AGENDA
Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee
The committee chairs have scheduled the following meeting:
DATE: Tuesday, February 5, 2019
TIME: 7:59 a.m.
PLACE: Room 30, House Building
Sen. Allen M. Christensen, Chair
Rep. Paul Ray, Chair
Rep. Raymond P. Ward, House Vice ChairSen. J. Stuart Adams, President Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore Sen. Luz Escamilla Sen. Keith Grover Sen. Daniel Hemmert Sen. Todd Weiler
Staff: Russell T. Frandsen, Fiscal Analyst
Maddy Oritt, Fiscal Analyst Rep. Kim F. Coleman Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost Rep. Brad M. Daw Rep. Sandra Hollins Rep. Marsha Judkins Rep. Adam Robertson Rep. Travis M. Seegmiller Rep. Norman K. Thurston Clare Tobin Lence, Fiscal Analyst
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AGENDA
Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee Tuesday, February 5, 2019
1. 7:59 a.m. Call to Order
2. 8:00 a.m. Approval of Minutes
3. 8:00 a.m. Unfinished Items from the Previous Agenda 4. 8:00 a.m. Public Input on Topics on Today's Agenda
Must contact Debbie Benson before 1 p.m. Monday, February 4th at 801-3261698 to be considered. Please identify which agenda item you want to comment on and the name of the organization you will be representing (if applicable). All public testimony is subject to the discretion of the chairs.
5. 8:10 a.m. Dental Expenses Incurred by Medicaid Clients in Nursing Homes 6. 8:20 a.m. Improvements in Speed of Disability Determinations by Medicaid 7. 8:30 a.m. Review of Department of Health's Medicaid Sanctions Budget
a. Motions for Subcommittee Consideration (blue sheet) - Medicaid Sanctions, All BH Motions
8. 8:35 a.m. Results of Contract with Dental Lifeline Network
9. 8:45 a.m. Requests for Appropriation - Health (agency only)
a. Family Health and Preparedness - First Performance Report for New Items Funded in the 2018 GS - Health
b. Family Health and Preparedness - First Year Performance Report for New Items Funded in the 2017 GS - Health
c. Staff Discussion of Alternative Funding Sources
d. Medical Cannabis Implementation - #AA on the peach sheet
e. Loan Repayment Incentives for 7 Medical Providers in Underserved Areas - #ED on the gray sheet and #AX on the peach sheet
f. Help 24 More Children With Hearing Aids - #EE on the gray sheet
g. Funding to Local Health Departments for Compliance with State Standards - #EC on the gray sheet
10. 9:30 a.m. Department of Health's Primary Care Workforce Financial Assistance Base Budget
a. Motions for Subcommittee Consideration (blue sheet) - Primary Care Workforce Financial Assistance, All BK Motions
11. 9:35 a.m. Follow Up on A Performance Audit of the Division of Family Health and Preparedness
12. 9:50 a.m. Department of Health's Family Health and Preparedness Base Budget
a. Budget Reduction Options (violet sheet) - #9, 10, 11, 12, & 13
b. Performance Measure Trends That May be of Interest
c. Caseload Trends That May be of Interest
d. Federal Funds and Intergovernmental Transfers - Department of Health Issue Brief
e. Motions for Subcommittee Consideration (blue sheet) - Family Health and Preparedness, All BE Motions
13. 10:15 a.m. Department of Health's Rural Physicians Loan Repayment Assistance Base Budget
a. Motions for Subcommittee Consideration (blue sheet) - Rural Physicians Loan Repayment Assistance, All BL Motions
14. 10:20 a.m. Department of Health's Local Health Departments Base Budget
a. Motions for Subcommittee Consideration (blue sheet) - Local Health Departments, All BF Motions
15. 10:30 a.m. Other Business
16. 10:50 a.m. Written Reports
a. Issues From the 2019 Compendium of Budget Information
b. H.B. 263, Assisted Living Facilities Amendments (2018 General Session) Required Report
c. S.B. 161, Nurse Home Visiting Pay-for-success Program (2018 General Session) Required Report
d. Purposes for Which Money Was Used
Note: The chairs have asked that requestors of funding provide a detailed and itemized budget indicating how they would spend the money, within the specified timeframe, and how they would measure success. Requestors without this information will be asked to return once they provide it. All appropriations must be made to state agencies. State agencies must follow state procurement laws which require competitive bids, requests for proposal, or sole source determination.