MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
STANDING COMMITTEE
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 • 2:00 pm • 20 House Building
Members Present: Rep. Paul Ray
Rep. Brad M. Daw, Chair Rep. Edward H. Redd
Rep. Michael S. Kennedy, Vice Chair Rep. Robert M. Spendlove
Rep. Stewart E. Barlow Rep. Norman K Thurston
Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck Rep. Raymond P. Ward
Rep. Craig Hall
Rep. Sandra Hollins Staff Present:
Rep. Kelly B. Miles Mr. Mark D. Andrews, Policy Analyst
Mr. Steve Benard, Committee Secretary
Note: A list of others present, a copy of related materials, and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at le.utah.gov.
Rep. Daw called the meeting to order and asked the committee members to introduce themselves.
1. H.B. 60 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Amendments (Thurston, N.)
Rep. Norman K Thurston spoke in favor of the bill.
Rep. Norman K Thurston presented the bill with the assistance of .
W David Samuelson spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Thurston moved to amend H.B. 60 with Amendment #2. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1.
Voting in the affirmative were:
Daw B, Kennedy M, Barlow S, Hall C, Hollins S, Miles K, Ray P, Redd E, Spendlove R, Thurston N, Ward R
Absent or not voting was:
Chavez-Houck R
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415 58-41-2. Definitions.
416 In addition to the definitions in Section 58-1-102, as used in this chapter:
417 (1) "ASHA" means the American Speech
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418 (2) "Association" means the Utah Speech
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419 (3) "Audiologist" means a person who practices audiology or who holds himself out to
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451 (6) "Board" means the Speech-language Pathology and Audiology Licensing Board
452created under Section 58-41-6.
453 (7) "CCC" means the certificate of clinical competence awarded by the American
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455 (8) "CFY" means the clinical fellowship year prescribed by ASHA.
MOTION: Rep. Redd moved to pass H.B. 60 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1.
Voting in the affirmative were:
Daw B, Kennedy M, Barlow S, Hall C, Hollins S, Miles K, Ray P, Redd E, Spendlove R, Thurston N, Ward R
Absent or not voting was:
Chavez-Houck R
2. H.B. 110 Controlled Substance Amendments (Ray, P.)
Rep. Paul Ray presented the substitute bill with the assistance of .
MOTION: Rep. Thurston moved to replace H.B. 110 with 1st Substitute H.B. 110. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1.
Voting in the affirmative were:
Daw B, Kennedy M, Barlow S, Chavez-Houck R, Hollins S, Miles K, Ray P, Redd E, Spendlove R, Thurston N, Ward R
Absent or not voting were:
Hall C
MOTION: Rep. Thurston moved to pass H.B. 110 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1.
Voting in the affirmative were:
Daw B, Kennedy M, Barlow S, Chavez-Houck R, Hollins S, Miles K, Ray P, Redd E, Spendlove R, Thurston N, Ward R
Absent or not voting was:
Hall C
3. H.J.R. 4 Joint Resolution on Maintenance-of-effort Requirements (Redd, E.)
Rep. Edward H. Redd presented the bill with the assistance of .
Claire Tobin Lence, legislative fiscal analyst, spoke of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Spendlove moved to pass H.J.R. 4 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-0.
Voting in the affirmative were:
Daw B, Kennedy M, Barlow S, Chavez-Houck R, Hall C, Hollins S, Miles K, Ray P, Redd E, Spendlove R, Thurston N, Ward R
4. H.C.R. 3 Concurrent Resolution Recognizing and Remembering the Forgotten Patients of the Utah State Hospital (Redd, E.)
Rep. Edward H. Redd presented the bill
Dallas Earnshaw, Dir State Hospital, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Thurston moved to pass H.C.R. 3 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-0.
Voting in the affirmative were:
Daw B, Kennedy M, Barlow S, Chavez-Houck R, Hall C, Hollins S, Miles K, Ray P, Redd E, Spendlove R, Thurston N, Ward R
5. H.B. 90 Insurance Opioid Regulation (Ward, R.)
Rep. Raymond P. Ward presented the bill
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MOTION: Rep. Ward moved to amend H.B. 90 with Amendment #1.
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69opioid
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76 (5) A health insurer subject to this section shall on or before October 1, 2018, and
77before each October 1 thereafter, report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee
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80 (b) the health insurer's analysis of whether the prescribing policy has been effective in
81reducing the risk of opioid addictions and overdoses
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distributed HB90 Insurance Opioid Regulations handout
Jennifer Daily, Utah Academy of Family Physicians spoke in favor of the bill.
Mark Brinton, Utah Medical Association spoke in opposition to the bill.
Kelly Atkinson, Utah Health Insurance Association spoke to the bill.
Mary Jo Macmillan, Exec Dir of Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness spoke to the bill.
Paul Rogers, Worker's Compensation Fund spoke for the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to amend H.B. 90 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1.
Voting in the affirmative were:
Daw B, Barlow S, Chavez-Houck R, Hall C, Hollins S, Miles K, Ray P, Redd E, Spendlove R, Thurston N, Ward R
Absent or not voting was:
Kennedy M
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69opioid
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76 (5) A health insurer subject to this section shall on or before October 1, 2018, and
77before each October 1 thereafter, report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee
78regarding
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79 (a)
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80 (b) the health insurer's analysis of whether the prescribing policy has been effective in
81reducing the risk of opioid addictions and overdoses
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MOTION: Rep. Thurston moved to hold H.B. 90.
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to pass H.B. 90 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-5-0.
Voting in the affirmative were:
Chavez-Houck R, Hall C, Hollins S, Miles K, Ray P, Spendlove R, Ward R
Voting in the negative were:
Daw B, Kennedy M, Barlow S, Redd E, Thurston N
Chair Daw called for a motion to adjourn the meeting.
MOTION: Rep. Spendlove moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-0.
Voting in the affirmative were:
Daw B, Kennedy M, Barlow S, Chavez-Houck R, Hall C, Hollins S, Miles K, Ray P, Redd E, Spendlove R, Thurston N, Ward R
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Rep. Brad Daw, Chair