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- Meeting date
- 2021-05-27
- Scheduled start
- 2021-05-27 13:00:00.000000
- Documented start
- 2021-05-27 13:03:00.000000
- Documented end
- 2021-05-27 14:39:00.000000
- Location
- the Senate Hearing Room of the Boji Tower
- Official minutes
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- Actual end
- 2021-05-27 14:39:00.000000
- Actual start
- 2021-05-27 13:03:00.000000
- 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 May 27, 2021 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Health Policy and Human Services was scheduled for Thursday, May 27, 2021, at 1:00 p.m., in the Senate Hearing Room of the Boji Tower. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Reported SB 416 (S-2) (Sen. Schmidt) with recommendation. 2. Testimony regarding HB 4359 (Rep. Whiteford). 3. Reported SB 450 (Sen. Stamas) with recommendation. 4. Testimony regarding SB 412 (Sen. Hertel). The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:03 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 May 20, 2021. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair invited Sen. Stamas to summarize SB 450. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 450: Rich Farran, Health Care Association of Michigan – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 450: Sean Gehle and Autumn Gillard, Trinity Health Michigan – Neutral Sean Sorenson-Abbott, Michigan Health and Hospital Association – Neutral Alisha Cottrell, Ascension Michigan – Neutral The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. LaSata to report SB 450 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, and Wojno Nays: Sen.(s) Brinks and Hertel Pass: Sen. Santana The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. Page 1 of 8 The Chair offered an (S-2) version of SB 416. The Chair invited Sen. Schmidt to summarize SB 416 and the (S-2) version of SB 416. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 416: Adam Carlson, Michigan Health and Hospital Association – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 416: Christine Shearer, Michigan Association of Health Plans – Support Alisha Cottrell, Ascension Michigan – Support Sean Gehle and Autumn Gillard, Trinity Health Michigan – Support Sam Champagne, Henry Ford Health System – Support Chip Falahee, Bronson – Support The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bizon to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 416. 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-2) was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bizon to report the (S-2) version of SB 416 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 HB 4359 and continued testimony on the bill from the previous meeting. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 4359: Batya Sherizen, Citizen – Oppose Dr. Neeju Ravikant, Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists – Oppose Dr. Bobby Mukkamala, Michigan State Medical Society – Oppose Dr. Sid Martin, Citizen – Support Dr. Loay Kabbani, Michigan Chapter of the American College of Surgeons – Oppose Michelle Huntington, Citizen – Oppose The following cards were turned in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4359: Rachel Mastay, CRNA, John Hospital and Medical Center – Support Michael Zeiler, Zeiler Anesthesia Staffing LLC – Support Christa Tepper, CRNA Dearborn Beaumont Hospital – Support Lee Roosevelt, American College of Nurse-Midwives Michigan Affiliate – Support Jennifer Nichols, Citizen – Support Sheri Sparkman, CRNA – Support Kathryn Lucas, CRNA, UP Health System- Marquette – Support Kendall Murphy, CRNA, American Anesthesiology of Michigan – Support Diane Moore, MS CRNA, McLaren