1st Sub. H.B. 133
         HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM

house floor Amendments

Amendment 7 February 8, 2008 9:07 am



Representative David Clark proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 14, Lines 409 through 410 :    

             409      the Governor's Office of Economic Development, and the Legislature to develop
{   and

             410      implement  
}
the health system reform in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 38f, Part 24, Health

2.    Page 30, Lines 901 through 907 :    

             901          (b) "Eligible insured individual" means:
             902          (i) the claimant who is insured under a health benefit plan;
             903          (ii) the spouse of the claimant described in Subsection (1)(b)(i) if:
             904          (A) the claimant files a single
{   individual income tax   } return jointly        under this chapter       with the claimant's

             905      spouse
  for the taxable year       ; and

             906          (B) the spouse is insured under the health benefit plan described in Subsection
             907      (1)(b)(i); or

3.    Page 31, Lines 929 through 937
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    1-30-2008 :
    

             929          (e) "Joint claimant with no dependents" means
{   :

             930          (i)  
}
a husband and wife who:
             931          
{   (A)   }        (i)       file a single      {   federal individual income tax   } return jointly        under this chapter       for the taxable year; and

             932          
{   (B)   }        (ii)       do not claim a dependent under Section 151, Internal Revenue Code, on the

             933      husband's and wife's federal individual income tax return for the taxable year
{   ; or   }        .

{        

             934          (ii) a surviving spouse, as defined in Section 2(a), Internal Revenue Code, who:
             935          (A) files a single federal individual income tax return for the taxable year; and
             936          (B) does not claim a dependent under Section 151, Internal Revenue Code, on the
             937      surviving spouse's federal individual income tax return for the taxable year.  
}

4.    Page 32, Lines 961 through 962
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    1-30-2008 :
    

             961          (3) The maximum amount of a tax credit described in Subsection (2) a claimant may
             962      claim
  on a return       for a taxable year is:


5.    Page 35, Lines 1060 through 1063 :    

             1060          (3) methods to decrease cost shifting from the uninsured and under-insured to the
             1061      insured, health care providers and taxpayers, including:
             1062          (a) eligibility and benefit levels for entitlement programs;
{   and   }

            
1063          (b) reimbursement rates for entitlement programs;
  and

    (c) the Utah Premium Partnership for Health Insurance Program and the Children's Health Insurance Program's enrollment and benefit policies, and whether those policies provide appropriate and effective coverage for children;  


6.    Page 37, Lines 1125 through 1126 :    

             1125          (5) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel
  and the Governor's Office of Economic Development       shall provide staff support

             1126      to the task force.


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