Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Government Operations

Assembly Bill 479

Relating to: forfeitures that are imposed on nursing homes and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Krusick, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Gard, Gunderson, Hasenohrl, Kelso, Kreibich, La Fave, M. Lehman, Linton, Murat, Notestein, Plale, R. Potter, Riley, Robson, Ryba, Staskunas, Turner, Urban, Vander Loop, Wasserman and Underheim; cosponsored by Senators Burke, Moore and Rosenzweig, by request of the Board on Aging and Long Term Care, Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups, Service Employees Local 150, Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy, Wisconsin Council of Senior Citizens and American Association of Retired Persons.

August 19, 1997 Referred to committee on Government Operations.

October 8, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (9) Representatives Dobyns, Wieckert, Ott, Urban, Kelso, Ziegelbauer, Schneider, L. Young and Plale.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for

· Rep. Peggy Krusick, 97th Assembly District, author.

· William Donaldson, WI Board on Aging & Long Term Care, Madison.

· David Slautterback, American Association of Retired Persons-WI, Madison.

Appearances against

· Tom Ramsey, WI Association of Homes & Services for the Aging, Madison.

· Jim McGinn, WI Health Care Association, Madison.

· Brian Purtell, WI Health Care Association, Madison.

Appearances for Information Only

· Judy Fryback, Dept. of Health & Family Services.

· Patricia Bustle, Milwaukee County.

Registrations for

· Pat Farley, Service Employees Local 150.

· Sen. Brian Burke, 3rd Senate District.

· Rep. John Ryba, 90th Assembly District.

· Rep. Gregg Underheim, 54th Assembly District.

· Rep. Tim Carpenter, 9th Assembly District.

· Betsy Abramson, Coalition of WI Aging Groups, Madison.

· Theresa McKinnon, Alzheimer's Association of SE WI, Milwaukee.

· Bob Haase, Allied Council of Seniors, Milwaukee.

· Bob Snow, Citizen Advocates for Nursing Home Residents, Butler.

Registrations against

· None.

February 25, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (9) Representatives Dobyns, Wieckert, Ott, Urban, Kelso, Ziegelbauer, Schneider, L. Young and Plale.

Absent: (0) None.

Executive session was preceded by a briefing from Legislative Audit Bureau members Judith Frye and Karen McKim regarding the Audit Bureau report on nursing home regulation.

Moved by Representative Ott, seconded by Representative Kelso, that Assembly substitute amendment 1

be tabled.

Ayes: (3) Representative Wieckert, Ott and Kelso.

Noes: (6) Representative Dobyns, Urban, Ziegelbauer, Schneider, L. Young and Plale.

Absent: (0) None.

TABLING FAILED, Ayes 3, Noes 6, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Plale, seconded by Representative L. Young, that Assembly substitute amendment 1

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (6) Representative Dobyns, Urban, Kelso, Schneider, L. Young and Plale.

Noes: (3) Representative Wieckert, Ott and Ziegelbauer.

Absent: (0) None.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 6, Noes 3, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Plale, seconded by Representative L. Young, that Assembly Bill 479

be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (7) Representatives Dobyns, Wieckert, Urban, Kelso, Schneider, L. Young and Plale.

Noes: (2) Representatives Ott and Ziegelbauer.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 2, Absent 0

David Volz

Committee Clerk