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H.B. 93

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PORTABILITY OF FUNDING FOR HEALTH

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AND HUMAN SERVICES

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2000 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: David L. Hogue

             6      AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; EXTENDING AND
             7      MODIFYING THE REQUIREMENT TO STUDY THE PORTABILITY OF HEALTH AND
             8      HUMAN SERVICES FUNDING.
             9      This act affects uncodified material as follows:
             10      AMENDS:
             11      Uncodified Section 1, Chapter 16, Laws of Utah 1999
             12      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             13          Section 1. Uncodified Section 1, Chapter 16, Laws of Utah 1999 is amended to read:
             14          Section 1. Continuation of portability study.
             15          (1) [No later than the November 1998 meeting of the Health and Human Services Interim
             16      Committee,] During fiscal year 2000-01 the Department of Human Services and the Division of
             17      Health Care Financing within the Department of Health shall [report] continue their study of how
             18      to [the committee on] increase the portability of state and federal funding to persons wishing to
             19      move:
             20          (a) from services provided by the Division of Health Care Financing to services provided
             21      by the Department of Human Services; and
             22          (b) from services provided by the Department of Human Services to services provided by
             23      the Division of Health Care Financing.
             24          (2) The [report] study shall [highlight]:
             25          (a) focus on:
             26          (i) regulatory, structural, and fiscal impediments to portability[.]; and
             27          (ii) related issues, including diversion;


             28          (b) address the needs of the aged, persons with a mental illness, and persons with a
             29      disability;
             30          (c) continue to rely on the input of persons involved in the study during the previous two
             31      years; and
             32          (d) include input from:
             33          (i) the Division of Aging and Adult Services within the Department of Human Services;
             34      and
             35          (ii) persons who care for aged relatives or who are otherwise affected by aging issues.
             36          (3) No later than [the November 1999 meeting of the Health and Human Services Interim
             37      Committee,] July 31, 2001, the Department of Human Services and the Division of Health Care
             38      Financing shall [provide to the committee a more detailed report with] submit a written report of
             39      their study and recommendations [for increasing portability] to the Health and Human Services
             40      Interim Committee and the Joint Appropriations Health and Human Services Subcommittee.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-25-00 3:29 PM


A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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