Committee Agenda
Revised
Committee:    House Health and Human Services
Room:     468
Date:    Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Time:    7:45 AM



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         HB 1287     revise certain provisions relating to the compilation and release of patient information to determine medical indigency.
             Representatives Jerke, Olson (Betty), Putnam, and Wick and Senators Gant and Hansen (Tom)

         HB 1269     revise certain provisions relating to health care decisions by attorneys-in-fact or agents.
             Representatives Rausch, Hackl, Hunt, Koistinen, Novstrup (Al), and Wick and Senators Duenwald, Apa, Greenfield, Napoli, and Schmidt (Dennis)

         HB 1270     facilitate the transfer of certain patients to health care providers who are able and willing to provide treatment, artificial nutrition, and hydration under certain circumstances.
             Representatives Rausch, Hackl, Hunt, Jerke, Koistinen, Moore, Novstrup (Al), and Wick and Senators Duenwald, Apa, Greenfield, Napoli, and Schmidt (Dennis)

NOTE: The above bills will be taken up in this order for a hearing on the date noted. If circumstances do not permit a hearing on this date then a hearing will be held at a future meeting of the committee to be determined by the chair. Action on a bill may come at any time after it has had a hearing.

BILLS FOR POSSIBLE ACTION WHICH HAVE HAD PRIOR HEARING.

         HB 1267     allow nurse midwives to practice as independent practitioners.
             Representatives Brunner, Bradford, Buckingham, DeVries, Hackl, Hargens, Howie, Hunt, Nelson, Noem, Olson (Betty), Steele, Turbiville, Van Norman, and Willadsen and Senators Greenfield, Apa, Duenwald, Jerstad, McNenny, Napoli, and Nesselhuf

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DON VAN ETTEN, Chair