited Sen. LaSata to summarize SB 213. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 213: John Swanstrom, Citizen – Support Salli Pung, Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 213: Melissa Seifert, AARP – Support The Chair summarized SB 191. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 191: Ken Gorney, Sparrow and McLaren Psych PA – Support Margaret Keeler, Lansing Area Outpatient Psych PA and Mental Health Association of Michigan – Support Anne Kreft, American Nurses Association - Michigan Chapter – Support Dr. Duane DiFranco, Michigan Psychiatric Society – Oppose Mark Reinstein, Michigan Psychiatric Society – Oppose Dr. Scott Monteith, Michigan Psychiatric Society – Oppose Amanda Absher, Disability Rights Michigan – Oppose Melissa Roy and Colleen Allen, Autism Alliance of Michigan – Oppose Thadd Gormas, Michigan Academy of Physician Assistants – Support Ron Stavale, Michigan Academy of Physicians Assistants – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 191: Algeria Wilson, National Association of Social Workers - Michigan – Support Jim Blundo, Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association – Support Judy Didion, Michigan Association of Colleges of Nursing – Support Dawn Kettinger, Michigan Nurses Association – Support Dave Worthams, Michigan Manufacturers Association – Support Judge Harvey Hoffman, Michigan Association of Treatment Court Professionals – Support Heather Nicholoff, Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners – Support Greg George, Mackinac Center for Public Policy – Support Sherri Boyd, The Arc of Michigan – Oppose Michigan Health and Hospital Association – Support Julia Stocker Schneider, American Nurses Association - Michigan Chapter – Support Judith Kovach, Michigan Psychological Association – Support Kevin McKinney, Michigan Osteopathic Association – Support Cathy Lewis, APRN Alliance of Michigan – Support Cathy Lewis, Michigan Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists – Support Melissa Hendriks, Michigan Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Executive Committee – Oppose Christine Shearer, Michigan Association of Health Plans – Support Page 3 of 4 The Chair invited Stephen Kemp, owner of the Kemp Funeral Home in Southfield, to give a presentation regarding funeral home restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chair invited Brigid Lynch, who is a LPC Bereavement Counselor associated with Lynch and Sons Funeral Directors in Clawson, to give a presentation regarding funeral home restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chair invited Reverend Darryl Totty to present testimony regarding funeral home restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chair invited Sarah Jensen-Vatter and Allen Jensen, owners of the Palmer Bush Jensen Funeral Homes in Lansing and Holt, to give a presentation regarding funeral home restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chair invited Phil Douma, Executive Director of the Michigan Funeral Home Directors Association, to give a presentation regarding funeral home restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 3:22 p.m. Date Adopted by Committee: April 15, 2021 Page 4 of 4
Location: the Senate Hearing Room of the Boji Tower
Media count: 1
Meeting date: 2021-03-25
Meeting id: meeting-3330
Meeting state: held
Minutes url: Open official source ↗
Quorum state: quorum confirmed
Scheduled start: 2021-03-25 13:00:00.000000
Session name: 2021-2022

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