AB239
AB239

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Public Health

Assembly Bill 239
Relating to: limitations on and requirements for use of semiautomatic defibrillators by individuals other than emergency medical technicians and first responders - defibrillation, providing civil immunity for the use and requiring the department of health and family services to review training courses for the use.
By Representatives Johnsrud, Wasserman, Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Cullen, Goetsch, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hahn, Hasenohrl, Hoven, Huber, Kaufert, Kelso, Klusman, Ladwig, La Fave, Lassa, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Meyer, Miller, Musser, Powers, Ryba, Seratti, Sherman, Steinbrink, Sykora, Urban and Underheim; cosponsored by Senators Robson, Drzewiecki, Cowles, Darling, Farrow, Huelsman, Lazich, Risser, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Plache and Schultz, by request of the American Heart Association
.

March 23, 1999 Referred to committee on Public Health.

April 15, 1999
PUBLIC HEARING HELD


Present: (9) Representatives Urban, Underheim, Freese, Kreibich, Townsend, Carpenter, Bock, Miller and Wasserman.

Absent: (0) None.


Appearances for

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Representative Du Wayne Johnsrud, author

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M. Colleen Wilson, State Medical Society

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Phil Hanson, American Red Cross

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Terry Hottenroth, American Heart Association

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Dr. Tom Aufderheide, self

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Laura Leitch, WI Chpt. American College of Emergency Physicians

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Scott Wuerch, AHA

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Kevin Lewis, DHFS

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Dr. Peter Rahko, American Heart Assoc.


Appearances against

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None.


Appearances for Information Only

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None.


Registrations for

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Senator Judy Robson, author

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Senator Gary Drzewiecki, self

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Stephen Teale, self

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Dextra Hadnot, City of Milwaukee

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Rep. Mike Powers, 80th Assembly District

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Joe Strohl, Professional Firefighters of WI

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Pete Christianson, WI State Fire Chiefs Assoc.

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Kara Oakley, Aurora Health Care

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Senator Fred Risser

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Maureen Cassidy, American Heart Assoc.


Registrations against

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None.


April 29, 1999
EXECUTIVE SESSION


Present: (8) Representatives Urban, Underheim, Freese, Kreibich, Townsend, Bock, Miller and Wasserman.

Absent/(Excused): (1) Representative Carpenter.


Moved by Representative Freese, seconded by Representative Wasserman, that
Amendment 1 to Amendment 1
be recommended for adoption.


Ayes: (8) Representatives Urban, Underheim, Freese, Kreibich, Townsend, Bock, Miller and Wasserman.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent(Excused): (1) Representative Carpenter.


ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 1



Moved by Representative Freese, seconded by Representative Bock, that
Amendment 1
be recommended for adoption.


Ayes: (8) Representatives Urban, Underheim, Freese, Kreibich, Townsend, Bock, Miller and Wasserman.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent(Excused): (1) Representative Carpenter.


ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 1



Moved by Representative Freese, seconded by Representative Wasserman, that
Assembly Bill 239
be recommended for passage as amended.


Ayes: (8) Representatives Urban, Underheim, Freese, Kreibich, Townsend, Bock, Miller and Wasserman.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent(Excused): (1) Representative Carpenter.


PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 1






Sara Buschman
Committee Clerk

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