MINUTES OF THE

SENATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 250, Utah State Capitol

March 6, 2014

 

Members Present:     Sen. Evan J. Vickers, Chair

                                    Sen. Allen M. Christensen

                                    Sen. Luz Robles

                                    Sen. Daniel W. Thatcher

 

Members Absent:      Sen. Brian E. Shiozawa         

 

Staff Present:             Mr. Mark D. Andrews, Policy Analyst

                                    Ms. Nancy Skidmore, Committee Secretary

 

NOTE:  A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

 

Chair Vickers called the meeting to order at 8:11 a.m.

 

MOTION:  Sen. Christensen moved to approve the minutes of the March 4, 2014 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Robles absent for the vote.

 

Chair Vickers turned the chair over to Sen. Christensen.

 

S.B. 78         Prescription Eye Drop Guidelines (Sen. E. Vickers)

 

Sen. Vickers explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:                   Dr. Dave Copland, Allergan

                     Dave Davis, President, Utah Food Industry Association/Utah Retail Merchants Association

                                                Mark Britton, General Counsel, Utah Medical Association  

                                   

Spoke against the bill:             Steve Foxley, Express Scripts

 

MOTION:  Sen. Vickers moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

 

Sen. Vickers resumed the chair.

 

S.B. 81         Permanent State Trust Fund Amendments (Sen. A. Christensen)

 

Sen. Christensen explained the bill to the committee.

 

MOTION:  Sen. Christensen moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 113S02   Pharmacy Benefit Manager Amendments (Rep. B. Last)

 

Rep. Last explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:                   Dave Davis, President, Utah Food Industry Association/Utah Retail Merchants Association

                                                Frank Pignanellli, Express Scripts

                                                Wayne Jones, Utah Pharmacists Association

 

MOTION:  Sen. Christensen moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Christensen moved to place the bill on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.

 

H.B. 393      Insurance Producer Amendments (Rep. J. Stanard)

 

Rep. Stanard explained the bill to the committee.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Christensen moved to replace H.B. 393 with 1st Sub. H.B. 393, Insurance Producer Amendments. The motion passed unanimously.

 

Spoke to the bill:                     Todd Kiser, Commissioner, Utah Insurance Department                  

 

MOTION:  Sen. Christensen moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

 

H.B. 347S01   Insurance Coverage for Infertility Treatment (Sen. L. Christensen)

 

Sen. Christensen explained the bill to the committee.

 

MOTION:  Sen. Robles moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Robles moved to place the bill on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.

 

H.B. 105S07   Plant Extract Amendments (Rep. G. Froerer)

 

Rep. Froerer explained the bill to the committee.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Christensen moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.         Page 5, Lines 124 through 130: 


             124             (a)  the name of each registrant; and

             125             (b)  the name of each minor receiving care from a registrant.

             126             (4)  The department shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah

            

 

 

 

             127                    Administrative Rulemaking Act, to  :

(a)   establish the information an applicant is required to provide

             128                    to the department under Subsections (1)(e)(iii) and (2)(e)(iv)  {.}    ; and

(b)   designate the laboratory accreditation standard described in Subsection 58-37-4.3(2)(c)(iii). 

             129             (5)  The department shall establish fees in accordance with Section 63J-1-504 that are

             130                    no greater than the amount necessary to cover the cost the department incurs to implement this

 

2.         Page 6, Lines 165 through 167

House Floor Amendments

3-3-2014:     


                                       165        tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol by weight;

                                       166        (iii)  is created by a laboratory that   {is approved}    meets an accreditation standard

                                                     designated   by the Department of Health; and

                                       167        (iv)  is transmitted by the laboratory to the Department of Health; and

 

The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Robles absent for the vote.

 

Spoke for the bill:                   Annette Maughn, President, Epilepsy Association

                                                Jennifer May, Co-Founder, Hope 4 Children with Epilepsy

                                                Mark Britton, General Counsel, Utah Medical Association

 

Spoke to the bill:                     David Patton, Executive Director, Department of Health

 

MOTION:  Sen Christensen moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

 

H.B. 384      Concussion and Head Injury Amendments (Rep. P. Ray)

 

Sen. Christensen explained the bill to the committee.

 

MOTION:  Sen. Christensen moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Thatcher absent for the vote.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Christensen moved to place the bill on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Thatcher absent for the vote.

 

MOTION:  Sen. Christensen moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Thatcher absent for the vote.

                    

 

 

Chair Vickers adjourned the meeting at 9:33 a.m.

 

 

 

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Sen. Evan J. Vickers, Chair