| Members Present: Sen. Lincoln Fillmore, Chair Sen. Allen M. Christensen Sen. Jim Dabakis Sen. Luz Escamilla Sen. Peter C. Knudson | Sen. Kevin T. Van Tassell Sen. Evan J. Vickers Sen. Brian Zehnder Staff Present: Mr. Brent Palmer, Policy Analyst Ms. Nancy Skidmore, Committee Secretary |
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| Chair Fillmore called the meeting to order at 2:06 p.m. |
| MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to approve the minutes of the February 12, 2018 meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. J. Dabakis Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore | Sen. P. Knudson Sen. K. Van Tassell Sen. E. Vickers Sen. B. Zehnder |
| 1. S.B. 161 Nurse Home Visiting Pay-for-success Program (Escamilla (Robles), L.) |
| Sen. Escamilla explained the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Escamilla moved to replace S.B. 161 with 1st Substitute S.B. 161. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. J. Dabakis Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. K. Van Tassell Sen. B. Zehnder | Sen. P. Knudson Sen. E. Vickers |
| Sen. Escamilla explained the substituted bill with the assistance of Ms. Erin Jenison, YWCA Utah, Jesse West, Nurse Family Partnership Program, and Dr. Neil Davis, Pediatrician, Intermountain Medical Group. |
| Mr. Paul Patrick, Division Director, Department of Health, spoke to the bill with the assistance of Sam Lee, Department of Health. |
| Ms. Anna Thomas, Senior Policy Analyst, Voices for Utah Children, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Diane Forster-Burke, Co-Chair Government Relations , Utah Nurses Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Caroline Ross, Director, Sorenson Impact Center, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Sen. Christensen moved to table 1st Substitute S.B. 161. |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Sen. Escamilla moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 161 out favorably. The Substitute motion passed with a vote of 7-1-0. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-1 | Abs-0 | |
| Sen. J. Dabakis Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. P. Knudson Sen. K. Van Tassell Sen. E. Vickers Sen. B. Zehnder | Sen. A. Christensen |
| 2. S.B. 172 Medicaid Waiver Amendments (Hemmert, D.) |
| Sen. Hemmert explained the bill. |
| Mr. Danny Harris, Director of Advocacy, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Utah. spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Andrew Riggle, Public Policy Advocate, Disability Law Center, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Stan Rasmussen, Vice President, Sutherland Institute, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Dr. Bill Crogrove, Pediatrician, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Sen. Zehnder assumed the chair. |
| Ms. Anna Thomas, Policy Analyst, Voices for Utah Children, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Sen. Fillmore resumed the chair. |
| Ms. Jennifer Dailey-Provost, Academy of Family Physicians, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Ryan Jensen, Vice President Chair, Democratic Health Care Caucus, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ms. Stacy Standford, Health Policy Associate, Utah Health Policy Project, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ms. Maryann Christensen, Executive Director, Utah Eagle Forum, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Dave Gessel, Executive Vice President, Utah Hospitals Association, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to pass S.B. 172 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-1-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-1 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. K. Van Tassell Sen. E. Vickers Sen. B. Zehnder | Sen. J. Dabakis | Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. P. Knudson |
| 3. 1st Sub. H.B. 112 Payments for State Care of Children (Watkins, C.) |
| Rep. Watkins explained the bill with the assistance of Tammie Hamblin, Deputy Director, Office of Recovery Services. |
| MOTION: Sen. Vickers moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 112 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. K. Van Tassell Sen. E. Vickers Sen. B. Zehnder | Sen. J. Dabakis Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. P. Knudson |
| 4. 2nd Sub. H.B. 167 Incapacitated Person Revisions (Winder, M.) |
| Sen. Hillyard explained the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Van Tassell moved to amend 2nd Substitute H.B. 167 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
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| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. K. Van Tassell Sen. B. Zehnder | Sen. J. Dabakis Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. P. Knudson Sen. E. Vickers |
| Rep. Winder explained the amended bill. |
| Mr. Andrew Riggle, Public Policy Advocate, Disability Law Center, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Langen Owen, Attorney, Guardianship Attorney, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Kent Alderman, Attorney, Elder Law, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 167 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 2-1-5. | |||
| Yeas - 2 | Nays-1 | Abs-5 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. B. Zehnder | Sen. L. Fillmore | Sen. J. Dabakis Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. P. Knudson Sen. K. Van Tassell Sen. E. Vickers |
| 5. H.B. 14 Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Patient Brokering (Hutchings, E.) |
| Rep. Hutchings explained the bill. |
| Mr. Frank Pignanelli, General Counsel, Blue Cross Blue Shield, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Adam Cohen, President, Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (AATP) Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to pass H.B. 14 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. B. Zehnder | Sen. J. Dabakis Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. P. Knudson Sen. K. Van Tassell Sen. E. Vickers |
| MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. B. Zehnder | Sen. J. Dabakis Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. P. Knudson Sen. K. Van Tassell Sen. E. Vickers |
| Chair Fillmore adjourned the meeting at 4:10 p.m. |