Michigan Legislative Activity Ledger

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Health Policy and Human Services

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Meeting date
2019-10-31
Scheduled start
2019-10-31 13:00:00.000000
Documented start
2019-10-31 13:03:00.000000
Documented end
2019-10-31 14:17:00.000000
Location
the Senate Hearing Room of the Boji Tower
Official minutes
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Actual end
2019-10-31 14:17:00.000000
Actual start
2019-10-31 13:03:00.000000
Chamber
senate
Committee id
committee-165
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 October 31, 2019 A joint meeting of the Senate Committee on Health Policy and Human Services and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health/Human Services was scheduled for Thursday, October 31, 2019, at 1:00 p.m., in the Senate Hearing Room of the Boji Tower. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Presentation by Director Robert Gordon and Inspector General and Senior Deputy Director Alan Kimichik, of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, regarding the Policy Change to the Public Assistance Asset Test. Chair VanderWall 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. Chair VanderWall invited the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health/Human Services to call roll. A quorum was present. Chair VanderWall deferred to Chair MacGregor to invite Director Robert Gordon and Inspector General and Senior Deputy Director Alan Akimichik, of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, to give an overview of the policy change to the Public Assistance Asset Test. Questions followed from members of both committees. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health/Human Services adjourned at 2:16 p.m. There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 2:17 p.m. Page 1 of 2 Date Adopted by Committee: December 5, 2019 Page 2 of 2
Location
the Senate Hearing Room of the Boji Tower
Media count
1
Meeting date
2019-10-31
Meeting id
meeting-4889
Meeting state
held
Minutes url
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Quorum state
quorum confirmed
Scheduled start
2019-10-31 13:00:00.000000
Session name
2019-2020

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