REVISED AGENDA

 

Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee

 

The committee chairs have scheduled the following meeting:

 

                                    DATE:      Tuesday, December 15, 2015

                                    TIME:       8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

                                    PLACE:    Davis Behavioral Health 934 S. Main Street, Layton, UT 84041

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

 

Sen. Allen M. Christensen, Chair

Rep. Paul Ray, Chair

Rep. Edward H. Redd, House Vice Chair

 

 

                  Sen. Luz Escamilla                                          Rep. Melvin R. Brown

                  Sen. Deidre M. Henderson                               Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck

                  Sen. Alvin B. Jackson                                      Rep. Bradley M. Daw

                  Sen. Mark B. Madsen                                      Rep. Sandra Hollins

                  Sen. Wayne L. Niederhauser, President           Rep. Robert Spendlove

                  Sen. Brian E. Shiozawa                                    Rep. Earl D. Tanner

                  Sen. Todd Weiler                                             Rep. Ray Ward

 

Staff:         Russell T. Frandsen, Fiscal Analyst                 Stephen C. Jardine, Fiscal Analyst

                  Lorna Wells, Secretary

 

Please be aware that the public portions of this meeting will be broadcast live over the Internet. Also, be aware that an audio recording of the public portions of this meeting, along with any materials presented or distributed in the public portions of this meeting, will be posted on the Legislature’s website. Witnesses with questions or concerns should contact staff.

 

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing auxiliary communicative aids and services for these meetings should call Legislative Research and General Counsel at 801-538-1032 or use Relay Utah (toll-free in-state 7-1-1 or Spanish-language 888-346-3162), giving them at least a 48 hour notice or the best notice practicable.

 

REVISED AGENDA

Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee

December 15, 2015

 

Please note: The chairs have asked, for those who will present requests for funding, that you provide to the Legislative Fiscal Analyst at least one day prior to your presentation a detailed and itemized budget indicating how you will spend the money, if funded, within the specified timeframe. Further, you should indicate how you will measure success. If you do not have a detailed and itemized budget indicating how you will spend the money within the specified timeframe and performance measures, you will be asked to come back if and when you have a detailed and specific budget plan.

 

1.      8:00 a.m.   Call to Order

 

2.      8:10 a.m.   Approval of Minutes – September 11, 2015 minutes

 

3.      8:20 a.m.   Review of Statutorily-required Fees

 

4.      8:30 a.m.   Motions for Subcommittee Consideration

  

5.      8:40 a.m.   2016 General Session Budget Requests and Issues

 

Health

a.       Staff and Supplies at the Office of Medical Examiner

b.      Drug Overdose Prevention Initiatives

c.       Babywatch Early Intervention Caseload Evaluation

d.      Abstinence and Personal Responsibility Education for Teens and Health Screenings for Incarcerated Women

e.       Uninsured Poverty Gap

f.       Increase Caseload for Medically Complex Children's Waiver

g.       Medicaid Caseload, Inflation and Program Changes (Medicaid Consensus)

h.      Continue Medicaid Rate Enhancement for Physicians

i.        Restore Adult Dental Medicaid Services to Disabled Individuals

 

Human Services

j.        2-1-1 United Way

k.      Domestic Violence Intervention Programs

l.        Senior Nutrition (Meals on Wheels)

m.    Caregiver Support Program for Seniors

n.      Medicaid Match Funds for Local Mental Health Authorities

o.      Justice Reinvestment Act - Pass through to Counties

p.      Federal Match Assistance Percentage (FMAP) decrease

q.      Forensic Jail Outreach Program - State Hospital Waiting List Reduction Efforts

r.        ACA-Mandated Health Benefits for Employees at the Utah State Hospital

s.       DSPD Waiting List Services

t.        Cost Increases for Individuals Receiving DSPD Services

u.      Youth in Custody Aging Out into DSPD Services

v.      Vehicles at the Division of Child and Family Services

w.     In-home Assistance Program for Aging Individuals

 

Utah State Office of Rehabilitation

x.      Independent Living Centers

y.      Independent Living Assistive Technology Program

z.       Staff to Support Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired

aa.   Sign Language Interpreter Certification Program

bb.  Compliance Officer for USOR

 

6.      10:40 a.m. Tour of Davis Behavioral Health

 

7.      11:25 a.m. Update on Weber Mental Health Pilot Program

 

8.      11:40 a.m. Salt Lake County Homeless Committee Report

 

9.      12:00 p.m. Lunch Break

 

10.  1:00 p.m.   Budget Reduction Options and Funding Exchanges

 

11.  1:25 p.m.   Update on One-time Savings Associated With CHIP 100% Federal Match

 

12.  1:35 p.m.   Agency Explanation of Federal Reserves Over Three Months

 

13.  2:05 p.m.   Public Input on Topics on Agenda – Must contact Debbie Benson before 3 p.m. Monday,

                  December 14th at 801-538-1034 to be considered.  Please identify which agenda item you

                  want to comment on and the name of the organization you will be representing (if

                  applicable).

 

14.  2:20 p.m.   Annual Audit of the Department of Health by the State Auditor - Medicaid

 

15.  2:40 p.m.   Annual Audit of the Department of Workforce Services by the State Auditor

 

16.  3:00 p.m.   Screening of Refugees

 

17.  3:15 p.m.   Update on the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act

 

18.  3:30 p.m.   Expenditure and Revenue Historical Trends That May be of Interest

 

19.  3:50 p.m.   Other Reports

 

20.  3:50 p.m.   Allowing a Three Month Supply of Some Medicaid Medications

 

21.  4:00 p.m.   Other Business