MINUTES OF THE

SENATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 250, Utah State Capitol

January 27, 2015

 

Members Present:     Sen. Evan J. Vickers, Chair

                                    Sen. Allen M. Christensen

                                    Sen. Luz Escamilla

                                    Sen. Peter C. Knudson

                                    Sen. Brian E. Shiozawa

                                    Sen. Kevin Van Tassell

           

Staff Present:             Mr. Gregg Girvan, 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 2:15 p.m.

 

S.B. 47                        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Sen. A. Christensen)

 

Sen. Christensen explained the bill to the committee.

 

MOTION:  Sen. Christensen moved to replace S.B. 47 with 1st Sub. S.B. 47. The motion      

                     passed unanimously with Sen. Escamilla and Sen. Knudson absent for the vote.

 

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

 

S.B. 76                        Rural Physician Loan Repayment Program (Sen. D. Hinkins)

 

Sen. Hinkins explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke to the bill:                     Dave Gessell, Executive Vice President, Utah Hospital Association

 

Spoke for the bill:                   Jennifer Dailey, Executive Director, Utah Academy of Family Medicine

                     Michelle McOmber, Chief Executive Officer, Utah Medical Association

 

MOTION:  Sen. Van Tassell moved to replace S.B. 76 with 1st Sub. S.B. 76. The motion     

                     passed unanimously.

 

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

 

S.B. 61                        Medicaid Audit Amendments (Sen. L. Hillyard)

 

Sen. Hillyard explained the bill to the committee.

 

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

 

1.         Page 6, Lines 156 through 163: 


             156             (c)  ensure that a finding of overpayment or underpayment to a provider is not based on

             157      extrapolation, unless:

             158             (i)  there is a determination of sustained or high level of payment error involving the

             159      provider;

             160             (ii)  documented education intervention has failed to correct the level of payment error;

             161        {or}    and  

             162             (iii)  the value of the claims for the provider, in aggregate, exceeds $200,000 on an

             163      annual basis; and


 

2.         Page 8, Line 240 through Page 9, Line 247:      


             240             (c)  ensure that a finding of overpayment or underpayment to a provider is not based on

             241      extrapolation, unless:

             242             (i)  there is a determination of sustained or high level of payment error involving the

             243      provider;

             244             (ii)  documented education intervention has failed to correct the level of payment error;

                                     245  {or}    and 

                                    246   (iii)  the value of the claims for the provider, in aggregate, exceeds $200,000 on an

 

            247annual basis;

 

The motion passed unanimously.

 

Spoke for the bill:                   Michelle McOmber, Chief Executive Officer, Utah Medical Association

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

Dave Gessell, Executive Vice President, Utah Hospital Association

 

Spoke against the bill:             Jeremy Gorenstein, Director, Health Management System, State Government Relations

 

MOTION:  Sen. Van Tassell moved to pass the bill out favorably with the understanding that

                     the bill will be amended on the Senate floor. The motion passed unanimously.

 

MOTION:  Sen. Christensen moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.

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Chair Vickers adjourned the meeting at 3:21 p.m.

 

 

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Sen. Evan J. Vickers