Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health and Human Services

Senate Bill 196

Relating to: ratification of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and making appropriations.

By Senators Harsdorf, Cowles, Moulton, Erpenbach, Carpenter, Gudex, Marklein, Bewley, Harris Dodd, Lassa, Olsen, Ringhand, Roth, Shilling, Vinehout and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives VanderMeer, Petryk, Krug, Jacque, Allen, Ballweg, Bernier, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Edming, Gannon, Heaton, Horlacher, Hutton, Jagler, Jarchow, Katsma, Kitchens, Knodl, Knudson, Kremer, Kuglitsch, Kulp, T. Larson, Murphy, Mursau, Murtha, Nerison, Novak, A. Ott, J. Ott, Quinn, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Steffen, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Vorpagel, Weatherston, Barnes, Billings, Danou, Doyle, Genrich, Goyke, Kahl, Kolste, Riemer, Subeck and Wachs.

June 17, 2015              Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

October 22, 2015        Public Hearing Held

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

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Sen. Sheila Harsdorf - 10th Senate District

·      Rep. Nancy VanderMeer - 70th Assembly District

·      Matthew Stanford - Wisconsin Hospital Association

·      Dr. David Hartberg - Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital & Clinics

·      Mark Grapentine - Wisconsin Medical Society

·      Dr. Donn Dexter - Wisconsin Medical Society and Mayo Health System

Appearances Against

·      Dr. Albert Fisher - Association of American Physicians & Surgeons

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Nathan Berken - Medical College of Wisconsin

·      Erin Elliott - UW Health

·      Elizabeth Cliff Kucharski - Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare

·      Jeremy Levin - Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative

·      Heidi Selberg - Hospital Sisters Health System

·      Randy Schubring - Mayo Clinic Health System

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

·      Michael Welsh - Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

April 07, 2016             Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Mattias Gugel

Committee Clerk