HB1001, the state budget bill will be heard Thursday 3/30.  Please make phone calls as below.
This bill is funding the initiatives in SB4 or the Governor’s Public Health Commission bill. While a bulk of the language from the commission was taken out it still funds “partnerships” between state and county public health and moving towards centralization. Make your phone calls, tell the appropriations committee that: “Hoosiers do not want centralized public health as directed by HB1001. Public health funding should be issued through grant programs, not partnerships.” Eric Bassler 317-234-9426 Travis Holdman 317-232-9453 Ryan D. Mishler 317-232-9814 Jeff Raatz 317-233-0930 Jon Ford 317-232-9541 Chris Garten 317-232-9840 (Below have already heard during SB4 testimony. If they are your Senator it would be wise to call! If you don’t know who your senator is text 260-286-0988 ONLY the word: FIND Liz Brown 317-232-9400 Justin Busch 317-232-9488 Edward E. Charbonneau 317-232-9494 Michael Crider 317-234-9054 *get the numbers sent to your phone: Text 260-286-0988 the code: 33023 You may also choose to send an email outlining concerns about the centralization of the public health system through partnerships in HB1001. Refer to the June 30th meetings that can be found at h4ml.org/gphcshorts. Senate appropriations committee emails: Senator.Bassler@iga.in.gov, Senator.Brown@iga.in.gov, Senator.Busch@iga.in.gov, Senator.Charbonneau@iga.in.gov, Senator.Crider@iga.in.gov, Senator.Ford@iga.in.gov, Senator.Garten@iga.in.gov, Senator.Holdman@iga.in.gov, Senator.Mishler@iga.in.gov, Senator.Raatz@iga.in.gov, s30@iga.in.gov, s10@iga.in.gov, s3@iga.in.gov, s2@iga.in.gov If you feel called to testify visit h4ml.org/legislation to watch a helpful video. The hearing will take place on Thursday March 30th, 2023 at 9am in room 431. In Liberty, Ashley P.S. Make sure you visit h4ml.org/gphcshorts, scroll to the bottom and watch where Rep Cindy Ledbetter thinks this funding will go.... Not public health (prevention) but disease management.
0 Comments
Discrimination has to end! Recently I have been getting messages from people reporting discrimination based on their COVID vaccination status. Some have sent in information about continued testing. MANY are reporting that their employer is singling them out with masks. We know that the vaccines do not stop infection, transmission, hospitalization, or even death. How does any of this make sense? It doesn't. In 2022, HB1001 was passed and Hoosiers are STILL told that this bill is to "protect their right to decline the COVID vaccine." Watch more at h4ml.org/gphcshorts The bad news is, the bill was poorly written and actually codified religious discrimination through testing. This is a HUGE problem. The bill also excluded students in medical professions from protections. Rep Becky Cash wrote a bill, HB1127, that would have corrected the major issues with 2022's HB1001. The bill died in committee without so much as a hearing. We were incredibly disappointed. The good news is that there is an opportunity to put this same language in another bill! Will you help us end COVID discrimination? Use the info below to complete the call to action. ☎️ Call ☎️ Cindy Ledbetter 317-234-9139 Matt Hostettler 317-234-9452 Joanna King 317-232-9657 Donna Schaibley 317-232-9833 Tell them: "Offer the language from 1127 into SB474 during Public Health Committee. Sen. Johnson, the author is on board & Rep Cash has already drafted the amendment, but you must file it. It would correct workforce issues related to COVID Discrimination." 💥💥Call today, this bill could be heard as early as tomorrow! ☎️ Call ☎️ Brad Barrett 317-234-2993 (Chair of the Committee) "Hear 474, and get 1127 into SB474 during committee. Sen. Johnson, the author is on board & Rep Cash has already drafted the amendment. It would correct workforce issues related to COVID Discrimination." Are you wondering what this language will do, and how it fits into the bill? SB 474 deals with workforce. According to the summary, the bill removes physicals and drug testing of nurses to facilitate workforce. We all know the mandates and discrimination around the COVID vaccine have significantly impacted nursing workforce. HB1127 is a workforce issue and the Speaker, Todd Huston, agrees as evidence by the fact that the bill was sent to pensions and labor committee. It should be germame (pertinent to the bill) for this reason. However, germaneness rule should not apply since we are asking that this language be applied in committee. This is the ONLY chance that we will have to get the discriminatory testing removed this year. It must be done NOW. This amendment supports the improvement of nursing work force in 2 ways. First in the short term, we have nurses leaving jobs because of the mandates and we have future nurses who are being denied clinical placement. They have been denied exemptions because of a small oversight and the language from 1127 will remedy the oversight. The remedy simply mirrors the medical provider section to the rest of the bill without putting entities in danger of a violation of federal laws/requirements. Secondly, The language also addresses testing. We have reports of employees leaving their employer because of frequent testing. Some nurses faced serious issues with nose bleeds and tissue damage. This language strikes balance, because it does not limit the ability of the employer to those who are showing symptoms or have had high risk exposure. It adds evidence based practices to testing. Thank you for your continued work towards Medical Liberty. Ashley The Health Committee must hear from you.  