Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (04/09/2009)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Date:	04/09/2009	ATTENDANCE

Time:	01:03 PM to 01:21 PM	Carroll M.	E
		Lundberg	X
Place:	SCR 356	Mitchell	E
		Morse	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Newell	*
	Senator Boyd	Schultheis	X
		Tochtrop	X
This Report was prepared by		Boyd	X
	Elizabeth Burger
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
Conf 09-Medical Services Board		Favorably Refer to the Full Senate

01:03 PM

Linda Andre, Mary Alice "Sally" Schaefer, Alan Eisenberg, Kathleen Chitty, and Mary Young, Governor's appointees to the Medical Services Board, introduced themselves and discussed their backgrounds and interest in serving on the board. Copies of their appointment letters and resumes were distributed to the committee (Attachment A). The appointees responded to questions from the committee regarding unionization of nurses and the activities of the board.

(Attachment A can be viewed at State Archives)

01:17 PM

Bernie Buescher, Colorado Secretary of State, spoke in support of the appointment of Mary Alice "Sally" Schaefer to the board.


BILL:	Conf 09-Medical Services Board
TIME:	01:19:33 PM
MOVED:	Tochtrop
MOTION:	Refer the appointments of Linda Andre, Mary Alice "Sally" Schaefer, Mary Young, and Alan Eisenberg to the Medical Services Board to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed on a 5-0 roll call vote, with three members excused.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Carroll M.	Excused
	Lundberg	Yes
	Mitchell	Excused
	Morse	Excused
	Newell	Yes
	Schultheis	Yes
	Tochtrop	Yes
	Boyd	Yes

Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 3 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	Conf 09-Medical Services Board
TIME:	01:20:47 PM
MOVED:	Tochtrop
MOTION:	Refer the appointment of Kathleen Chitty to the Medical Services Board to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed on a 3-2 roll call vote, with three members excused.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Carroll M.	Excused
	Lundberg	No
	Mitchell	Excused
	Morse	Excused
	Newell	Yes
	Schultheis	No
	Tochtrop	Yes
	Boyd	Yes

Final YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 3 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:21 PM

The committee adjourned.