AGENDA

Medicaid Interim Committee

UTAH LEGISLATURE

Friday, November 2, 2007 • 9:00 a.m. • Room W135 House Building

(Background materials are posted at http://www.le.utah.gov/asp/interim/Commit.asp?Year=2007&Com=INTMED.

As they become available, additional materials will be mailed to committee members and posted at the same site.)

Approximate

Time Frame

9:00         1.  Committee Business

                             •    Call to order

                             •    Approval of the minutes of the October 3, 2007 meeting

9:05         2.  Follow-up on Pharmaceutical Issues

                             •    Presentation - Cathy Dupont, Associate General Counsel and Russell Frandsen, Fiscal Analyst

9:25         3.  Long-term Care

A.Nursing Homes

                                   •    Presentation - Leif G. Elder, Research Analyst, will discuss statistical and historical information relating to government policies for nursing homes and the impact that these policies have had on the number of facilities and Medicaid certified beds in the state. He will compare and contrast this with statistics relating to private ICFs/MR (Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded).

                             B.  Diversion to Home and Community-based Services

                                   •    Presentation - Alan Ormsby, Director of Aging and Adult Services, will provide additional information on the pilot program for diversion to home and community-based services that he presented at the previous meeting.

                                   •    Presentation - Debbie Headden, Fiscal Analyst, will discuss a method of implementing the pilot program proposed by Alan Ormsby through a request for appropriation with intent language.

9:55         4.  Stakeholder Comments

The Committee will hear comments from invited stakeholders on issues relating to cost-effective strategies to provide a continuum of care to people in need of long-term care.

11:00       5.  Summary of Long-term Care Issues and Options Presented to the Committee

                             •    Presentation - Thomas R. Vaughn, Associate General Counsel

11:10       6.  Committee Discussion

                       The Committee will discuss options for taking action in relation to long-term care and will direct staff

regarding the drafting of legislation or other action in order to carry out the Committee's objectives.

11:50       7.  Other Items

                             •    Future meeting dates

                             •    Other business

12:00       8.  Adjourn