Some would have you believe that SB4 is salvageable. SB4 is GARBAGE! It isn't a secret, and everyone recognizes that applying amendments is nothing more than a band-aid. The bad news is that SB4 was built off the guidance of a group selected by Governor Holcomb. These wanna be elites exposed themselves on June 30th, 2022 as arrogant and manipulative individuals, hell bent on coercing the counties into financial bondage. The commission laid their entire plan out on recorded meeting. What kind of wheeling and dealing do you think is happening behind closed doors? For the sake of Liberty, SB4 must die. Call the Public Health Committee and tell them: "Kill SB 4. It is just too controversial. If nothing else, send it to summer study." Bradford Barrett 317-234-2993 Cindy Ledbetter 317-234-9139 Matt Hostettler 317-234-9452 Joanna King 317-232-9657 Donna Schaibley & Ann Vermilion 317-232-9833 Robert Behning 317-232-9753 Martin Carbaugh 317-232-9620 Dennis Zent 317-232-9850 Robin Shackleford 317-232-9827 Rita Fleming 317-234-9048 Ryan Hatfield 317-232-9628 Gregory Porter 317-232-9875 (If you can't call all, start at the top and make as many as able.) A few amendments will not fix this bill. See the 💥LAUNDRY LIST💥of issues!! We also have an 📩 email template you can edit and send to the committee. (A big thank you to Rodney who compiled this email based off the concerns we had listed on the blog previously.) H64@iga.in.gov, H81@iga.in.gov, H291@iga.in.gov, H51@iga.in.gov, H49@iga.in.gov, H75@iga.in.gov, H56@iga.in.gov, H24@iga.in.gov, H31@iga.in.gov, H77@iga.in.gov, H71@iga.in.gov, H98@iga.in.gov, H96@iga.in.gov MISINFORMATION... SB4 is not on the schedule for tomorrow, Tuesday March 20th. We have been getting some concerned messages and this is misinformation. SB480 is the only bill on the schedule for tomorrow.  Make sure you stay connected.
If you don't get our texts yet, shoot us a message 260-286-0988 the code: 320. You will also get the call to action from above so you can just click the phone numbers and read the suggested statement. In Liberty, Ashley P.S. Can you help support our text messages? Texting is not cheap, but we see how effective they are & know you value them too. Please consider a monthly donation h4ml.org/membership Please understand that I am actively working to update this page. CONTENTS WILL CHANGE! But the info will be consistent. Update on SB4 following committee hearing 3/14 after only 22 hour notice. ____________________________________________________ They say politics move slow, I disagree. All of these things take time and energy. I am doing my best to keep up but this may be messy for a bit. Thanks for your understanding. Concerns: The doubling of required core public health services. Get rid of them. (See h4ml.org/gphcshorts video # 4) Current statutes are part of the areas where the state is failing. We have had programs in place for years re: maternal fetal health and NOTHING to show for it. Our rates are abysmal. Why don't we do studies to identify root cause instead of throwing money at the same old things and hoping for something different. Clearly, what we are doing isn't enough... If there need to be additional core public health measures, then require the counties to do a focused needs assessment and drive public health measures based on issues identified by the people working on the ground. These counties know the needs of their communities, let them do what they do best. This could be accounted for in the way of grants. "We identify --- need. Our current situation is ---. We feel that interventions --- will address the issue and get us to (SMART goal), and we anticipate a cost of $$$." The total amount of grants could be distributed based on the calculations in the current bill and as long as the county is completing the fiscal and showing forward progression on current smart goals and statutes they can increase the amount per capita over the course of time. Graduated increase in funding directly correlated to results. THAT IS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE. The beauty of this plan is that it would empower communities, and then cooperative learning and collaboration could take place based on success. Counties could be highlighted to explain the problem as above, evaluate the interventions, and make recommendations on what they would have done differently or what they learned along the way. Other counties can look at these presentations, take what they feel would work for them and develop county specific interventions so they are tailored to individual needs. (Vaping vs. tobacco vs marijuana) We have concerns over the cart blanche delegation of authority to the CDC through IDOH to write rules (moving the goalposts) for what constitutes compliance for counties who opt in to funding. (Addressed in the 6/30 videos) Everything that was disaster about the original bill language could be promulgated by CDC through IDOH utilizing the rule-making process. They are expected to opt in before these rules are written, and there is no language that clarifies what