AB379

AB379 AB379
Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health

Assembly Bill 379
Relating to: discharge or other retaliation or discrimination against an employe of a health care facility or a health care provider who reports a violation of the law or a violation of a clinical or ethical standard by the health care facility or health care provider or by an employe of the health care facility or health care provider and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Underheim, Carpenter, Albers, Black, Bock, Boyle, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Goetsch, Hahn, Hebl, Kaufert, Kelso, Kreuser, Krusick, La Fave, Ladwig, Lassa, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Miller, Musser, Olsen, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Richards, Sinicki, Staskunas, Walker, Wasserman, Waukau and Ziegelbauer; cosponsored by Senators George, Robson, Baumgart, Burke, Cowles, Darling, Grobschmidt, Moen, Plache, Roessler and Rosenzweig.

June 10, 1999 Referred to committee on Health.

September 14, 1999 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (15) Representatives Underheim, Handrick, Walker, F. Lasee, Johnsrud, Olsen, Wieckert, Hundertmark, Wasserman, Carpenter, La Fave, Meyer, Miller, Schooff and Waukau.
Absent: (3) Representatives Urban, Owens and Krusick.

Appearances for
· Representative Gregg Underheim, 54th Assembly District
· Gina Dennik-Champion, Madison, WI Nurses Assn.
· Candice Owley, Milwaukee, WI Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals
· Robert Kraig, Milwaukee, SEIU
· Sam Gieryn, Madison, WI Citizen Action

Appearances against
· Tim Hartin, Madison, WI Health & Hospital Assn.

Appearances for Information Only
· None.

Registrations for
· Phillip Neuenfeldt, Milwaukee, WI State AFL-CIO
· M. Colleen Wilson, Madison, State Medical Society
· David Slautterback, Madison, AARP
· Victor Jesodason, Madison, AARP
· Ruth Simpson, Madison, self
· Mara Graven, Madison, WI Dental Assn.
· Mark Reihl, Madison, WI State Council of Carpenters

Registrations against
· Tom Reilly, Milwaukee, Aurora Health Care

January 18, 2000 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (16) Representatives Underheim, Walker, F. Lasee, Johnsrud, Olsen, Wieckert, Hundertmark, Owens, Wasserman, Carpenter, Krusick, La Fave, Meyer, Miller, Schooff and Waukau.
Absent: (2) Representatives Urban and Handrick (excused).

Moved by Representative Carpenter, seconded by Representative Krusick, that Assembly Bill 379 be recommended for passage.

Ayes: (16) Representatives Underheim, Walker, F. Lasee, Johnsrud, Olsen, Wieckert, Hundertmark, Owens, Wasserman, Carpenter, Krusick, La Fave, Meyer, Miller, Schooff and Waukau.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (2) Representatives Urban and Handrick.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 16, Noes 0, Absent 2





Sandra Lonergan
Committee Clerk