AB725
AB725

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health
Assembly Bill 725
Relating to: the practice of nurse-midwifery, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives Underheim, Krawczyk, Lippert, Miller, Olsen, Bies, Skindrud, Owens, Townsend and Albers; cosponsored by Senators Robson, Moen, Moore, Roessler, Rosenzweig and Wirch.

January 14, 2002 Referred to Committee on Health.

January 15, 2002
PUBLIC HEARING HELD



Present: (16) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Krawczyk, F. Lasee, Lippert, Olsen, Seratti, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, Carpenter, La Fave, Miller, Colon and Shilling.

Absent: (1) Representative Schooff.


Appearances for

· Representative Gregg Underheim, 54th Assembly District

· Dr. Kate Harrod, Madison, American College of Nurse Midwives WI Chapter

· Kathryn Osborne, Madison, American College of Nurse Midwives WI Chapter

· Dr. Leona VandeVeusse, Madison, American College of Nurse Midwives WI Chapter

· Brad Fedderly, MD, South Milwaukee, WI Academy of Family Physicians & State Medical Society

· Gina Dennik-Champion, Madison, WI Nurses Assn.


Appearances against

· Paul Sicula, Milwaukee, WI Academy of Trial Lawyers


Appearances for Information Only

· Theresa Wedekind, OCI, Director, Patients Compensation Fund

· Eileen Mallow, OCI, Assistant Deputy Director

· Linda Sanner, RN, BS, MBA, CPHQ, Madison, Board of Nursing


Registrations for

· Linda Farley, MD, Verona, WI Citizen Action, Physicians for a National Health Program

· Michelle Collins, Rockford, IL, Marquette University, School of Nursing

· Debra Ketterhagen, Waterford, self

· Amanda Mase, Williams Bay, ACNM

· Julie Noel, Milwaukee, self

· Lisa Espinosa, Milwaukee, self

· Judith McNeel, Livingston, self

· Lisa Wachholz, Verona, self

· Jackie Tillett, Milwaukee, Nurse Midwifery Center

· Lisa Hanson, Grafton, WI ACNM

· Aggie Hoeger, LaCrosse, American College of Nurse Midwives

· Stephanie Bloomingdale, Milwaukee, WI Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals

· Alice O'Connor, Madison, State Medical Society


Registrations against

· None.


January 29, 2002
EXECUTIVE SESSION



Present: (14) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, F. Lasee, Lippert, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, Carpenter, La Fave, Miller, Schooff, Colon and Shilling.

Absent: (3) Representatives Krawczyk, Olsen and Seratti.


Moved by Representative Johnsrud, seconded by Representative Underheim, that
Assembly Amendment 1
be recommended for introduction.


Ayes: (14) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, F. Lasee, Lippert, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, Carpenter, La Fave, Miller, Schooff, Colon and Shilling. (Reps. Krawczyk, Olsen & Seratti would have voted aye had they been present.)

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (3) Representatives Krawczyk, Olsen and Seratti.


INTRODUCTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0, Absent 3



Moved by Representative Johnsrud, seconded by Representative Urban, that
Assembly Amendment 1
be recommended for adoption.


Ayes: (14) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, F. Lasee, Lippert, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, Carpenter, La Fave, Miller, Schooff, Colon and Shilling. (Reps. Krawczyk, Olsen & Seratti would have voted aye had they been present.)

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (3) Representatives Krawczyk, Olsen and Seratti.


ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0, Absent 3



Moved by Representative Underheim, seconded by Representative Johnsrud, that
Assembly Bill 725
be recommended for passage as amended.


Ayes: (14) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, F. Lasee, Lippert, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, Carpenter, La Fave, Miller, Schooff, Colon and Shilling. (Reps. Krawczyk, Olsen & Seratti would have voted aye had they been present.)

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (3) Representatives Krawczyk, Olsen and Seratti.


PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0, Absent 3






Sandra Lonergan
Committee Clerk
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