MINUTES OF THE

SENATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 250, Utah State Capitol

February 2, 2016

Members Present: Sen. Evan J. Vickers, Chair

Sen. Allen M. Christensen

Sen. Luz Escamilla

Sen. Peter C. Knudson

Sen. Brian E. Shiozawa

Sen. Kevin T. Van Tassell

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 4:01 p.m.

MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to approve the minutes of the January 29, 2016 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Escamilla and Sen. Shiozawa absent for the vote.

Sen. Vickers relinquished the chair to Sen. Christensen.

S.B. 56 Nurse Practice Act Amendments (Sen. E. Vickers)

Sen. Vickers explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke to the bill: Ms. Carol Davis

Spoke for the bill: Ms, Aimee McLean, President, Utah Nurses Association

Mr. David Gessel, Executive Vice President, Utah Hospital Association

Mr. Frank Pignanelli, Attorney, Utah Association of Private Sector Schools

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

with Sen. Shiozawa absent for the vote.

Sen. Vickers resumed the chair.

S.B. 79 Child Welfare Revisions (Sen. A. Jackson)

MOTION: Sen. Knudson moved S.B. 79 be replaced with 1^st Sub S.B. 79, Child Welfare Revisions. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Shiozawa absent for the vote.

Sen. Jackson explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke to the bill: Mr. Brent Platte, Director of the Division of Child and Family Services within the Department of Human Services

Spoke for the bill: Mr. Connor Boyack, President, Libertas Institute of Utah

Ms. Gayle Ruzicka, Utah Eagle Forum

Mr. Dan Deul, Chairman of Legislative Affairs, National Parents Organization of Utah

Spoke against the bill: Ms. Tabbi Alverson, Former Foster Youth

Ms. Laurieann Thorpe, Foster Families of Utah

Ms. Renee Calkin, Level 3 Foster Parent

Ms. Stacey Snyder, Director, Office of Guardian ad Litem

MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion failed with

Sen. Christensen, Sen. Knudson and Sen. Van Tassell voting in favor, and Sen. Escamilla, Sen. Shiozawa, and Sen. Vickers voting in opposition.

H.C.R. 2 Concurrent Resolution Recognizing the 40^th Anniversary of the Utah Indoor Clean Air Act (Rep. P. Ray)

Rep. Ray explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke for the bill: Mr. Marc Watterson, American Heart and Stroke Association

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

unanimously

S.B. 108 Birthing Center Amendments (Sen. D. Henderson)

MOTION: Sen. Escamilla moved S.B. 108 be replaced with 1^st Sub. S.B. 108, Birthing Center

Amendments. The motion passed unanimously.

Sen. Henderson explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke to the bill: Mr. David Gessel, Executive Vice President, Utah Hospital

Association

Spoke for the bill: Ms. Suzanne Smith, Registered Agent, Better Birth

Ms. Holly Richardson

Ms. Teresa Blaire, Certified Nurse Midwife, Birthing Your Way

MOTION: Sen. Knudson moved to pass the bill out favorably.

SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to go to the next item on the agenda. The substitute motion failed with Sen. Christensen voting in favor.

The original motion passed with Sen. Christensen and Sen. Shiozawa voting in opposition.

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

Chair Vickers adjourned the meeting at 6:13 p.m.

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Sen. Evan J. Vickers, Chair