Flint Hospital – Support Alexus Houk, Citizen – Support Cheryl Ziolkowski, CRNA, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital – Support Page 2 of 8 Lori Wicker, CRNA, Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital – Support Adrienne Hane, CRNA – Support Teresa Durigon, CRNA, DNAP – Support Jessica Zoller, CRNA – Support Roger Sun, CRNA, Henry Ford Health System, Beausoleil Anesthesia Staffing Inc. – Support Kristina Trupiano, CRNA, Henry Ford Health System – Support Ashley Hurles, Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Oakland University – Support Susan Glaser, Citizen – Support Kathleen Collins, CRNA St. Mercy Hospital – Support Jennifer Thayer, CRNA, MSN – Support Tara Gibson, CRNA, TMG Consulting Co – Support Rebecca Tulik, CRNA – Support Melissa Murray, CRNA – Support Anne Stus, CRNA, MSN – Support Collen Beauchamp, RPH, CRNA, MS – Support Jodi Delaney, CRNA – Support Maura Lane, CRNA – Support Carmen Smith, MSN, CRNA, Carmen Smith LLC – Support Stephanie Garsteck-Polak, CRNA – Support David Saraceno, CRNA, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital – Support Allison Barrett, MS, CRNA – Support Nicole Radu Yakob, CRNA, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital – Support Jason Saineghi, CRNA – Support Christie Oblak, Citizen – Support Jola Janaqi Forthoffer, CRNA – Support Jaime Puchalski, MSN, CRNA – Support Dennis Poterek, CRNA, Henry Ford Health System – Support Anita Lambieva-Mihaylov, CRNA, MSN – Support L Minore, CRNA, MS – Support Cathy Lewis, APRN Alliance of Michigan – Support Lucy Pullis, CRNA, MS, LAPstaffing LLC – Support Jon Forsberg, CRNA, Garden City Hospital – Support Dee Berry, DNAP, CRNA, Spectrum Health Lakeland Hospital – Support Taylor Hatfield, Spectrum Health Lakeland – Support Dr. Michael Berry, Lake Michigan Hand Center – Support Eric Concepcion, CRNA, Henry Ford Health System – Support Jodi Emerson, DNP, CRNA – Support Katie Boyer, Citizen – Support Phil Durden, CRNA – Support Maureen Kuz, Citizen – Support William Kuz, Citizen – Support Eric Houk, CRNA – Support Jamal Makled, CRNA – Support The following cards were turned in of those individuals not wishing to testify in opposition regarding HB 4359: Carl Vitale, GE Healthcare Dr. Joshua Younger, Henry Ford Health System Dr. Dana Duren, Physician Anesthesiologist Dr. Henry Kroll, Citizen Dr. Jack Rock, Citizen Page 3 of 8 Dr. Earl Koenig, Citizen Candace Brotherton, RN BSN CNOR Dr. Sarah Patterson, Pediatric Anesthesiologist Dr. Donald Penning, Vice Chair Research and Director of Neurosurgical Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine Dr. Claudia Cao, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital Pamela Duren, Capital Area Anesthesia PC Dr. Kristin Stout, Cherry Health Dr. Nicholas Yeldo, Henry Ford Hospital Dr. Brian Denton, Henry Ford Health System Dr. Rania Muhammad, Henry Ford Health System Dr. Matthew Armstrong, Anesthesia Practice Consultants, PC Dr. Daanish Khaja, Henry Ford Health System Dr. Molly O'Kane, APCPC Dr. Cindy Lin, Northland Anesthesia Associates Lenore Montiague, Citizen Dr. Cody Bare, Citizen Dr. Brue Adelman, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Dr. Dean Downs, Anesthesia Practice Consultants Dr. Greg Ghiardi, Citizen Dr. Luke Heskett, Henry Ford Medical Center Jacki Berris, Citizen Dr. Masud Imran, Citizen Dr. Divyakant Gandhi, McLaren Greater Lansing Dr. Rupen Shah, Henry Ford Hospital Dr. Maria Markakis Zestos, Children's Hospital of Michigan Russell Whaley, Citizen Dr. Lisa Jacob, Henry Ford Health System Dennis Radel, Citizen Dr. Crispin Quitos, Capital Area Anesthesia Dr. Bryan Cohen, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Brandon Clark, Citizen