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03/14/2012 01:30 PM Senate HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES


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01:37:04 PM Start
01:37:25 PM Confirmation Hearing
01:40:01 PM Adjourn
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ Governor Appointments: TELECONFERENCED
Board of Marital & Family Therapy:
Rev. John Downing - Eagle River
State Medical Board:
Camille Carlson - Fairbanks; Dr. Elizabeth Kohnen
- Fairbanks; Dr. David Miller - Juneau; Dr. David
Powers - Dillingham
Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Board of
Trustees:
Larry Norene - Eagle River
Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives:
Cheryl Corrick - Fairbanks
Board of Nursing: Rochelle Lehrer - Fairbanks;
Denise Valentine - Anchorage
Occupational Safety & Health Review Board:
James Montgomery, Jr. - Kenai; Timothy Sharp -
Fairbanks
Board of Examiners in Optometry:
Dr. Forrest Messerschmidt - Juneau
Board of Pharmacy: John Cotter - Fairbanks; Lori
DeVito - Soldotna; Christopher Kim - Anchorage;
Theodore Mala, Jr. - Anchorage
State Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy
Board: David Carey - Anchorage; Kathleen Lind -
Anchorage; James Parietti - Chugiak
Board of Professional Counselors:
Lillian Mitchell - Anchorage
Board of Psychologist & Psychological Associate
Examiners:
Al Levy - Anchorage; Christian Muntean -
Anchorage; Joel Wieman - Anchorage
Board of Social Work Examiners:
Marilyn Kerr - Anchorage
                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
      SENATE HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                    
                         March 14, 2012                                                                                         
                           1:37 p.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Bettye Davis, Chair                                                                                                     
Senator Kevin Meyer                                                                                                             
Senator Fred Dyson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Dennis Egan                                                                                                             
Senator Johnny Ellis                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CONFIRMATION HEARINGS                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     Board of Marital and Family Therapy                                                                                    
          Reverend John Downing                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     State Medical Board                                                                                                      
          Camille Carlson                                                                                                       
          Dr. Elizabeth Kohnen                                                                                                
          Dr. David Miller                                                                                                    
          Dr. David Powers                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Board of Trustees                                                                   
          Larry Norene                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives                                                                                 
          Cheryl Corrick                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
     Board of Nursing                                                                                                         
          Rochelle Lehrer                                                                                                       
          Denise Valentine                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     Occupational Safety & Health Review Board                                                                                
          James Montgomery, Jr.                                                                                                 
          Timothy Sharp                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Board of Examiners in Optometry                                                                                          
          Dr. Forrest Messerschmidt                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     Board of Pharmacy                                                                                                        
          John Cotter                                                                                                           
          Lori DeVito                                                                                                           
          Christopher Kim                                                                                                       
          Theodore Mala, Jr.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
      State Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy Board                                                                     
          David Carey                                                                                                           
          Kathleen Lind                                                                                                         
          James Parietti                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
     Board of Professional Counselors                                                                                         
          Lillian Mitchell                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
        Board of Psychologist & Psychological Associate                                                                       
     Examiners                                                                                                                
          Al Levy                                                                                                               
          Christian Muntean                                                                                                     
          Joel Wieman                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     Board of Social Work Examiners                                                                                           
          Marilyn Kerr                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATIONS ADVANCED                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
No previous action to record                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
KAREN PURDUE, CEO and President                                                                                                 
Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association                                                                              
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of Dr. Elizabeth                                                                     
Kohnen, an appointee to the State Medical Board.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1:37:04 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR BETTYE DAVIS called the Senate Health and Social Services                                                               
Standing Committee meeting to order at 1:37 p.m. Present at the                                                                 
call to order were Senators Meyer, Dyson, and Chair Davis.                                                                      
                     ^Confirmation Hearing                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
1:37:25 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR DAVIS announced that a Confirmation Hearing was before the                                                                
committee. The following is the list of the governor's                                                                          
appointments:                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     Board  of  Marital  and Family  Therapy:  Reverend  John                                                                 
     Downing; Eagle River                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     State Medical  Board: Camille  Carlson - Fairbanks;  Dr.                                                                   
     Elizabeth  Kohnen  -  Fairbanks;   Dr.  David  Miller  -                                                                   
     Juneau; Dr. David Powers - Dillingham                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     Alaska Mental  Health Trust Authority Board  of Trustees                                                                   
     - Larry Norene - Eagle River                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     Board  of  Certified  Direct-Entry   Midwives  -  Cheryl                                                                   
     Corrick - Fairbanks                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
     Board of Nursing  - Rochelle Lehrer -  Fairbanks; Denise                                                                   
     Valentine - Anchorage                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     Occupational  Safety  &  Health  Review  Board  -  James                                                                   
     Montgomery, Jr. - Kenai; Timothy Sharp - Fairbanks                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Board   of  Examiners   in  Optometry   -  Dr.   Forrest                                                                   
     Messerschmidt - Juneau                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     Board  of  Pharmacy  - John  Cotter  -  Fairbanks;  Lori                                                                   
     DeVito   -  Soldotna;  Christopher   Kim  -   Anchorage;                                                                   
     Theodore Mala, Jr. - Anchorage                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     State Physical  Therapy &  Occupational Therapy  Board -                                                                   
     David  Carey -  Anchorage;  Kathleen  Lind -  Anchorage;                                                                   
     James Parietti - Chugiak                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     Board of  Professional Counselors  - Lillian Mitchell  -                                                                   
     Anchorage                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     Board   of  Psychologist   &   Psychological   Associate                                                                   
     Examiners  - Al Levy  - Anchorage;  Christian Muntean  -                                                                   
     Anchorage; Joel Wieman - Anchorage                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Board  of  Social  Work  Examiners   -  Marilyn  Kerr  -                                                                   
     Anchorage                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                     
CHAIR DAVIS requested that the Senate Health and Social Services                                                                
Committee members sign the confirmation report.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
1:38:57 PM                                                                                                                    
KAREN PURDUE, CEO and President of the Alaska State Hospital and                                                                
Nursing Home Association, testified in support of Dr. Elizabeth                                                                 
Kohnen, an appointee to the State Medical Board.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
1:39:50 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR DAVIS closed public testimony.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1:40:01 PM                                                                                                                    
There being no further business to come before the committee,                                                                   
Chair Davis adjourned the Senate Health and Social Services                                                                     
Committee at 1:40 p.m.                                                                                                          

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