76th Legislative Session _ 2001

Committee: House Health and Human Services
Wednesday, January 17, 2001

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Abdallah
P    Bradford
P    Davis
P    Frost
P    Hundstad
P    Hunhoff
P    McCoy
P    Nesselhuf
P    Pitts
P    Van Etten
P    Van Gerpen
P    Solum, Vice-Chair
P    Heineman, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chair Heineman

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 12

Moved by:    Frost
Second by:    Van Etten
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         HB 1002: revise certain provisions regarding the waiver of a patient's privilege on communications with a physician or psychotherapist.

The Chair deferred HB 1002 until January 22.


         HB 1018: authorize the Department of Health to establish a program for processing waiver requests for international medical graduates and to establish a fee for processing waiver requests.

Presented By:    Kevin Forsch, Department of Health (Handout #1)
Proponents:    Dean Krogman, SDMA
        Terry Dosch, Assn Community Health Care
        Bernie Osberg, Rural Health

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1018

Moved by:    Davis
Second by:    Abdallah
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(13-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, Bradford, Davis, Frost, Hundstad, Hunhoff, McCoy, Nesselhuf, Pitts, Van Etten, Van Gerpen, Solum, Heineman

MOTION:     PLACE HB 1018 ON CONSENT

Moved by:    Davis
Second by:    Nesselhuf
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Kevin Forsch discussed the following information: (Handout#2 thru #6)
        Recruit and retain rural Health Professionals
        The tuition reimbursement program
        Promotion of Community Profiling Program

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Bradford
Second by:    Nesselhuf
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Margaret Nickels

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Committee Secretary
Phyllis M. Heineman, Chair


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