2005 Senate Committee on Health Policy

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY

March 09, 2005 Hearing Room B

1:00 P.M. Tapes 37 - 38

MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson, Chair

Sen. Jeff Kruse, Vice-Chair

Sen. Peter Courtney

Sen. Gary George

Sen. Bill Morrisette

STAFF PRESENT: Rick Berkobien, Committee Administrator

Brittany Kenison, Committee Assistant

MEASURES/ISSUES HEARD:

SB 1 – 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 37, A
003	Chair Monnes Anderson	Calls the meeting to order at 1:03 p.m. Opens a public hearing on SB 1. Opens committee as a subcommittee.
SB 1 – PUBLIC HEARING
005	Sen. Peter Courtney	Senate District 11. Submits and presents written testimony in support of SB 1 (EXHIBIT A).
040	Chair Monnes Anderson	Closes the subcommittee and opens a full committee.
050	Sen. Kate Brown	Senate District 21. Testifies in support of SB 1.
070	Linda Riley	Citizen, Portland, Oregon. Testifies in support of SB 1.
075	John Ater	Governor’s Mental Health Task Force. Testifies in support of SB 1.
097	Erinn Kelley-Siel	Governor’s Health and Human Services Advisor. Submits and presents written testimony in support of SB 1 (EXHIBIT B).
140	Sen. Kruse	Asks to clarify statement made about policies being barriers.
145	Kelley-Siel	Answers question.
146	Sen. Kruse	Comments on where the barriers are.
148	Kelly-Siel	Responds to Sen. Kruse’s comment.
150	Sen. Kruse	Restates comment on barriers.
151	Kathy Loretz	Director of Operations, Public Employees’ Benefit Board (PEBB). Submits and presents written testimony in support of SB 1 (EXHIBIT C).
207	Sen. Kruse	Clarifies that 57 percent of memberships use residential care.
210	Loretz	Clarifies that 57 percent who used residential care exceeded the 2002 benefits.
211	Sen. Kruse	Asks what percent of the memberships use benefits.
217	Loretz	Re clarifies data.
230	Bob Nikkel	Administrator, State Mental Health office, Oregon Department of Human Services. Submits and presents written testimony in support of SB 1 (EXHIBIT D).
250	Constance Powell	Oregon Medical Association. Oregon Psychiatric Association. Submits and presents written testimony in support of SB 1 (EXHIBIT E).
310	Timothy Harnett	Executive Director, Children of Deaf Adults (CODA) Treatment Recovery prevention. Submits and presents written testimony in support of SB 1 (EXHIBIT F).
360	Harnett	Continues to review written testimony supporting SB 1.
375	Theodore Urton	Vice President & General Manager, Mid-Willamette Valley Operations, Fidelity National Title company of Oregon. Submits and presents written testimony in support of SB 1 (EXHIBIT G).
425	Urton	Continues testimony in support of SB 1.
TAPE 30, A
010	Urton	Summarizes and concludes.
020	Sen. George	Asks if it was possible for his company to purchase a parity health plan.
022	Urton	Explains that healthcare plans are chosen at a national level.
027	Sen. George	Asks for data for the rate increases at other locations within the company that have implemented mental health parity.
030	Urton	Responds that he does not have that data. Offers to return information to the committee.
032	Scott Manchester	Executive Director, Oregon Chapter, National Association of Social Workers. Submits and presents written testimony in support of SB 1 (EXHIBIT H).
075	Mark Nelson	Oregon Society of Clinical Social Workers. Testifies in support of SB 1.
125	Nelson	Continues to testify in support of SB 1.
133	Sen. Morrisette	Asks if he has written testimony.
135	Nelson	Answers, no.
142	Kristen Anderson	Citizen, Salem, Oregon. Submits and presents written testimony in support of SB 1 (EXHIBIT I).
195	Don Moore	President, New Venture Networks, Inc. Submits and presents written testimony in support on SB 1 (EXHIBIT J).
255	Corinne Bacharache Spiegel	Citizen, Lake Owego, Oregon. Submits and presents written testimony in support of SB 1 (EXHIBIT K).
315	Ann Uhler	Governor’s Counsel on Alcohol and Drug. Testifies in support of SB 1.
375	Uhler	Continues to testify in support of SB 1.
415	Phil Cuadsey	Chairman, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. Submits and presents written testimony in support of SB 1 (EXHIBIT L).

