Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Health
Assembly Bill 780
Relating to: minimum daily hours of service in nursing homes for certain nursing home residents, requirements for nursing home reports, increasing positions for the board on aging and long-term care, granting rule-making authority and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Krusick, Underheim, Baldwin, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Cullen, Hanson, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Kunicki, La Fave, Morris-Tatum, Murat, Notestein, Olsen, Plale, Plouff, Porter, R. Potter, Powers, Riley, Robson, Ryba, Skindrud, Springer, Staskunas, Turner, Urban, Walker, Wasserman, L. Young and R. Young; cosponsored by Senators Burke, Grobschmidt and Rosenzweig, by request of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), Alzheimer's Association, Board on Aging and Long Term Care, Citizen Advocates for Nursing Home Residents, Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups, Service Employees Local 150, Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy, Wisconsin Coalition of Visiting Nurse Associations, Wisconsin Council of Senior Citizens, Service Employees International and Union Wisconsin State Council.
February 11, 1998 Referred to committee on Health.
February 17, 1998
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (16) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Walker, Lazich, Handrick, F. Lasee, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, Meyer, La Fave and Wasserman.
Absent: (0) None.
· Representative Peggy Krusick, 97th Assembly District
· George Potaracke, Madison, Executive Director, Board on Aging & Long Term Care
· Claudia Stine, Madison, Program Director, Board on Aging & Long Term Care
· Patrick Farley, Milwaukee, SEIU Wisconsin State Council
· Linda Neumann, Pewaukee, 1199W/UP
· Charlene D. Busse, Milwaukee, Olsten Staffing
· Marie V. Hennes, RN, Milwaukee, TANHA - Taxpayers Against Nursing Home Atrocities
· Dale Bruhn, Madison, Alzheimer's Assn.
· Barbara A. Snow, Butler, Citizen Advocates for Nursing Home Residents
· Tom Frazier, Madison, Coalition of WI Aging Groups
· Peggy Larson, D.O.N., Wausau, Wausau Manor
· Jim McGinn, Madison, WI Health Care Assn.
· Brian Purtell, Madison, WI Health Care Assn.
· David Lund, DHFS, Bureau of Health Care Financing
· Judy Fryback, DHFS, Director, Bureau of Quality Assurance
· Tom Ramsey, Madison, WI Assn. of Homes & Services for the Aging
· Dianne Greenley, WI Coalition for Advocacy
· Tom Hlavacek, WI Coalition for Advocacy
· Matt Miszewski, Milwaukee, SEIU Local 150
· Terri Gabriel, Milwaukee, SEIU Local 150
· Mary Pike, Middleton, Alzheimer Assn., SC
· David Slautterback, Madison, AARP
· Kurt Bergen, Madison, self
· Arlys Downing, Pewaukee, 1199 W/UP
· Jeff Leys, Monona, District 1199W
· Robert Hill, Madison, Alzheimer Assn.
· Jennifer Grondin, Madison, AFSCME Legislative Council
· Russell King, Madison, WI Homecare Organization
· Stephanie Bloomingdale, WI Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals
· Mike Serpe, WI Coalition of Visiting Nurse Associations
· None.
March 3, 1998
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (15) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Walker, Lazich, Handrick, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, Meyer, La Fave and Wasserman.
Absent: (1) Representative F. Lasee.
Moved by Representative Carpenter, seconded by Representative Wasserman, that
Assembly substitute amendment 1
be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (15) Representative Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Walker, Lazich, Handrick, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, Meyer, La Fave and Wasserman.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative F. Lasee.
ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 15, Noes 0, Absent 1
Moved by Representative Carpenter, seconded by Representative Handrick, that
Assembly Bill 780
be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (15) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Walker, Lazich, Handrick, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, Meyer, La Fave and Wasserman.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative F. Lasee.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 15, Noes 0, Absent 1
Sandra Lonergan
Committee Clerk
