AB401

AB401 AB401
Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health

Assembly Bill 401
Relating to: the inspection and copying of medical and other records in certain actions.
By Representatives Underheim, Kreuser, Hahn, Musser, Olsen, Owens, Plouff, Spillner, Waukau, Kelso and Grothman; cosponsored by Senators Wirch and Roessler.

July 8, 1999 Referred to committee on Health.

September 14, 1999 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (15) Representatives Underheim, Handrick, Walker, F. Lasee, Johnsrud, Olsen, Wieckert, Hundertmark, Wasserman, Carpenter, La Fave, Meyer, Miller, Schooff and Waukau.
Absent: (3) Representatives Urban, Owens and Krusick.

Appearances for
· Representative Gregg Underheim, 54th Assembly District
· Kevin Lonergan, Appleton, President-elect WI Academy of Trial Lawyers
· Judge Joe Troy, Appleton, Outagamie County

Appearances against
· Bernard T. McCartan, Madison, Civil Trial Counsel of WI & WI Insurance Alliance
· John J. Slein, Milwaukee, Civil Trial Counsel of WI
· Eric Englund, Madison, WI Insurance Alliance

Appearances for Information Only
· None.

Registrations for
· Ruth Simpson, Madison, self

Registrations against
· Jim Hough, Madison, WI Coalition for Civil Justice
· Jim Hough, Madison, Civil Trial Counsel of WI
· Pete Christianson, Madison, American Insurance Assn.
· M. Colleen Wilson, Madison, State Medical Society
· Tim Hartin, Madison, WI Health & Hospital Assn.
· Jim Tenuta, Madison, WALHI

March 30, 2000 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.




Sandra Lonergan
Committee Clerk