Senate

Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Business, Economic Development and Urban Affairs

Assembly Bill 549

Relating to: issuance of administrative warnings by the medical examining board, disciplinary actions against physicians, granting rule-making authority and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Urban, Green, Duff, Robson, Porter, Gunderson, Goetsch, Musser, Sykora, Hahn and Olsen; cosponsored by Senators Welch, C. Potter, Huelsman, Rosenzweig, Roessler and Drzewiecki.

April 30, 1998 Referred to committee on Business, Economic Development and Urban Affairs.

May 5, 1998 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (3) Senators Drzewiecki, Roessler and Plache.

Absent: (2) Senators Darling (excused) and Moore.

Appearances for

· State Representative Frank Urban, 99th Assembly District

· Kathy Andersen, State Medical Society

· Barbara Schultz, for herself, Menomonie, Wisconsin

Appearances against

· Pat McCormack, Deputy Secretary, Department of Regulation and Licensing

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· State Senator Robert Welch, 14th State Senate District

· State Representative Mark Green, 4th Assembly District

· Dr. Walter Schwartz, Medical Examining Board

Registrations against

· None.

May 5, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (3) Senators Drzewiecki, Roessler and Plache.

Absent: (2) Senators Darling (excused) and Moore.

Moved by Senator Roessler, seconded by Senator Darling, that Assembly Bill 549

be recommended for concurrence as amended.

Ayes: (4) Senators Drzewiecki, Roessler, Darling (polling) and Plache.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (1) Senator Moore.

CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 0, Absent 1

Moved by Senator Plache, seconded by Senator Roessler, that Senate Amendment 1

be recommended for introduction and adoption.

Ayes: (4) Senators Drzewiecki, Roessler, Darling (polling) and Plache.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (1) Senator Moore.

INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 0, Absent 1

Moved by Senator Plache, seconded by Senator Roessler, that Senate Amendment 2

be recommended for introduction and adoption.

Ayes: (4) Senators Drzewiecki, Roessler, Darling (polling) and Plache.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (1) Senator Moore.

INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 0, Absent 1

Louis Schubert

Committee Clerk