TAPE 37, B
010	Cuadsey	Summarizes and concludes.
016	Margaret Noel	President, League of Women Voters of Oregon. Submits and presents written testimony in support of SB 1 (EXHIBIT M).
050	Delores Hubert	Governor’s Commission on Senior Services. Submits and presents written testimony in support of SB 1(EXHIBIT N)
060	Vincent Salvi	Citizen, Portland, Oregon. Submits and presents written testimony in support of SB 1 (EXHIBIT O).
110	Salvi	Continues to testify in support of SB 1.
150	Salvi	Summarizes and concludes.
165	Sen. Avel Gordley	Senate District 23. Submits and presents written testimony in support of SB 1 (EXHIBIT P).
215	Elise Brown	American’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). Testifies in opposition to SB 1.
260	Lisa Trussell	Associated Oregon Industries (AOI). Submits and presents reports on health insurance in opposition to SB 1 (EXHIBIT Q).
330	Patrick Pine	President, ESCO Corporation. Testifies in opposition to SB 1.
TAPE 38, B
025	Chair Monnes Anderson	Submits written testimony on behalf of Mitchel Anderson in support of SB 1 (EXHIBIT R),and submits written testimony on behalf of Judy Redler in support of SB 1 (EXHIBIT S).
The following material is submitted for the record without public testimony:
	Mara Windstar	Paws to Freedom, Building Peaceable Partnerships, Portland, Oregon. Submits written testimony in support of SB 1 (EXHIBIT T).
	Lorayne Dille	Meadows Courtyard Assisted Living, Oregon City, Oregon. Submits written testimony in support of SB 1 (EXHIBIT U).
	Bob Joondeph	Executive Director, Oregon Advocacy Center. Submits and presents written testimony in support of SB 1 (EXHIBIT V).
037	Chair Monnes Anderson	Closes public hearing and opens a work session on SB 1 (note: The chair reopens the public hearing after the work session for Sen. Ben Westlund to testify).
SB 1 – WORK SESSION
040	Chair Monnes Anderson	Comments on opposition’s viewpoints. Also speaks about the 500 series bills.
053	Sen. Courtney	MOTION: Moves SB 1 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
056	Sen. George	States that he made a phone call to verify a statement from testimony heard earlier. Discusses consequences on local government.
070	Sen. Morrisette	Comments on the personal testimonies and speaks about fairness. Speaks about cost shift and cost savings.
090	Sen. Kruse	Comments on concerns of the bill.
135	Sen. Courtney	Comments on the master plan for the mental health system. States how SB 1 is part of that plan.
155	Chair Monnes Anderson	Reads the fiscal impact statement for SB 1.
175	Chair Monnes Anderson	Recesses the work session on SB 1 and reopens a public hearing on SB 1 to allow Sen. Ben Westlund to testify.
SB 1 – PUBLIC HEARING
176	Sen. Ben Westlund	Senate District 27. Testifies in support of SB 1.
195	Chair Monnes Anderson	Closes public hearing and reopens the work session on SB 1.
SB 1 – WORK SESSION
200		VOTE: 3-2-0 AYE: 3 - Morrisette, President Courtney, Monnes Anderson NAY: 2 - George, Kruse
	Chair Monnes Anderson	The motion CARRIES. SEN. MONNES ANDERSON will lead discussion on the floor.
215	Chair Monnes Anderson	Closes public hearing on SB 1 and adjourns the meeting at 2:47 p.m.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

A. SB 1, written testimony, Sen. Peter Courtney, 2 pp

B. SB 1, written testimony, Erinn Kelly-Siel, 2 pp

C. SB 1, written testimony, Kathy Loretz, 2 pp

D. SB 1, written testimony, Robert Nikkel, 3 pp

E. SB 1, written testimony, Constance Powell, 4 pp

F. SB 1, written testimony, Timothy Hartnett, 3 pp

G. SB 1, written testimony, Theodore Urton, 7 pp

H. SB 1, written testimony, Scott Manchester, 3 pp

I. SB 1, written testimony, Kristen Anderson, 2 pp

J. SB 1, written testimony, Don Moore, 4 pp

K. SB 1, written testimony, Corinne Bacharach Spiegel, 2 pp

L. SB 1, written testimony, Phil Cuadsey, 21 pp

M. SB 1, written testimony, Margaret Noel, 1 p

N. SB 1, written testimony, Dolores Hubert, 1 p

O. SB 1, written testimony, Vincent Salvi, 3 pp

P. SB 1, written testimony, Sen. Avel Gordly, 5 pp

Q. SB 1, report, Lisa Trussell, 50 pp

R. SB 1, written testimony, Mitchell Anderson, 2 pp

S. SB 1, written testimony, Judy Redler, 1 p

T. SB 1, written testimony, Mara Windstar, 3 pp

U. SB 1, written testimony, Lorayne Dille, 1 p

V. SB 1, written testimony, Bob Joondeph, 1 p