Dr. James Lambert, Citizen Dr. Benjamin Movsas, Citizen Dr. Sucheta Ambekar, Citizen Robert Terpstra, Citizen Muhammad Ibrahim, Henry Ford Health System Helene Koenig, Citizen Maya Skolnik, Citizen Dr. Joseph Sanders, Henry Ford Hospital Dr. Mona Siddiqui, Citizen Dr. Rhead Uddin, Henry Ford Hospital Dr. Ahmad Itani, Henry Ford Health System Dr. Jamie McCartney, Family Medicine Physician Dr. Jenna Kado, Citizen Dr. Paul Villalba, Henry Ford Health System Dr. Derrick Williams, Henry Ford Hospital Dr. Adnan Hussain, Henry Ford Health System Dr. Pamela Kuusisto, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Dr. Ruba Kado, Citizen Page 4 of 8 Dr. Christopher Smith, Children's Hospital of Michigan Dianna Radel, Citizen Brianna Granlund, Citizen Dr. Nimesh Patel, Citizen Dr. Bruch Skolnik, Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Dr. Colleen Dargie, Henry Ford Medical Group Anesthesiologist Dr. Jessica Was, Henry Ford Health System Dr. Ksenia Koltun, Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Dr. William Peruzzi, Henry Ford Health System Dr. Surya Nalamati, Henry Ford Hospital Dr. Stephanie Kado, Citizen Nicole Kado, Mental Health Counselor Dr. Ayodeji Omosule, Henry Ford Health System Dr. Frederick Campbell, Traverse Anesthesia Associates, P.C. Dr. Snigdha Parikh, Citizen Michael Pickelsimer, Citizen Dr. Sheryar Muhammad, Henry Ford Hospital Susan Koenig, Citizen James Carroll, Citizen Lori Herman, Citzen Dr. Michael Simoff, Henry Ford Hospital Dr. Michelle Emery, Citizen Dr. Aarti Raheja, Citizen Menachem Polter Rabbi, Citizen Dr. David Willens, Internal Medicine Physician Dr. Rita Khandwala, Anesthesiologist August Clark, Citizen Dr. Eric Robb, Citizen Rani Raheja, Citizen Dr. Alexandra DePorre, Henry Ford Health System Dr. Patrick Darga, Traverse Anesthesia Associates David Granlund, Citizen Dixie Anderson, Citizen Dr. Faysal Malik, Henry Ford Health System Dr. Kamala Wright, Traverse Anesthesia Associates Dr. Robert Cline, Traverse Anesthesia Associates PC Dr. Nicole Horning, Henry Ford Dr. May-Eileen Bue-Niederhauser, Anesthesiologist Emmen Ahmed, Citizen Michael Danic, Chairman Department of Anesthesia Dr. James Szocik, Citizen Dr. Timothy Esser, Traverse Anesthesia Associates PC Dr. Dale Gonzales, Ascension Providence Hospital Rochester Dr. Phong Le, Anesthesiologist Naida Ahmed, Citizen Paul Joseph Sobel, MiWi Speech and Hearing Services, PLLC Sonia Raheja, Epilepsy Foundation of America Gavin Gray, Citizen Dr. Mariana De Michele, Michigan Medicine Dr. Forrest Cote, Capital Area Anesthesiologists, PC Page 5 of 8 Lupe Sobel, Citizen Melissa VandenBerg, PharmD Dr. Tolam Nguyen, Sparrow Hospital Dryan Kunkler, Citizen Dr. Paul Hoffmann, Physician Anesthesiologist Dr. Jennifer Schaffler, Traverse Anesthesia Associates Dr. Dominic Monterosso, Anesthesiologist Dr. Catherine Stoddard, Traverse Anesthesia Associates Eliane Alhalabi, Anesthesia Resident Dr. Valerie Howell, Henry Ford Hospital Dr. Chad Brummett, University of Michigan Medical School Ribal Sajjad, Citizen Dr. Ami Attali, Henry Ford Health System Vicky Ludema, Citizen Dr. Paul Johnston, Citizen Dr. Randy Fayne, Henry Ford Health System Dr. Leah Davis, Citizen Dr. Shawn Obi, Henry Ford Allegiance Health Dr. AnaMaria Koehl, Pediatric Critical Care Dr. Thomas Klumpner, Citizen Dr. Abdul Kader Tabbara, Critical Care Fellow Breanna Allor, Citizen Dr. Monica Servin, Michigan Medicine Andrew and Patricia Swiecki, Citizens Dr. Dylan Shearer, Citizen Dr. Donald Levine, Wayne State University Dr. Kimberly Kado, Citizen Dr. Micheal Khoury, Citizen Sheri Postema, Citizen Dr. Richard Townley, Citizen Dr. Kimberly Johnson, Citizen Jean Pike, Citizen Dr. Paul Pokrandt, University of