SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

February 16, 2001 Hearing Room B

1:00 PM Tape 30

MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Bill Fisher, Chair

Sen. Margaret Carter, Vice-Chair

Sen. Gary George

Sen. Ken Messerle

MEMBER EXCUSED: Sen. Frank Shields

STAFF PRESENT: Rick Berkobien, Administrator

Andrew Morris, Committee Assistant

MEASURES HEARD: SB 331 Public Hearing and Work Session

SB 288 Public Hearing and Work Session

SB 371 Public Hearing and Work Session

These minutes are in compliance with Senate and House Rules. Only text enclosed in quotation marks reports a speaker’s exact words. For complete contents, please refer to the tapes.

TAPE/#	Speaker	Comments
TAPE 30, A
004	Chair Fisher	Calls meeting to order at 1:11 p.m. and opens a public hearing on SB 331.
SB 331 PUBLIC HEARING
007	Rick Berkobien	Administrator. Explains SB 331 to the committee.
030	Karen Whittaker	Director, Office of Rural Health. Testifies on SB 331. Explains the formula for figuring nursing shortages.
044	Sen. Messerle	Asks if management intentionally creates shortages.
048	Whittaker	Responds she is unsure.
054	Chair Fisher	Closes the public hearing on SB 331 and opens a work session on SB 331.
SB 331 WORK SESSION
073	Chair Fisher	Recesses the work session on SB 331 and opens a public hearing on SB 288.
SB 288 PUBLIC HEARING
100	Berkobien	Explains SB 288 to the committee. Explains the –1 amendment.
122	Dave McTeague	Director, Oregon Chiropractic Examiners. States support for SB 288.
130	Chair Fisher	Closes the public hearing on SB 288 and opens a work session on SB 288.
SB 288 WORK SESSION
135	Sen. George	MOTION: Moves to ADOPT SB 288-1 amendments dated 2/13/01.
		VOTE: 3-0 AYE: 3 - George, Messerle, Fisher EXCUSED: 2 - Carter, Shields
139	Chair Fisher	The motion CARRIES.
142	Sen. George	MOTION: Moves SB 288 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation.
		VOTE: 4-0 AYE: 4 - Carter, George, Messerle, Fisher (Carter voted later in the meeting) EXCUSED: 1 - Shields
155	Chair Fisher	The motion CARRIES. SEN. SHIELDS will lead discussion on the floor.
159	Chair Fisher	Closes the work session on SB 288 and opens a work session on SB 331
SB 331 WORK SESSION
165	Steve Bender	Legislative Fiscal Office (LFO). Gives reasons why SB 331 should be referred to Ways and Means. States the bill replaces an existing program.
205	Chair Fisher	Comments on sending SB 331 to Ways and Means. Discusses rural health care.
222	Bender	Comments on the wishes of the Student Assistance Commission.
234	Sen. George	MOTION: Moves SB 331 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation and BE REFERRED to the committee on Ways and Means by prior reference.
		VOTE: 4-0 AYE: 4 - Carter, George, Messerle, Fisher EXCUSED: 1 - Shields
250	Chair Fisher	The motion CARRIES.
282	Sen. Messerle	MOTION: Requests unanimous consent that the rules be SUSPENDED to allow SEN. CARTER to BE RECORDED as voting AYE on SB 288.
305	Chair Fisher	Closes the work session and opens a public hearing on SB 371.
SB 371 PUBLIC HEARING
307	Berkobien	Explains SB 371 to the committee.
322	Chair Fisher	Closes the public hearing on SB 371 and opens a work session on SB 371.
SB 371 WORK SESSION
327	Sen. Carter	Gives comments on SB 371.
341	Sen. Carter	MOTION: Moves SB 371 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
		VOTE: 4-0 AYE: 4 - Carter, George, Messerle, Fisher EXCUSED: 1 - Shields
353	Chair Fisher	The motion CARRIES. SEN. CARTER will lead discussion on the floor.
360	Chair Fisher	Closes the work session on SB 371 and adjourns the meeting at 1:35 p.m.

Submitted By, Reviewed By,

Andrew Morris, Rick Berkobien,

Committee Assistant Administrator

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