happens if they later opt out. Despite Sen. Kenly stated there was an opt-out provision today. For example, County X opts in and 3 months in "the next pandemic" strikes, resulting in rules changes BY IDOH. The county decides that they are going to go against their new rule. Does home rule still apply? This is perplexing because they technically can decline but then they are in violation of Pg 26 line 31. Does the county lose funding or does home rule apply? (H4ML.org/gphcshorts video #2) What is the procedure for leaving, and what happens when they do? (No funding moving forward; expected to refund previous funding; fines; etc etc) Do the counties know they aren't required to apply? At what point do "public education campaigns" as suggested by Senator Brooks become coercion? Honestly, this recommendation sounds a lot like the IDOH is planning a tattle tail situation. (See h4ml.org/gphcshorts video #5) I didn't see anything addressing funding for counties who don't opt in. Are they then on their own? In a previous version, there was at least a statement regarding those counties getting the same funding as the year prior. This did not account for inflation or population changes and should be addressed. If the plan isn't to force participation, this should be immediately addressed and a plan for those counties should be arranged. One might suggest continuing to use the old model and adjusting for inflation and the availability for grants to address specific needs. Call to action Great Job, the legislature is showing signs of political respect for Medical Liberty! We have the chance to kill ❌ the Governor's Public Health Commission! Do not back down! Call the committee & tell them: "SB4 undercuts county autonomy through the administrative rule-making process. Vote No." Join us for our monthly meeting tomorrow, Thursday 3/16, online or in Bloomington, Ft. Wayne, & Mishawaka h4ml.org/meeting Bradford Barrett 317-234-2993 Cindy Ledbetter 317-234-9139 *If you have faced covid discrimination, she needs to know! (see blog) Robert Behning 317-232-9753 Martin Carbaugh 317-232-9620 Matt Hostettler 317-234-9452 oanna King 317-232-9657 Gregory Porter 317-232-9875 Donna Schaibley & Ann Vermilion 317-232-9833 Dennis Zent 317-232-9850 In Liberty, Ashley P.S. Thank you to our monthly donors for making this possible. If you are able, please become a reoccurring donor. h4ml.org/membership North East Indiana- Check it out, the Nisly's will be in Fort Wayne on Saturday revitalizing the republican party! I would love to see you there!  Are our representatives trying to keep us from testifying?
SB4 Public Health Commission will be heard tomorrow! All 👋on deck! They only gave 22 hrs notice! Perhaps they don't want citizens interrupting the "Lobbiest parade" like in the senate! Can you testify tomorrow morning in House Chamber at 8:30? If so, please text 260-286-0988: TESTIFY If not, please call the committee & tell them: "VOTE NO on SB4. Keep big government out of county public health. This bill is dangerous & lays the groundwork for centralization ." Bradford Barrett 317-234-2993 Cindy Ledbetter 317-234-9139 Robert Behning 317-232-9753 Martin Carbaugh 317-232-9620 Matt Hostettler 317-234-9452 Joanna King 317-232-9657 Gregory Porter 317-232-9875 Donna Schaibley & Ann Vermilion 317-232-9833 Dennis Zent 317-232-9850 Robin Shackleford 317-232-9827 Rita Fleming 317-234-9048 Ryan Hatfield 317-232-9628 Gregory Porter 317-232-9875 Get more info: h4ml.org/gphcshorts Thx, Ashley & H4ML |
AuthorAshley Grogg RN-MSN sharing insights, tips, and updates on Medical Liberty throughout the Hoosier state. Archives
March 2023
Categories
All
|
RSS Feed
Hoosiers for Medical Liberty is an Indiana Social Welfare Advocacy Group, 501c4
Contact us:
Contact@hoosiersformedicalliberty.com | 260-267-0098 | Send "SITE" to 260-286-0988 for text updates
P.O. Box 9192 Fort Wayne, Indiana 46899-9192
Contact us:
Contact@hoosiersformedicalliberty.com | 260-267-0098 | Send "SITE" to 260-286-0988 for text updates
P.O. Box 9192 Fort Wayne, Indiana 46899-9192
Site Map
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
© Hoosiers for Medical Liberty
Paid for by the supporters of Hoosiers for Medical Liberty, a tax exempt non-profit organization under IRC 501(c)(4) which does not endorse, support, or oppose candidates for election.
Please be advised that Hoosiers for Medical Liberty and it's team are not attorneys. The information shared within this website is solely for educational purposes and should not be construed as legal advice. If you act upon the information provided by Hoosiers for Medical Liberty you understand that you are doing such after careful consideration and at your own risk. Legal concerns should be addressed with an attorney.
Paid for by the supporters of Hoosiers for Medical Liberty, a tax exempt non-profit organization under IRC 501(c)(4) which does not endorse, support, or oppose candidates for election.
Please be advised that Hoosiers for Medical Liberty and it's team are not attorneys. The information shared within this website is solely for educational purposes and should not be construed as legal advice. If you act upon the information provided by Hoosiers for Medical Liberty you understand that you are doing such after careful consideration and at your own risk. Legal concerns should be addressed with an attorney.