Michigan Hospital Kathleen Reagan, Citizen Dr. Leah Davis, Citizen Constance Howard, Citizen Dr. Joan Downs, Citizen Dr. Ashley Parent, Citizen Brad Radel, Citizen Dr. Adam Rubinstein, Henry Ford Allegiance Dr. Michele Friend, Northland Anesthesia Associates Dr. Raul Montiague, Metro Health Dr. Eve Bruise, Capital Area Anesthesia PC Benjamin Van Drunen, MRI Software, Dr. Jeremy Roberts, Anesthesia Management Services PC Sarah Bakker, Anesthesia Practice Consultants Britt Ann Crowe, Inspection Measurement Company Dr. Nadia Obeid, Henry Ford Hospital Dr. Joseph Hoegler, Henry Ford Hospital Kristen Strehl, Citizen Page 6 of 8 Dr. Trevor Szymanski, Henry Ford Health System Dr. Kelly Zanzarella, Citizen Susan Radel, Citizen Geoff Ludema, Citizen Rachel Baker, PA-C, ATC Dr. Joshua Berris, Physician Anesthesiologist Dr. Alys Long, CAAPC, Emily Lowell, Anesthesia Practice Consultants Jeff Dwoskin, Citizen Dr. Justin Hixson, McLaren Greater Lansing Dr. Susan Scheer, Citizen Dr. Linsey Walker, AMSPC Dr. Joe Liu, Citizen Mike Tiesma, Midwest Sign Co Dr. Michael Thomas, Citizen Dr. Mishun Childs-Love, Citizen Judith Lewis, Citizen Dr. Christy Haak, Citizen Dr. Michael Lewis, Citizen Dr. Michael Potter, Citizen Lauren Tiesma, Citizen Jonathan Houk, Citizen Christa Eno, Citizen Tara Tiesma, Anesthesia Practice Consultants, PC Andrew Norden, Citizen Dr. Paul Polyak, Citizen Dr. Kenneth Elamassian, Citizen Dr. Lindsey Van Drunen, Anesthesia Practice Consultants Joe Amaya, Citizen Dr. Kevin Neff, Citizen Dr. Ashley Prince, Citizen Dr. Paul Jaklitsch, Citizen Jack Dillon, Anesthesia Practice Consultants, PC Jennifer Amaya, Citizen Dr. Rashad Albeiruti, Citizen Dr. Faisal Kamdar, Ascension Providence Dr. Boris Vidri, Anesthesia Practice Consultants Derek Wladischkin, Citizen Dr. Jeremy Kramer, McLaren Oakland Dr. Ali Sabbagh, Anesthesia Management Services Dr. Peter Lee, Northland Anesthesia Associates Dr. Muhammad Jaffar, Citizen The Chair made a motion to reconsider the vote by SB 450 was report. Without objection, the vote was reconsidered. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. LaSata to report SB 450 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, and Wojno Nays: Sen. Brinks Page 7 of 8 Pass: Sen.(s) Hertel and Santana The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair invited Sen. Hertel to summarize SB 412. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 412: Marianne Huff, Mental Health Association of Michigan – Support Brianna Romines, Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan – Support Carla and Laine Boyd, Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan – Support Dr. Farhan Bhatti, Care Free Medical – Support Jamie Spellman, Highland Pharmacy – Support Teresa Roscoe, HIV/AIDS Alliance – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 412: Scott Kempa, Michigan State Medical Society – Support Adam Rondeau, Alkermes – Support Joe Lotus, UCB Pharmaceuticals – Support Pauline Whelan, US WorldMeds – Support Corey Utley, Lerrem – Support Andrew Schepers, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network – Support Sherri Boyd, The Arc Michigan – Support Mary Kay Makarewicz, Michigan Society of Hematology and Oncology – Support Cynthia Bigley, Otsuka Pharmaceutical – Support There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 2:39 p.m. Date Adopted by Committee: June 3, 2021 Page 8 of 8
- Location
- the Senate Hearing Room of the Boji Tower
- Media count
- 1
- Meeting date
- 2021-05-27
- Meeting id
- meeting-3408
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum confirmed
- Scheduled start
- 2021-05-27 13:00:00.000000
- Session name
- 2021-2022
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