House Health & Human Services - 1/21/2004 Meeting

Jim Morrison (171-W, 296-7676) Chair Peggy Long (446-N, 296-7685) Vice Chair Nancy Kirk (284-W, 296-7673) Ranking Minority Bob Bethell (175-W, 296-7616) Willa DeCastro (183-W, 296-7501) Geraldine Flaharty (279-W, 296-7690) Mario Goico (110-S, 296-7644) Tom Holland (284-W, 296-7665) Don Hill (182-W, 296-7678) Brenda Landwehr (115-S, 296-7683) C. Frank Miller (431-N, 296-7646)

Cindy Neighbor (556-N, 296-7663) Doug Patterson (174-W, 296-7672) Eber Phelps (281-W, 296-769) Roger Reitz (174-W, 296-7631) Scott Schwab (182-W, 296-7678) Stephanie Sharp (175-W, 296-7616) Judy Showalter (273-W, 296-7648) Sue Storm (272-W, 296-7650) R. J. Wilson (327-S, 296-7658) Jerry Williams (273-W, 296-7697)

Wednesday, January 21

Approval of Committee Minutes for 1-20-04

Hearing on HB 2513 - providing for the establishing of a real-time electronic communicable disease and bio-terrorism reporting system.

Chairing the Hearing:

Representative Cindy Neighbor

Representative Sue Storm

Proponents:

Gary Haulmark, Market Intelligence Analyst/Government, Cerner Corporation – Testimony

Jeff James, HealthSentry Engineering Manager – Testimony

Tiffany Wilkinson, Assistant Division Manager, Communicable Disease Prevention and Public Health Preparedness, Kansas City, Missouri, Health Department

Sally Finney, Executive Director, Kansas Public Health Association – Testimony

Robin Harold, Shawnee Mission Medical Center – Testimony (written only)

Neutral:

Dr. Gianfranco Pezzino, State Epidemiologist, Kansas Department of Health and Environment - Testimony

STAFF

 Bill Wolff, Legislative Research Department (296-4442)

Emalene Correll, Legislative Research Department (296-4403)

Renae Jefferies, Revisor of Statutes' Office (291-3061)

 Gary Deeter, Committee Secretary (296-7676)