Legislature(2003 - 2004)

02/06/2003 03:02 PM House HES

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                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
                         JOINT MEETING                                                                                        
          HOUSE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES                                                                         
                       STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                                     
    HOUSE FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES                                                                  
                        February 6, 2003                                                                                        
                           3:02 p.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
 Representative Peggy Wilson, Chair                                                                                             
 Representative Carl Gatto, Vice Chair                                                                                          
 Representative Cheryll Heinze                                                                                                  
 Representative Paul Seaton                                                                                                     
 Representative Kelly Wolf                                                                                                      
 Representative Sharon Cissna                                                                                                   
 Representative Mary Kapsner                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
 Representative Peggy Wilson                                                                                                    
 Representative Sharon Cissna                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
 All members present                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
 Representative Mike Hawker, Chair                                                                                              
 Representative Mike Chenault                                                                                                   
 Representative John Coghill                                                                                                    
 Representative Bruce Weyhrauch                                                                                                 
 Representative Reggie Joule                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
OVERVIEW:  DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL                                                                          
DISABILITIES                                                                                                                    
UPDATE:  MENTAL HEALTH TRUST AUTHORITY                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
TAPES                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
03-09, SIDE(S) A                                                                                                                
03-10, SIDE(S) B                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  PEGGY  WILSON convened  the  joint  meeting of  the  House                                                             
Health, Education and Social Services  Standing Committee and the                                                               
House Finance Subcommittee on Health  and Social Services at 3:02                                                               
p.m.   Present  at  the  call to  order  from  the House  Health,                                                               
Education   and   Social   Services   Standing   Committee   were                                                               
Representatives  Wilson,  Gatto,   Heinze,  Seaton,  and  Cissna.                                                               
Representatives Kapsner  and Wolf arrived  as the meeting  was in                                                               
progress.   Present at the call  to order from the  House Finance                                                               
Subcommittee on  Health and Social Services  were Representatives                                                               
Wilson and Cissna.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
OVERVIEW:     DIVISION   OF  MENTAL   HEALTH  AND   DEVELOPMENTAL                                                             
DISABILITIES                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SARAH BRINKLEY,  Acting Director,  Division of Mental  Health and                                                               
Developmental  Disabilities,  Department  of  Health  and  Social                                                               
Services, was introduced.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
LEONARD   ABEL,    Ph.D.,   Mental   Health    Services   Program                                                               
Administrator,  Division  of   Mental  Health  and  Developmental                                                               
Disabilities,   Department  of   Health   and  Social   Services,                                                               
explained  the hierarchy  of the  Division of  Mental Health  and                                                               
Developmental  Disabilities.    Dr.  Abel  also  gave  a  program                                                               
summary  of the  Alaska Community  Mental Health  Services.   Dr.                                                               
Abel answered questions from the committee members.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
DAVID MALTMAN, Developmental  Disabilities Program Administrator,                                                               
Division  of   Mental  Health  and   Developmental  Disabilities,                                                               
Department of Health and Social  Services, presented a fact sheet                                                               
on  the Developmental  Disabilities  program.   Mr. Maltman  also                                                               
answered questions from the committee members.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
RANDALL  BURNS,  Director,  Alaska Psychiatric  Institute  (API),                                                               
Division  of   Mental  Health  and   Developmental  Disabilities,                                                               
Department  of   Health  and   Social  Services,   presented  the                                                               
strategic  plan for  API for  2003-2004 including  a history  and                                                               
overview of API.  Mr. Burns  also responded to questions from the                                                               
committee members.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
DAN  WEIGMAN, Director,  Quality  Assurance,  Division of  Mental                                                               
Health and  Developmental Disabilities, Department of  Health and                                                               
Social Services, presented an overview  on the safety and quality                                                               
assurance section  of the  division.   Mr. Weigman  also answered                                                               
questions from the committee members.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
UPDATE:  ALASKA MENTAL HEALTH TRUST AUTHORITY                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
JEFF  JESSEE,  Executive  Director, Alaska  Mental  Health  Trust                                                               
Authority, gave a history of the  Mental Health Trust lands and a                                                               
brief  overview of  where they  are today.   Mr.  Jessee answered                                                               
questions from the committee members.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
PHIL YOUNKER,  Chair, Alaska Mental Health  Trust Authority Board                                                               
of Trustees,  gave an overview of  the land and resources  of the                                                               
trust and answered questions from the committee members.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
NELSON PAGE,  Esq., Trustee and  Chair, Budget  Committee, Alaska                                                               
Mental  Health  Trust  Authority,  gave a  report  on  the  major                                                               
accomplishments of  the trust and  a general overview.   Mr. Page                                                               
answered questions from the committee members.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
BOB TAYLOR,  Ph.D., Acting Executive Director,  Alaska Commission                                                               
on Aging,  gave a  brief overview to  the committee  and answered                                                               
questions from the committee members.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
RICHARD RAINERY, Executive Director,  Alaska Mental Health Board,                                                               
Office  of  the Commissioner,  Department  of  Health and  Social                                                               
Services, gave  a brief  overview to  the committee  and answered                                                               
questions from the committee members.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
PAM WATTS, Director, Governor's  Advisory Board on Alcoholism and                                                               
Drug Abuse, Office of the  Commissioner, Department of Health and                                                               
Social  Services, gave  a  brief overview  to  the committee  and                                                               
answered questions from the committee members.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
MILLIE   RYAN,   Executive   Director,  Governor's   Council   on                                                               
Disabilities and  Special Education, Office of  the Commissioner,                                                               
Department of Health  and Social Services, gave  a brief overview                                                               
to  the  committee  and answered  questions  from  the  committee                                                               
members.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
There were no announcements.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The committee took no action.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There being no further business  before the committees, the joint                                                               
meeting between  the House Health, Education  and Social Services                                                               
Standing Committee  and the House Finance  Subcommittee on Health                                                               
and Social Services was adjourned at 5:12 p.m.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
NOTE:   The meeting was  recorded and handwritten log  notes were                                                               
taken.  A  copy of the tape(s)  and log notes may  be obtained by                                                               
contacting the  House Records  Office at  State Capitol,  Room 3,                                                               
Juneau,  Alaska  99801  (mailing address),  (907)  465-2214,  and                                                               
after  adjournment  of the  second  session  of the  Twenty-Third                                                               
Alaska  State Legislature  this  information may  be obtained  by                                                               
contacting the Legislative Reference Library at (907) 465-3808.                                                                 

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