Record of Committee Proceedings

February 5, 2003

Agenda Items:

02-21: Regulation of Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities

Proposed Audits:

DNR Air Management Program

DOT Major Highway Development Program

UW Administrative Expenditures

PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present:

(10) Senators Roessler, Cowles, Darling, George, Hansen. Representatives Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Kerkman, Cullen, Pocan.

Absent:

(0) None.

02-21 Regulation of Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities

Appearances for

• Claudia Stine, Madison - Board on Aging and Long Term Care

Appearances against

• None

Appearances for Information Only

• Janice Mueller, State Auditor, Legislative Audit Bureau
• Kate Wade, Legislative Audit Bureau
• Helene Nelson, Madison - Secretary, Department of Health and Family Services
• Sue Schroeder, Madison - Department of Health and Family Services, Bureau of Quality Assurance
• Otis Woods, Madison - Department of Health and Family Services, Bureau of Quality Assurance
• Christian Moran, Madison - Representative Krusick Office
• Brian Purtell, Madison - Wisconsin Health Care Association
• Deb Klatkiewicz, Butternut, WI - Park Manor Nursing Home
• Jim Murphy, Madison - Wisconsin Assisted Living Association
• Beth Christie, Madison - Wisconsin Assisted Living Association
• John Sauer, Madison - Wisconsin Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Inc.
• Richard Berling, Madison - Community Alliance of Providers of Wisconsin
• Lincoln Burr, Oconomowoc - Community Alliance of Providers of Wisconsin
• Nancy Leipzig, Oshkosh - Community Alliance of Providers of Wisconsin

Registrations for

• William Donaldson, Madison - Board on Aging and Long Term Care

Registrations against

• None

Proposed Audit: Department of Natural Resources’ Air Management Programs

Appearances for

• Bill Smith, Madison - Deputy Secretary, Department of Natural Resources
• Jay Hochmuth, Madison - Department of Natural Resources, Air Permitting Program

Appearances against

• None

Appearances for Information Only

• State Auditor Janice Mueller, Legislative Audit Bureau, Madison

Registrations for

• Patrick Stevens, Madison - Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association
• Jeff Schoepke, Madison - Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce

Registrations against

• None

TO APPROVE REQUEST

Recommended, Ayes 10, Noes 0

Proposed Audit: Department of Transportation’s Major Highway Development Program

Appearances for

• Thomas Walker, Madison - Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association

Appearances against

• None

Appearances for Information Only

• State Auditor Janice Mueller, Legislative Audit Bureau, Madison
• Alice Morehouse, Madison - Department of Transportation

Registrations for

• None

Registrations against

• None

TO APPROVE REQUEST

Recommended, Ayes 10, Noes 0

Proposed Audit: Administrative Expenditures and Staffing in the University of Wisconsin System

Appearances for

• None

Appearances against

• None

Appearances for Information Only

• Janice Mueller, State Auditor, Legislative Audit Bureau
• Katharine Lyall, President, University of Wisconsin System
• Debbie Durcan, Vice President of Finance, University of Wisconsin System

Registrations for

• None

Registrations against

• None

TO APPROVE REQUEST

Recommended, Ayes 10, Noes 0