Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Medicaid Reform and Oversight

Assembly Bill 410

Relating to: coverage of services under Medical Assistance provided through telehealth and other technologies, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.

By Representatives Loudenbeck, Kolste, Quinn, Riemer, Anderson, Ballweg, Billings, Born, Bowen, Considine, Crowley, Dittrich, Doyle, Duchow, Emerson, Felzkowski, Fields, Horlacher, Jagler, Kitchens, Kulp, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, B. Meyers, Mursau, L. Myers, Nygren, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Pope, Rohrkaste, Snyder, Spreitzer, Steffen, Subeck, Summerfield, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga, Bewley, Testin, Carpenter, Bernier, Cowles, Darling, Erpenbach, Feyen, Hansen, Johnson, LeMahieu, Petrowski, Schachtner, Stroebel and L. Taylor.

September 05, 2019    Referred to Committee on Medicaid Reform and Oversight

September 24, 2019    Public Hearing Held

Present:       (5)        Representative Summerfield; Representatives Neylon, Dittrich, Wichgers and Kolste.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (4)        Representatives Brooks, Stafsholt, Riemer and Anderson.

Appearances For

·      Representative Amy Loudenbeck - 31st Assembly District

·      Representative Debra Kolste - 44th Assembly District

·      Lisa Olson - Department of Health Services

·      Pam Appleby - Department of Health Services

·      Stephanie Harrison - Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association

·      Sue Dierksen - AARP-Wisconsin

·      Matthew Stanford - Wisconsin Hospitals Association

·      Rachel Zorn - UW Health

·      Doctor Thomas Brazelton - UW Health

·      Shana Kettunen - Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS)

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      Tim Lundquist - Wisconsin Association of Health Plans

·      Doctor Chris Kastman - Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin

Registrations For

·      Senator Janet Bewley - 25th Senate District

·      Senator Dale Kooyenga - 5th Senate District

·      Jodi Bloch - Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

·      Helen Marks Dicks - AARP-Wisconsin

·      Patricia Evans - AARP-Wisconsin

·      Susan Fadness - AARP-Wisconsin

·      Jim Flaherty - AARP-Wisconsin

·      Andrew Gustafson - SSM Health

·      Nathaniel Hanck - AARP-Wisconsin

·      Andrew Hanus - Aurora Health Care

·      Rebecca Hogan - Teladoc

·      Joe Kallas - AARP-Wisconsin

·      Erik Kanter - Wisconsin Association for Home Health Care

·      Jeremy Levin - Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative

·      Kathy Markeland - Wisconsin Association of Family and Children's Agencies

·      Patrick Meier - AARP-Wisconsin

·      Reggie Newson - Ascension Wisconsin

·      Connie Schulze - UW Health

·      John Scocos - Riverside Corporate Wellness

·      Pauline Sweath - AARP-Wisconsin

·      Sam Wilson - AARP-Wisconsin

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

October 30, 2019        Executive Session Held

Present:       (7)        Representative Summerfield; Representatives Brooks, Neylon, Dittrich, Wichgers, Kolste and Anderson.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (2)        Representatives Stafsholt and Riemer.

Moved by Representative Kolste, seconded by Representative Dittrich that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.

Ayes:     (7)     Representative Summerfield; Representatives Brooks, Neylon, Dittrich, Wichgers, Kolste and Anderson.

Noes:     (0)     None.

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Moved by Representative Kolste, seconded by Representative Dittrich that Assembly Amendment 2 be recommended for adoption.

Ayes:     (7)     Representative Summerfield; Representatives Brooks, Neylon, Dittrich, Wichgers, Kolste and Anderson.

Noes:     (0)     None.

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 2 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Moved by Representative Kolste, seconded by Representative Dittrich that Assembly Bill 410 be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes:     (7)     Representative Summerfield; Representatives Brooks, Neylon, Dittrich, Wichgers, Kolste and Anderson.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 0

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Matalin Schoone

Committee Clerk