Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Medicaid Reform and Oversight

Assembly Bill 162

Relating to: participation in the Volunteer Health Care Provider program by agencies serving homeless individuals.

By Representatives Thiesfeldt, Stuck, Felzkowski, Anderson, Bowen, Brostoff, Considine, Horlacher, Kolste, Kulp, Mursau, Novak, Ohnstad, Plumer, Ramthun, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Steffen, Subeck, C. Taylor, Tusler, Vining, Sinicki, Loudenbeck and Murphy; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Johnson, Carpenter, Nass, Ringhand, Stroebel, Wirch, Cowles and L. Taylor.

April 15, 2019             Referred to Committee on Medicaid Reform and Oversight

May 22, 2019              Public Hearing Held

Present:       (8)        Representative Summerfield; Representatives Neylon, Dittrich, Wichgers, Stafsholt, Riemer, Kolste and Anderson.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (1)        Representative Brooks.

Appearances For

·      Representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt - 52nd Assembly District

·      Dennis Skrajewski - Wisconsin Association of Free & Charitable Clinics

·      Ann Catlett - Madison Area Care for the Homeless

·      Connor Doppler - HealthNet of Rock County

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Senator Alberta Darling - 8th Senate District

·      Marc Herstand - National Association of Social Workers

·      Connie Schulze - UW Health

·      Connie Schulze - UW School of Medicine & Public Health

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

September 24, 2019    Executive Session Held

Present:       (5)        Representative Summerfield; Representatives Neylon, Dittrich, Wichgers and Kolste.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (4)        Representatives Brooks, Stafsholt, Riemer and Anderson.

Moved by Representative Kolste, seconded by Representative Dittrich that Assembly Bill 162 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (5)     Representative Summerfield; Representatives Neylon, Dittrich, Wichgers and Kolste.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0

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Matalin Schoone

Committee Clerk