Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health and Human Services

Senate Bill 293

Relating to: behavioral health care coordination pilot projects, psychiatric consultation reimbursement pilot project, access to information on availability of inpatient psychiatric beds, and making appropriations.

By Senators Vukmir, Bewley, Cowles, Darling, Erpenbach, Gudex, Hansen, Harris Dodd, Harsdorf, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Shilling, Vinehout, Wanggaard and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Czaja, Kolste, Ballweg, Berceau, Bernier, Billings, Born, E. Brooks, Considine, Edming, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Jagler, Jorgensen, Kahl, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Knodl, Krug, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Meyers, Milroy, Mursau, Nerison, Novak, Nygren, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Petryk, Riemer, Ripp, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Sargent, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spreitzer, Steffen, Stuck, Subeck, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, VanderMeer and Vorpagel.

October 09, 2015        Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

October 13, 2015        Public Hearing Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Vukmir; Senators Moulton, LeMahieu, Carpenter and Erpenbach.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Rep. Mary Czaja - 35th Assembly District

·      Rep. Debra Kolste - 44th Assembly District

·      Matthew Stanford - Wisconsin Hospital Association

·      Sue Janty - Meriter Hospital

·      Ken Schellhase - Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      Bill Hanna - Department of Health Services

·      Kit Kerschensteiner - Disability Rights Wisconsin

Registrations For

·      Sen. Leah Vukmir - 5th Senate District

·      Rep. Warren Petryk - 93rd Assembly District

·      Mark Grapentine - WI Medical Society

·      Andrew Hanus - Aurora Health Care

·      Elizabeth Cliff Kucharski - Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare

·      Jeremy Levin - Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative

·      Ryan Natzke - Marshfield Clinic

·      Connie Schulze - Ministry Health Care and Columbia St. Mary's

·      Heidi Selberg - Hospital Sisters Health System

·      Michael Welsh - Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

October 13, 2015        Executive Session Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Vukmir; Senators Moulton, LeMahieu, Carpenter and Erpenbach.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Senator Vukmir, seconded by Senator LeMahieu that Senate Bill 293 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (5)     Senator Vukmir; Senators Moulton, LeMahieu, Carpenter and Erpenbach.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0

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Mattias Gugel

Committee Clerk