SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

TAPE LOG

February 21, 2007 Hearing Room C

3:00 pm Tapes 24 - 25

MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Bill Morrisette, Chair

Sen. Jeff Kruse, Vice-Chair

Sen. Gary George

Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson

Sen. Joanne Verger

STAFF PRESENT: Ilana Weinbaum, Committee Administrator

Anna Wuitschick, Committee Assistant

MEASURES OR ISSUES HEARD:

SB 41 – Work Session

SB 157 – Public Hearing

SB 191 – Public Hearing

SB 191 – Work Session

This tape log is in compliance with Senate and House Rules. For complete contents, please refer to the cassette tapes.

TAPE # AND SIDE	COUNTER NUMBER	BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT MATTER OR CHANGE IN SPEAKER
24A	009	Chair Morrisette calls the meeting to order at 3:15 p.m.
SB 41 – WORK SESSION
	011	Chair Morrisette (EXHIBIT A)
	012	MOTION: Sen. Kruse moves to ADOPT SB 41-1 amendment dated 1/29/07.
	014	VOTE: 5-0-0 AYE: In a roll call vote, all members present vote Aye.
		Chair Morrisette declares the motion CARRIES.
	016	MOTION: Sen. Kruse moves SB 41 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation.
	018	VOTE: 5-0-0 AYE: In a roll call vote, all members present vote Aye.
		Chair Morrisette declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. VERGER will lead discussion on the floor.
	021	Chair Morrisette
SB 157 – PUBLIC HEARING
	024	James Toews, Department of Human Services (EXHIBIT B)
24A	026	Cheryl Sanders, Executive Director, Home Care Commission
	028	Karla Spence, Coordinator, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local Home Care Division
	033	Toews
	119	Chair Morrisette
	122	Sanders (EXHIBIT C, D)
	222	Sanders
	229	Chair Morrisette
	232	Sen. Monnes Anderson
	233	Sanders
	236	Sen. Monnes Anderson
	238	Chair Morrisette
	239	Spence (EXHIBIT E)
	339	Spence
	413	Sen. Monnes Anderson
	418	Spence
	423	Debbie Bowers, Government Liaison, Seniors and People with Disabilities, Department of Human Services
25A	003	Sen. Monnes Anderson
	006	Chair Morrisette
	008	Toews
	014	Chair Morrisette
	019	Sanders
	020	Sen. Kruse
	028	Chair Morrisette
	030	Toews
	032	Sen. Kruse
	032	Toews
	041	Sen. Kruse
	053	Toews
	063	Sen. Kruse
	070	Sen. G. George
	092	Chair Morrisette
	102	Sanders
	110	Spence
	120	Sen. G George
	122	Sanders
	123	Sen. G George
	125	Toews
25A	143	Sen. G George
	146	Toews
	149	Chair Morrisette
	150	Sanders
	153	Chair Morrisette
	160	Sanders
	160	Chair Morrisette
	161	Sanders
	171	Chair Morrisette
	172	Sen. Verger
	194	Sanders
	236	Chair Morrisette
	246	Sanders
	247	Sen. Verger
	277	Toews
	303	Chair Morrisette
	324	Sen. Kruse
	332	Toews
	347	Sen. G George
	353	Chair Morrisette
	362	Mike Volpe, Commissioner, Home Care Commission (EXHIBIT F)
24B	005	Volpe
	010	Chair Morrisette
	012	Volpe
	013	Chair Morrisette
	014	Volpe
	022	Chair Morrisette
	024	Volpe
	033	Chair Morrisette
	038	Kay Kirkbride, Home Care Commission (EXHIBIT G)
	102	Chair Morrisette
	105	Kirkbride
	107	Chair Morrisette
	108	Sen. Verger
	110	Kirkbride
	111	Sen. Verger
	114	Chair Morrisette
SB 191 – PUBLIC HEARING
24B	119	Chair Morrisette
	123	Joel Ario, Administrator, Insurance Division, Department of Consumer and Business Services (EXHIBIT H, I)
	185	Julia Huddleston, Manager, Planning Research and Rate Setting, Seniors and People with Disabilities Division, Department of Human Services (EXHIBIT J)
	247	Chair Morrisette
	248	Huddleston
	249	Chair Morrisette
	251	Sen. Verger
	259	Huddleston
	265	Ario
	293	Sen. Monnes Anderson
	315	Ario
	326	Chair Morrisette
	335	Rob Johnson, Oregon Health Care Association (EXHIBIT K)
	387	Elise Brown, America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)
	404	Sen. Kruse
	408	Brown
	409	Ilana Weinbaum, Committee Administrator
	410	Brown
	412	Chair Morrisette
	418	John Morgan,
	439	Sen. Kruse
	439	Chair Morrisette
SB 191 – WORK SESSION
	440	Chair Morrisette (EXHIBIT L)
	441	MOTION: Sen. Kruse moves to ADOPT SB 191-2 amendments dated 2/21/07.
	442	Chair Morrisette
	443	VOTE: 4-0-1 EXCUSED: 1 - Sen. G George
		Chair Morrisette hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
	449	MOTION: Sen. Kruse moves SB 191 be sent to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation.
	451	Chair Morrisette
25B	005	Chair Morrisette
	006	Sen. Monnes Anderson
25B	013	Chair Morrisette
	014	VOTE: 4-0-1 AYE: In a roll call vote, all members present vote Aye. EXCUSED: 1 - Sen. G George
		Chair Morrisette declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. MORRISETTE will lead discussion on the floor.
	018	Chair Morrisette adjourns the meeting at 4:46 p.m.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

1. SB 41, -1 amendment, staff, 1p
2. SB 157, draft amendments, James Toews, 11pp
3. SB 157, prepared statement, Cheryl Sanders, 4pp
4. SB 157, information packet, Cheryl Sanders, 8pp
5. SB 157, written testimony, Karla Spence, 4pp
6. SB 157, written testimony, Mike Volpe, 2pp
7. SB 157, written testimony of Scott Lay, Kay Kirkbride, 3 pp
8. SB 191, written testimony, Joel Ario, 3pp
9. SB 191, prepared statement, Joel Ario, 1p
10. SB 191, written testimony, Julia Huddleston, 2pp
11. SB 191, written testimony, Rob Johnson, 2pp
12. SB 191, -2 amendment, staff, 3pp