2005 Senate Committee on Health Policy

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY

February 21, 2005 Hearing Room B

1:00 P.M. Tapes 20 - 21

Corrected 9/29/2005

MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson, Chair

Sen. Jeff Kruse, Vice-Chair

Sen. Peter Courtney

Sen. Bill Morrisette

MEMBER EXCUSED: Sen. Gary George

STAFF PRESENT: Rick Berkobien, Committee Administrator

Brittany Kenison, Committee Assistant

MEASURES/ISSUES HEARD:

SB 460 – Public Hearing

SB 458 – Public Hearing and Work Session

SB 450 – Public Hearing

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 20, A
003	Chair Monnes Anderson	Calls the meeting to order at 1:05 p.m. Opens public hearing on SB 460.
SB 460 – PUBLIC HEARING
010	Rick Berkobien	Committee Administrator. Explains bill
035	Sue Davidson	Assistant Executive Director, Practice/Education & Research. Submits and presents written testimony in support of SB 460 (EXHIBIT A). Also submits written testimonies on behalf of the following people in support of SB 458: June Ann Cole (EXHIBIT B), Helen Turner (EXHIBIT C), Susanne Fine (EXHIBIT D), Susan Orloff (EXHIBIT E), and John Ham (EXHIBIT F). Also submits a fact sheet on Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Prescriptive Authority fact sheet (EXHIBIT G).
070	Ann Busch	Liver Transplant Specialist, Clackamas County. Submits and presents written testimony in support of SB 460 (EXHIBIT H).
110	Diane Cockburn	Clinical Nurse Specialist, Salem Hospital. Submits and presents written testimony in support on SB 460 (EXHIBIT I).
140	Jacque Corey	Clinical Nurse Specialist, Springfield Hospital. Testifies in support of SB 460.
175	Davidson	Describes differences in SB 460 from SB 706 (2003).
195	Sen. Morrisette	Asks if amendments have been requested.
205	Martin Taylor	Representative, Oregon Nurses Association. Affirms.
220	Tom Holt	Executive Director, Oregon State Pharmacy Association. Testifies without stated position for SB 460. States concerns and suggestions in a broader context.
The following material is submitted for the record without public testimony:
	Traci Klein	Advanced Practice Nurse Consultant, Oregon State Board of Nursing. Submits written testimony in support of SB 460 (EXHIBIT J).
265	Chair Monnes Anderson	Closes public hearing on SB 460 and opens a public hearing on SB 458.
SB 458 – PUBLIC HEARING
275	Rick Berkobien	Committee Administrator. Explains bill.
285	Chair Monnes Anderson	Seeing no witnesses, closes public hearing and opens a work session on SB 458.
SB 458 – WORK SESSION
286	Sen. Kruse	MOTION: Moves SB 458 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
290		VOTE: 3-0-2 EXCUSED: 2 – George, Courtney
	Chair Monnes Anderson	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. MORRISETTE will lead discussion on the floor. (See Tape # 21 at 085)
290	Chair Monnes Anderson	Closes work session on SB 458 and opens a public hearing on SB 450.
SB 450 – PUBLIC HEARING
315	Martin Taylor	Oregon Nurses Association. Testifies in support of SB 450.
350	Taylor	Addresses issues resolved in the -1 amendments.
400	Taylor	Continues discussing support of SB 450 with the -1 amendments.
TAPE 21, A
003	Sen. Kruse	Refers to line five (5) of the -1 amendments and suggests changing the word “routinely.”
010	Taylor	Clarifies his definition of the word “routinely” and its purpose in the bill.
018	Sen. Kruse	States that he does not concur with the definition. Comments on the National Standard. Wants to clarify that flexibility will addressed.
025	Taylor	Clarifies that routinely is similar to “typically.” Elaborates.
027	Sen. Morrisette	Asks if routinely can be defined in the bill.
028	Taylor	Answers that it can be defined by rule.
029	Sen. Morrisette	Discusses defining words in bills. Asks about provider benefit of bill.
038	Taylor	Provides background of the creation of the RN circulator.
050	Chair Monnes Anderson	Clarifies that other amendments are not ready.
052	Taylor	States that he is comfortable with the -1 amendments as long as a few words are later removed. Encourages committee to vote on a bill.
055	Sen. Kruse	Comments that he would rather wait to vote until new amendments are received.
060	Chair Monnes Anderson	States that there will be no work session for SB 450.
068	Chair Monnes Anderson	Stands the meeting at ease.
070	Chair Monnes Anderson	Closes public hearing on SB 450 and reviews agenda for public hearing scheduled, on February 25^th, 2005 in Gresham at 1:30 pm.
075	Chair Monnes Anderson	Asks for motion to suspend the rules to allow Sen. Courtney to vote on SB458.
SB 458 – WORK SESSION
090	Sen. Kruse	MOTION: Moves that the rules be SUSPENDED to allow SEN. COURTNEY to BE RECORDED as voting AYE on the SB 458.
093		VOTE: 4-0-1 EXCUSED: 1 - Sen. George
	Chair Monnes Anderson	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
	Chair Monnes Anderson	Opens a work session on SB 458.
100	Sen. Kruse	MOTION: Moves SB 458 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
101		VOTE: 4-0-1 EXCUSED: 1 - George
	Chair Monnes Anderson	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. MORRISETTE will lead discussion on the floor.
103	Chair Monnes Anderson	Closes work session on SB 458 and adjourns meeting at 1:43 p.m.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

A. SB 460, written testimony packet, Sue Davidson, 2 pp

B. SB 460, written testimony by June Ann Cole, Sue Davidson, 1 p

C. SB 460, written testimony by Helen Turner, Sue Davidson, 1 p

D. SB 460, written testimony by Susanne Fine, Sue Davidson, 1 p

E. SB 460, written testimony by Susan Orloff, Sue Davidson, 1 p

F. SB 460, written testimony by John Ham, Sue Davidson, 1 p

G. SB 460, fact sheet, Sue Davidson, 1 p

H. SB 460, written testimony, Ann Busch, 1 p

I. SB 460, written testimony, Diane Cockburn, 1 p

J. SB 460, written testimony, Tracy Klein, 2 pp