SB71

SB71 SB71
Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs
Senate Bill 71
Relating to: uniform fees chargeable for certified duplicate health care records and X-ray reports and referral of X-rays and granting rule-making authority.
By Senators Decker, Burke, Moen, Erpenbach, Plache, Baumgart, Moore, George, Grobschmidt and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives M. Lehman, Staskunas, Underheim, Ziegelbauer, Seratti, Loeffelholz, F. Lasee, McCormick, Bock, Wood, Gronemus, Miller, Cullen, Kreuser, J. Lehman, La Fave, Colon, Huber, Plouff and Hebl.

February 28, 2001 Referred to Committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.

March 14, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (8) Senators Moen, Robson, Erpenbach, M. Meyer, Rosenzweig, Cowles, S. Fitzgerald and Lazich.

Absent: (1) Senator Breske.

Appearances for
· Senator Decker, 29th Senate District
· Bernard McCartan, American Family Insurance, State Bar Litigation Section

· Keith Clifford, WI Academy of Trial Lawyers

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for
· Scott Froehlke, WI Academy of Trial Lawyers
· Representative Michael Lehman, 58th Assembly District
· Cory Mason, State Bar of WI
· Lee Fanshaw, American Family Insurance
· Representative Gregg Underheim, 54th Assembly District
· Misha Lee, Sentry Insurance
· Eric Englund, WI Insurance Alliance
· Nancy Rottier, WI Academy of Trial Lawyers

· JE Hough, Civil Trial Counsel

Registrations against
· Michael Wickman, Information Management Corp.
· Dan Klabunde, WI Medical Group Management Assn.
· Maureen O'Brien, SMS
· Tim Hartin, WI Hospital Assn.

· Janet Swandby, Assn. of Health Information and Outsourcing Svs.

March 28, 2001 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (8) Senators Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, M. Meyer, Rosenzweig, Cowles and Lazich.

Absent: (1) Senator S. Fitzgerald.

Moved by Senator Moen, seconded by Senator Rosenzweig, that Senate Amendment 1

be recommended for introduction and adoption.

Ayes: (7) Senators Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, M. Meyer, Rosenzweig and Lazich.
Noes: (2) Senators Cowles and S. Fitzgerald (Polling).

Absent: (0) None.

INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 2, Absent 0

Moved by Senator Breske, seconded by Senator Robson, that Senate Bill 71

be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (7) Senators Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, M. Meyer, Rosenzweig and Lazich.
Noes: (2) Senators Cowles and S. Fitzgerald (Polling).

Absent: (0) None.

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

Committee Clerk