| Members Present: Sen. Ronald Winterton, Chair Sen. David G. Buxton Sen. Allen M. Christensen Sen. Luz Escamilla Sen. Jani Iwamoto Sen. Scott D. Sandall | Sen. Evan J. Vickers Members Absent: President J. Stuart Adams Staff Present: Mr. Mark D. Andrews, Policy Analyst Ms. Nancy Skidmore, Committee Secretary |
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| Chair Winterton called the meeting to order at 8:08 a.m. |
| MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to approve the minutes of the Feb 27, 2019, meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. A. Christensen Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. E. Vickers |
| 1. S.B. 226 Office of Recovery Services Fee (Hillyard, L.) |
| Sen. Hillyard presented the bill with the assistance of Ms. Lisa Stockdale, Director, Office of Recovery Services, Utah Department of Human Services. |
| MOTION: Sen. Buxton moved to pass S.B. 226 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. A. Christensen Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. E. Vickers |
| MOTION: Sen. Buxton moved to place S.B. 226 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. A. Christensen Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. E. Vickers |
| 2. S.B. 219 Crisis Response Amendments (Thatcher, D.) |
| Sen. Thatcher presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Buxton moved to hold S.B 219 and move to the next agenda item. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. A. Christensen Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. E. Vickers |
| 3. S.B. 225 Homeless Service Provider Amendments (Escamilla (Robles), L.) |
| Sen. Escamilla presented the bill. |
| Mr. Kory Holdaway, KMH Consulting, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to pass S.B. 225 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. A. Christensen Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. E. Vickers |
| 4. S.B. 237 Caregiver Compensation Amendments (Harper, W.) |
| Sen. Harper presented the bill. |
| Ms. Jocye Dolcourt, Past Chair, Legislative Coalition for People with Disabilities, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to pass S.B. 237 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. A. Christensen Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. E. Vickers |
| 5. S.B. 227 Medicaid Inspector General Amendments (Anderegg, J.) |
| Sen. Anderegg presented the bill. |
| Mr. Gene Cottrell, Inspector General, Office of Inspector General of Medicaid Services, Department of Administrative Services, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Escamilla moved to amend S.B. 227 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
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Amendment 1
S.B. 227 162 those complaints; 163 (xi) the number of educational activities that the office provided to a provider or a state agency { 164 (xii) the number of credible allegations of fraud referred to the Medicaid fraud control |
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. A. Christensen Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. E. Vickers |
| Sen. Christensen made a motion to pass SB227 out favorably. |
| Ms. Michelle McOmber, Chief Executive Office, Utah Medical Association, spoke to the bill. |
| The motionpassed with a vote 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. A. Christensen Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. E. Vickers |
| 6. 2nd Sub. H.B. 211 Rare Disease Advisory Council (Perry, L.) |
| Rep. Perry presented the bill with the assistance of Mr. Stan Summers. |
| Ms. Michelle McOmber, Chief Executive Officer, Utah Medical Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Justine Case, Ambassador, Rare Action Network, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Jack Tidrow, President, Professional Firefighters of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Heidi Wallis, Vice President, Association for Creatine Deficiencies, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Sandall moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 211 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. A. Christensen Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. E. Vickers |
| 7. H.B. 261 Office of Quality and Design (Hawkins, J.) |
| Rep. Hawkins presented the bill with the assistance of Mr. Justin Naylor, Director, Office of Quality and Design, Department of Human Services. |
| MOTION: Sen. Sandall moved to pass H.B. 261 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. A. Christensen Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. S. Sandall Sen. E. Vickers Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams |
| MOTION: Sen. Vickers moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. A. Christensen Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. S. Sandall Sen. E. Vickers Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams |
| Chair Winterton adjourned the meeting at 9:18 a.m. |