SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY

January 30, 2003 Hearing Room B

1:00 PM Tapes 10 - 11

MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Bill Morrisette, Chair

Sen. Bill Fisher, Vice-Chair

Sen. John Minnis

Sen. Frank Shields

Sen. Charles Starr

Sen. Vicki Walker

STAFF PRESENT: Marjorie Taylor, Administrator

Saranelle Allen, Committee Assistant

MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD: SB 146 - Public Hearing

SB 191 – Public Hearing and Work Session

SB 158 – 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 10, A
004	Chair Morrisette	Calls meeting to order at 1:06 pm and opens a public hearing on SB 146.
SB 146 – PUBLIC HEARING
010	Marjorie Taylor	Administrator. Explains the bill.
022	Ann Brand	Administrator, Office of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Submits written testimony in favor of SB 146 (EXHIBIT A).
080	Mariana Bornholdt	Member, Governor’s Commission on Senior Services. Gives written testimony in support of SB146 (EXHIBIT B).
144	Kappy Eaton	Member, Mental Health Services Planning and Management Council. Gives written testimony on the statute revisions of SB 146 concerning membership (EXHIBIT C).
191	Sen. Fisher	Raises question on incurring any costs.
204	Eaton	Advises there would be no cost to the state, and concludes testimony.
350	Bill Wellard	Executive Director of The Child Center. Reads written testimony in support of SB 146 (EXHIBIT D).
380	Sen. Fisher	Asks for clarification on the duality of Boards, and several other related questions.
451	Bob Lieberman	Planning and Management Counsel. Gives an explanation of the two boards.
Tape 11, A
090	Sen. Minnis	Raises several questions on the intent of the public law and several concerns on the content of SB 146.
	Brand	Responds back and forth to Sen. Minnis.
	Sen. Minnis	Would like to rework the bill to ascertain what the system is and make it more workable. Suggests a group convening to clean up the system.
207	Lieberman	States that this idea might be possible to implement.
215	Sen. Fisher	Suggests the governor might like to be included.
250	Chair Morrisette	Wants to hold this bill over for further work with interested persons and Sen. Minnis.
	Sen. Minnis	Would like to keep this group small. Asks Ann Brand to contact his office for scheduling.
300	Chair Morrisette	Closes public hearing on SB 146 and opens public hearing on SB 191.
SB 191 – PUBLIC HEARING
350	Christy Brewsaugh	Testifies with written testimony on her niece’s brain tumor case (EXHIBIT E).
Tape 10, B
045	Donald Austin	Professor. OHSU, Department of Public Health & Preventive Medicine. Gives written testimony in support of SB 191 (EXHIBIT F).
	Chair Morrisette	Closes public hearing, and opens a work session on SB 191.
SB 191 – WORK SESSION
060	Sen. Minnis	MOTION: Moves SB 191 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation and be placed on the CONSENT CALENDAR.
061		VOTE: 6-0-0 AYE: In a roll call vote, all members present vote Aye.
	Chair	The motion CARRIES. SEN. MINNIS will lead discussion on the floor.
	Chair Morrisette	Closes work session on SB 191, and opens public hearing on SB 158.
SB 158 – PUBLIC HEARING
074	Marjorie Taylor	Committee Administrator. Explains the bill.
088	Mickey Lansing	Deputy Director, Commission on Children and Families. Submits written testimony in favor of SB 158 (EXHIBIT G).
149	Chair Morrisette	Closes the public hearing and opens a work session on SB 158.
SB 158 – WORK SESSION
189	Sen. Walker	MOTION: Moves SB 158 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation and be placed on the CONSENT CALENDAR.
204	Chair Morrisette	VOTE: 6-0-0 AYE: In a roll call vote, all members present vote Aye.
		The motion CARRIES. SEN. WALKER will lead discussion on the floor.
206	Chair Morrisette	Closes work session on SB 158.
220	Chair Morrisette	Asks to hear from any constituents in the audience on any items for discussion, and states that since this was not a posted agenda item, other members do not have to stay.
229	Gweneth Van-Frank Carlson	Eugene, Oregon. Gives testimony on life threatening cuts being made due to funding losses, and further impact of the outcome on Measure 28.
	Chair Morrisette	Gives response that government is currently reviewing every area where any monies might be available, and will have to see if anything can be done. Gives response on additional questions.
	Sen. Minnis	Replies that Legislators are aware of problems, and most are more than willing to try and find solutions.
400	Steve Weiss	Portland, OR. Board President of Mental Health Association. Explains his role in advocacy work, and relates two aspects that have not been heard. One being a loss of matching funds, and is it possible they could be restored, and two, what are the cuts going to cost the state in the long run, related specifically to the medically needy. Explains how this will play out, and compound the additional costs.
	Chair Morrisette	Expresses wish that a rainy day fund had been established to help.
Tape 11, B
008	Jean Moore	Eugene, OR. Asks question on where the money to fight law suits comes from.
	Chair Morrisette	Responds, from the General Fund.
	Moore	Testifies, she feels state is going to be a big wasteland and the only people who will benefit will be the lawyers. Elaborates on the impact of Measure 28, and how it was written and misrepresented.
013	Chair Morrisette	Expresses concern about the areas of the cuts.
	Amy Sackett	Consumer Empowerment Team/SOS Alliance. Gives testimony on mental health cuts.
016	Ric Burger	Portland, OR. Gives testimony on the impact of Measure 28 cuts, and personal issues he’s facing with long term disability. Asks committee to do something.
050	Madeline Smith	Eugene, OR. Recommends that some consumers be on the Mental Health policy board.
	Lora Woodruff	Portland, OR. Gives testimony on the case of an 80 year old person who is being evicted this weekend.
	Chair Morrisette	Offers to schedule some time on his committee agendas for any further communications of this type, and closes meeting at 2:50 p.m.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

A – SB146, written testimony, Ann Brand, 1 p.

B - SB146, written testimony, Mariana Bornholdt, 3 pp.

C – SB146, written testimony, Kappy Eaton, 1 p.

D – SB146, written testimony, Bill Wellard, 1 p.

E – SB191, written testimony, Christy Brewsaugh, 6 pp.

F – SB191, written testimony, Donald Austin, 1 p.

G – SB158, written testimony, Mickey Lansing, 2 pp.