Legislature(1999 - 2000)
02/15/2000 03:10 PM House HES
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HOUSE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL
SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE
February 15, 2000
3:10 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Fred Dyson, Chairman
Representative Joe Green
Representative Tom Brice
Representative Allen Kemplen
Representative John Coghill
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Jim Whitaker
Representative Carl Morgan
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
HOUSE BILL NO. 297
"An Act relating to the certificate of need program; and
providing for an effective date."
- MOVED HB 297 OUT OF COMMITTEE
ALASKA MENTAL HEALTH BOARD REVIEW OF THE US SURGEON GENERAL'S
REPORT ON MENTAL HEALTH
PREVIOUS ACTION
BILL: HB 297
SHORT TITLE: CERTIFICATE OF NEED PROGRAM
Jrn-Date Jrn-Page Action
1/21/00 1961 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
1/21/00 1961 (H) HES
1/21/00 1961 (H) REFERRED TO HES
2/02/00 2076 (H) COSPONSOR(S): KOTT
2/10/00 (H) HES AT 3:00 PM CAPITOL 106
2/10/00 (H) Heard & Held
2/10/00 (H) MINUTE(HES)
2/11/00 2186 (H) STA REFERRAL ADDED
2/15/00 (H) HES AT 3:00 PM CAPITOL 106
WITNESS REGISTER
ELMER LINDSTROM, Special Assistant
Office of the Commissioner
Department of Health & Social Services
P.O. Box 110601
Juneau, Alaska 99811
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified on HB 297; explained that it was
not necessary to pursue the amendment at this time.
WALTER MAJOROS, Executive Director
Alaska Mental Health Board
Office of the Commissioner
Department of Health & Social Services
PO Box 110601
Juneau, Alaska 99811
POSITION STATEMENT: Presented Alaska Mental Health Board Review
of the U.S. Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health.
KARL BRIMNER, Director
Division of Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities
PO Box 110620
Juneau, Alaska 99811
POSITION STATEMENT: Presented Alaska Mental Health Board Review
of the U.S. Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health.
CAREN ROBINSON
Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
PO Box 33702
Juneau, Alaska 99803
POSITION STATEMENT: Presented Alaska Mental Health Board Review
of the U.S. Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health.
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 00-13, SIDE A
Number 0001
CHAIRMAN FRED DYSON called the House Health, Education and Social
Services Standing Committee meeting to order at 3:10 p.m.
Members present at the call to order were Representatives Dyson,
Green, Brice and Coghill. Representative Kemplen arrived as the
meeting was in progress.
HB 297 - CERTIFICATE OF NEED PROGRAM
CHAIRMAN DYSON announced that the first order of business would
be HOUSE BILL NO. 297, "An Act relating to the certificate of
need program; and providing for an effective date." [HB 297 was
adopted as a proposed CS, version 1-LS1301\G,
Chenoweth/Lauterbach, 2/8/00.]
CHAIRMAN DYSON informed members that since the committee last
convened, the sponsor of HB 297, Representative James, had
requested that HB 297 go to the House State Affairs Standing
Committee. Representative James had heard the previous testimony
and believes the bill needs a significant amount of work.
Therefore, this committee will pass out the bill, which will go
to the House State Affairs Standing Committee [which
Representative James chairs]. When the bill becomes acceptable,
the current committee will request it back because if the bill is
significantly altered, it is more appropriate for the current
committee to deal with the new bill. Chairman Dyson said he
hopes that process will take care of many of the concerns.
ELMER LINDSTROM, Special Assistant, Office of the Commissioner,
Department of Health & Social Services, came forward to say that
he had no objection, and that there was no need to pursue the
amendment which the department had proposed.
REPRESENTATIVE GREEN made a motion to move HB 297 from committee,
to the House State Affairs Standing Committee, with individual
recommendations.
REPRESENTATIVE BRICE objected to say he wasn't sure if individual
recommendations were necessary because the bill will come back to
the committee.
REPRESENTATIVE GREEN pointed out that it wouldn't hurt to sign.
CHAIRMAN DYSON said he intends to sign his individual
recommendation and say "bring it back."
REPRESENTATIVE BRICE withdrew his objection.
CHAIRMAN DYSON indicated that there being no objection, CSHB
297(HES) was [moved out of the House Health, Education and Social
Services Standing Committee and] transmitted to the State Affairs
Committee.
ALASKA MENTAL HEALTH BOARD REVIEW OF THE U.S. SURGEON GENERAL'S
REPORT ON MENTAL HEALTH
WALTER MAJOROS, Executive Director, Alaska Mental Health Board,
presented Alaska Mental Health Board Review of the U.S. Surgeon
General's Report on Mental Health.
KARL BRIMNER, Director, Division of Mental Health & Developmental
Disabilities, presented Alaska Mental Health Board Review of the
U.S. Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health.
CAREN ROBINSON, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, presented
Alaska Mental Health Board Review of the U.S. Surgeon General's
Report on Mental Health.
They made a presentation which summarized the U.S. Surgeon
General's Report on Mental Health, dated December 1999, to the
House HESS Committee, representing the Alaska Mental Health Board
(AMHB), Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority (AMHTA), Division of
Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (DMHDD), Building
Bridges Campaign, and the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home
Association (ASHNHA).
The summary was followed by an emphasis on Alaska Mental Health
Initiatives including the following: 1) making more services
available locally, 2) providing programs to serve all ages, 3)
recognizing that mental health consumers hold the keys to
success, and 4) increasing service accountability.
WALTER MAJORES concluded by appealing to the legislators to fund
mental health services, continue the mental health parity debate,
fund basic support services, and be a mental health leaders in
their communities.
COMMITTEE ACTION
The committee took no action during this portion of the hearing.
ADJOURNMENT
The committee took an at-ease at 3:55 p.m. to take up HB 336, HB
224 and HB 260. [The minutes for HB 336, HB 224 and HB 260 are
found in the 3:56 p.m. minutes for the same date.]
NOTE: The meeting was recorded and handwritten log notes were
taken. A copy of the tape and log notes may be obtained by
contacting the House Records Office at 129 6th Street, Suite 229,
Juneau, Alaska 99801-2197, (907) 465-2214, and after adjournment
of the second session of the Twenty-first Alaska State
Legislature this information may be obtained by contacting the
Legislative Reference Library at 129 6th Street, Suite 102, (907)
465-3808.
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