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MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE
ROOM 25, HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX
January 27, 2009

MEMBERS PRESENT:    Rep. Paul Ray, Chair
                Rep. Ronda R. Menlove, Vice Chair
                Rep. Trisha Beck
                Rep. Brad Daw
                Rep. Phil Riesen
                Rep. Stephen E. Sandstrom
                Rep. Evan Vickers

STAFF PRESENT:        Mark Andrews, Policy Analyst
                Sylvia Newton, House Secretary
                Tom Vaughn, Associate General Counsel

Note:    A list of visitors and copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes.

Rep. Ray called the meeting to order at 2:08 p.m.

Rep. Ray welcomed everyone to the new legislative session. Committee members were introduced.

Rep. Ray relinquished the chair to Rep. Menlove.

H.B. 33    Refund of Unearned Health Insurance Premiums and Medicare Supplement Insurance Premiums (Rep. P. Ray)

Rep. Ray explained the bill to the committee, assisted by Mickey Braun, Insurance Department.

Spoke to the bill:    Kelly Atkinson, Utah Health Insurance Association

MOTION:    Rep. Daw moved to pass H.B. 33 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 90    Criminal Homicide Abortion (Rep. P. Ray)

MOTION:    Rep. Ray moved to delete in title and body H.B. 90 and replace it with 1st Substitute H.B. 90, Abortion Law Amendments. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Ray moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed unanimously.

Rep. Ray resumed the chair.

H.B. 60    Family Preservation Services Amendments (Rep. W. Harper)

MOTION:    Rep. Menlove moved to delete in title and body H.B. 60 and replace it with 1st Substitute H.B. 60. The motion passed unanimously.

Rep. Harper explained the substitute bill to the committee.

Spoke in favor of the bill:    Joyce Dolcourt, Legislative Coalition for People with Disabilities

MOTION:    Rep. Riesen moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 60 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Menlove moved to place 1st Substitute H.B. 60 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 81    Health Care Patient Identity Protection (Rep. S. Sandstrom)

MOTION:    Rep. Sandstrom moved to delete in title and body H.B. 81 and replace it with 1st Substitute H.B. 81. The motion passed unanimously.

Rep. Sandstrom explained the substitute bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Menlove moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 81 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 17    Expedited Partner Therapy Treatment (Rep. J. Seelig)

MOTION:    Rep. Sandstrom moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 2, Line 56 through Page 3, Line 59 :

             56          (2) This section does not require a practitioner

or a licensee under this chapter to prescribe or dispense a drug to treat a sexually

57 transmitted disease for patient delivered expedited partner therapy. A practitioner's

or licensee's decision to

58 use expedited partner therapy as allowed by this section is voluntary.
59 (3) Notwithstanding Sections 58-1-501 , 58-17b-501 , and 58-17b-502 , it is not unlawful

The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously.

Rep. Seelig explained the amended bill to the committee.

Spoke in favor of the bill:    Teresa Garrett, Utah Department of Health
                        Reid Barker, Utah Pharmacists Association
                        Shawn Gurtcheff, University of Utah
                        Dave Davis, Utah Retail Merchants Association and Utah Food Industry Association

MOTION:    Rep. Riesen moved to pass the bill with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Daw moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

Rep. Ray adjourned the meeting at 2:51 p.m.

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                        Rep. Paul Ray
                        Committee Chair