| Members Present: Rep. Brad M. Daw, Chair Rep. Michael S. Kennedy, Vice Chair Rep. Stewart E. Barlow Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck Rep. Steve Eliason Rep. Craig Hall Rep. Sandra Hollins Rep. Kelly B. Miles | Rep. Edward H. Redd Rep. Robert M. Spendlove Rep. Raymond P. Ward Members Absent: Rep. Paul Ray Staff Present: Ms. Karen C. Allred, Committee Secretary Mr. Mark D. Andrews, Policy Analyst |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
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| Chair Kennedy called the meeting to order at 8:05 a.m. |
| 1. H.B. 394 Health Information Exchange Amendments (Daw, B.) |
| Rep. Brad M. Daw presented the bill with the assistance of Ms. Wu Xu, Director, Center for Health Data and Informatics, and State IT Coordinator, Utah Department of Health. |
| Ms. Michelle McOmber, Utah Medical Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Dr. Randall Rupert, Utah Digital Health Services Commission, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. David Gessel, Utah Hospital Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Brook Millard, Utah Association for Justice, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Alan Dayton, Intermountain Healthcare, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Miles moved to replace H.B. 394 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 394. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. R. Chavez-Houck Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Kennedy Rep. K. Miles Rep. E. Redd Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward | Rep. C. Hall Rep. P. Ray |
| MOTION: Rep. Miles moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 394 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. R. Chavez-Houck Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Kennedy Rep. K. Miles Rep. E. Redd Rep. R. Ward | Rep. C. Hall Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Spendlove |
| 2. H.B. 325 Primary Care Network Amendments (Eliason, S.) |
| MOTION: Rep. Miles moved to approve the minutes from the February 20, 2018, meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. R. Chavez-Houck Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Kennedy Rep. K. Miles Rep. E. Redd Rep. R. Ward | Rep. C. Hall Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Spendlove |
| Rep. Steve Eliason presented H.B. 325 with assistance from Ms. Emma Chacon, Assistant Director, Division of Medicaid and Health Financing, Utah Department of Health. |
| Mr. David Gessel, Utah Hospital Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Michelle McOmber, Utah Medical Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Alan Dayton, Intermountain Health Care spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Stacy Stanford, Utah Health Policy Project, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Spendlove moved to replace H.B. 325 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 325. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. R. Chavez-Houck Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. C. Hall Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Kennedy Rep. K. Miles Rep. E. Redd Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward | Rep. P. Ray |
| MOTION: Rep. Redd moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 325 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. R. Chavez-Houck Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. C. Hall Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Kennedy Rep. K. Miles Rep. E. Redd Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward | Rep. P. Ray |
| 3. H.B. 370 Suicide Prevention and Medical Examiner Provisions (Eliason, S.) |
| Rep. Steve Eliason presented the bill with the assistance of Mr. Michael Staley, Suicide Prevention Research Coordinator. Office of the Medical Examiner. |
| Mr. Paul Edwards, Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Herbert, Office of the Governor, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Michelle McOmber, Utah Medical Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Karen Hyatt, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Dr. Spencer Jenkins, Assistant Commissioner for Public Affairs, Utah System of Higher Education, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Kim Myers, State Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Utah Department of Human Services, and Chair, State Suicide Prevention Coalition, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Ward moved to replace H.B. 370 with 1st Substitute H.B. 370. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. R. Chavez-Houck Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. C. Hall Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Kennedy Rep. K. Miles Rep. E. Redd Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward | Rep. P. Ray |
| MOTION: Rep. Daw moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 370 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. R. Chavez-Houck Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. C. Hall Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Kennedy Rep. K. Miles Rep. E. Redd Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward | Rep. P. Ray |
| MOTION: Rep. Daw moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. R. Chavez-Houck Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. C. Hall Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Kennedy Rep. K. Miles Rep. E. Redd Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward | Rep. P. Ray |
| Chair Kennedy adjourned the meeting at 9:53 a.m. |