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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Health
Relating to: regulation of social workers, advanced practice social workers, independent social workers, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, and art, music, and dance therapists, insurance coverage for services provided by clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Urban, Vrakas, Krawczyk, Wasserman, Freese, Berceau, Hahn, Lippert, La Fave, Starzyk, Young, Albers, Townsend, Schneider, Ott, Skindrud, Gronemus, Plouff, Kreibich and Carpenter; cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt, George, Rosenzweig, Plache, Darling, Erpenbach and Huelsman.
March 15, 2001 Referred to Committee on Health.
April 10, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (15) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Krawczyk, Lippert, Olsen, Seratti, Wieckert, Wasserman, Carpenter, La Fave, Miller, Schooff, Colon and Shilling.
Absent: (2) Representatives F. Lasee and Walker.
· Representative Frank Urban, 99th Assembly District
· La Marr Franklin, Madison, Chair, Examining Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists & Professional Counselors
· Lynn Gauger, Madison, Chair, Marriage & Family Therapists
· Colleen S. James, Madison, Chair, Professional Counselors Section
· Ann Marie Starr, Milwaukee, WI Assn. for Marriage & Family Therapy
· Naomi T. Berkowitz, Mequon, Art & Dance Therapists
· James Lipusch, PhD., Port Washington, Crossroads Clinic
· Fred Devett, Madison, WAMFT
· Sarah Bowen, Madison, WI Psychological Assn.
· Gwen Werner, Milwaukee, Clinical Social Work Federation - WI Society
· Linda Martin, Mequon, Clinical Social Work Federation
· Lemore DeLoughery, La Valle, Quaker Valley Counseling Services & Clinical Social Work Federation
· Vern Weeks, Cadott, National Assn. of Social Workers-WI (NASW)
· Michael C. Menrhoff, La Crosse, self
· James Johnson, Jr., La Crosse, WAADAC
· Nancy A. Dexter-Schabow, Hartland, Music Therapists
· William Olcott, Appleton, FVTC/WAADDC
· Richard Salem, Madison, self
· Muriel Harper, Beaver Dam, Social Work Board, self
· Bill Smith, Madison, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
· Eric Borgerding, Madison, WI Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC)
· Nancy J. Wenzel, Madison, WI Assn. of Health Plans
· John Schweitzer, DRL, Legal Counsel, Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists & Professional Counselors
· Jeff Pearcy, Wauwatosa, WI Alliance for Addictions, Public Policy & Education
· Dismas Becker, Madison, WI Coalition of Marriage & Family Therapists, Professional Counselors & Social Workers
· Senator Richard Grobschmidt, 7th Senate District
· Cornelia Gordon-Hempe, DRL, Chair, Social Worker Section
· Ken Freedman, Madison, self
· Percy Johnston, Sussex, self
· Doug Green, Madison, WI School Counselor Assn.
· Dori Regnier, Madison, self
· Deborah Thomas, Madison, Hancock Center for Movement Arts & Therapists
· Sherry Peck, Jackson, WI Art Therapy Assn.
· Grace Valentine, CPC/Dance Therapist, Madison, self
· Gary Yeast, Wausau, WI Coalition of Marriage & Family Therapists, Professional Counselors & Social Workers
· Joanne Ricca, Milwaukee, WI State AFL-CIO
· Marc Herstand, Madison, National Assn. of Social Workers (NASW)
· Scott Peterson, Madison, WI Health & Hospital Assn. (WHA)
· Debra Miller, Appleton, WI Assn. of Alcohol & Drug Counselors
· Kelly Neve, Brillion, WAADAC
· Veremiah Olson, Winnebago, NAADAC
· Scott Granger, Winnebago, WAADAC
· Sarah Diedrick-Kasdorf, Monona, WI Counties Assn.
October 9, 2001
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (14) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Krawczyk, F. Lasee, Lippert, Seratti, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, La Fave, Miller, Colon and Shilling.
Absent: (3) Representatives Olsen, Carpenter and Schooff.
Moved by Representative Urban, seconded by Representative Wieckert, that
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1
be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (14) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Krawczyk, F. Lasee, Lippert, Seratti, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, La Fave, Miller, Colon and Shilling. Representatives Olsen, Carpenter and Schooff would have voted aye had they been present.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (3) Representatives Olsen, Carpenter and Schooff.
ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0, Absent 3
Moved by Representative Urban, seconded by Representative Wieckert, that
Assembly Bill 206
be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (13) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Krawczyk, Lippert, Seratti, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, La Fave, Miller, Colon and Shilling. Representatives Olsen, Carpenter and Schooff would have voted aye had they been present.
Noes: (1) Representative F. Lasee.
Absent: (3) Representatives Olsen, Carpenter and Schooff.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 1, Absent 3
Sandra Lonergan
Committee Clerk
