Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health and Human Services

Senate Bill 492

Relating to: providing complementary and alternative health care practitioners with exemptions from practice protection laws, requirements and prohibitions for individuals who provide complementary and alternative health care services, and providing a penalty.

By Senators Tiffany, Kooyenga and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Felzkowski, Dittrich, Horlacher, Kitchens, Murphy, Mursau, Quinn, Ramthun, Schraa, Skowronski, Tusler and Zimmerman.

October 10, 2019        Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

January 23, 2020         Public Hearing Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Testin; Senators Kooyenga, Jacque, Erpenbach and Carpenter.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Mary  Felzkowski - State Representative

·      Krista DeBellis - Self

·      Heather  Burkart - Self

·      Dr. Jay  Vamden Heuvel - Self

·      Anne Gillum - National Health Freedom Action

·      Diane Miller - National Health Freedom Action

·      Scott Schumacher  - Self

·      Mary Halstad - Self

·      Marilyn Duguid  - Self

·      Rosanne Lindsay - Self

·      Anne Temple - Self

·      Michele Harroun - Self

·      Katy Wallace  - Self

·      Ingrid West - Self

·      Susan Barendreat  - Self

·      Diane Steinach - Self

Appearances Against

·      Wayne Musser - Wisconsin Medical Society

·      Marc Herstand  - National Association of Social Workers

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Betty  Smith  - Self

·      Tom  Tiffany - State Senator

·      Linda Corroel - Self

Registrations Against

·      Michelle Jolly - Self

·      Erik Kanter - Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians

·      Steve Conway - WPMA Wisconsin Pediatrics Medicine Assn

·      Steve Conway - Chiropractic Society of Wisconsin

·      George  Klaetsch - WI Society for Respiratory Care

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

March 26, 2020           Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Natalie Aicher

Committee Clerk