MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE
Thursday, March 7, 2019 • 4:00 p.m. • 210 Senate Building


Members Present:
Rep. Brad M. Daw, Chair
Rep. Kelly B. Miles, Vice Chair
Rep. Stewart E. Barlow
Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost
Rep. Steve Eliason
Rep. Sandra Hollins
Rep. Marsha Judkins
Rep. Paul Ray
Rep. Rex P. Shipp
Rep. Robert M. Spendlove
Rep. Norman K. Thurston
Rep. Raymond P. Ward

Staff Present:
Ms. Karin M. Rueff, Policy Analyst
Ms. Karen C. Allred, Committee Secretary

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.

Chair Daw called the meeting to order at 4:06 P.M.
MOTION: Rep. Hollins moved to approve the minutes of the march 6, 2019 meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-5.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. N. Thurston
1. 1st Sub. S.B. 188 Consent for Medical Procedure Amendments (McCay, D.)
Sen. Daniel McCay presented the bill.
Ms. Michelle McOmber, Utah Medical Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr. Conner Boyack, Libertas Institute, spoke in favor of the bill.
Ms. Ashley Weitz, Survivor Adocate, spoke in favor of the bill.
Ms. Maryann Christensen, Executive Director, Utah Eagle Forum, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to amend 1st Substitute S.B. 188 with Amendment #2. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-4.
Amendment 2
1st Sub. S.B. 188
1.        Page 3, Line 84: 
84                 (a) provide the patient Ŝ → or the patient's representative ← Ŝ with a written or electronic document

2.        Page 3, Line 86: 
86                 (ii) contains the following heading { printed } at the top of the document in not smaller

3.        Page 4, Lines 100 through 102: 
100                 (b) obtain the signature of the patient or the patient's representative on the written or electronic
101         document while witnessed by a third party; and
102                 (c) sign the written or electronic document.

Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. R. Spendlove
MOTION: Rep. Judkins moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 188 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-4.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. R. Spendlove
MOTION: Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to place 1st Substitute S.B. 188 on the Consent Calendar. The motion failed with a vote of 7-1-4.
Yeas - 7Nays-1Abs-4
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. R. Spendlove
2. 1st Sub. S.B. 157 Acupuncture Licensing Act Amendments (Harper, W.)
Sen. Wayne A. Harper presented the bill.
Ms. Heather Seay, Licensed Acupuncturist, spoke in favor of the bill.
Ms. Jennifer Morrison, Acupuncture Office Employee, spoke in favor of the bill.
Ms. Julia Simmons, Certified Home Economics Educator, spoke in favor of 1st Sub. S.B. 188.
Mr. Eric Millican, Dermotologist, University of Utah, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Ms Michelle McOmber, Utah Medical Association, spoke to the bill.
Ms. Kris Justesen, Acupuncturist, spoke in favor of the bill.
Ms. Candace Daley, Lobbyist for Utah Acupuncturists, spoke in favor of the bill.
Rep. Ward moved to replace 1st Substitute S.B. 157 with 2nd Substitute S.B. 157.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to replace 1st Substitute S.B. 157 with 3rd Substitute S.B. 157. The substitute motion failed with a vote of 6-6-0.
Yeas - 6Nays-6Abs-0
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. Ward's motion to replace 1st Substitute S.B. 157 with 2nd Substitute S.B. 157passed with a vote 12-0-0.
Yeas - 12Nays-0Abs-0
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. R. Ward
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to pass 2nd Substitute S.B. 157 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-0.
Yeas - 12Nays-0Abs-0
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. R. Ward
3. H.B. 434 Disease Testing Amendments (Stoddard, A.)
Rep. Andrew Stoddard presented the bill with the assistance of Mr. Alan Dayton, Intermountain Health Care .
MOTION: Rep. Judkins moved to replace H.B. 434 with 1st Substitute H.B. 434. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-0.
Yeas - 12Nays-0Abs-0
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. R. Ward
MOTION: Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 434 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-0.
Yeas - 12Nays-0Abs-0
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. R. Ward
4. H.B. 461 Pediatric Neuro-rehabilitation Fund (Hutchings, E.)
Rep. Eric K. Hutchings presented the bill with the assistance of Dr. Dale Hull, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Neuroworxs.
Utah Pediatric Neuro-Rehabilitation Fund
Mr. Andrew Justvig, Political Communications Director, Rep. Eric Hutchings, spoke in favor of the bill.
Ms. Morgan Roetker, Neuroworxs Patient, spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr. Kyler Pope, spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr. John Tullis, Parent, spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr. Lindsay, Mother, and Landon Bingham, Child with Cerebral Palsy, spoke in favor of the bill.
Ms. Alison Oakey, Pediatric Re-hab Provider, Primary Children's Hospital, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to amend H.B. 461 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1.
Amendment 1
H.B. 461
1.        Page 3, Line 81: 
81                 [(b)] (ii) equipment { necessary for daily living } for use in the qualified charitable clinic [.]; and

2.        Page 5, Lines 131 through 134: 
131                 (f) a physical therapist licensed under Title 58, Chapter 24b, Physical Therapy Practice
132         Act, with experience treating brain and spinal cord injuries, appointed by the governor; or
133                 (g) an occupational therapist licensed under Title 58, Chapter 42a, Occupational
134         Therapy Practice Act, with experience treating brain and spinal cord injuries, appointed by the governor;

Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. S. Hollins
MOTION: Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass H.B. 461 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. N. Thurston
5. H.B. 443 Health Care Cost Transparency (Winder, M.)
Rep. Mike Winder presented the bill.
Mr. Dave Gessel, Executive Vice President, Utah Hospital Association, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Ms. Michelle McOmber, Utah Medical Association, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Ms. Maryann Martindale, Executive Director, Utah Academy of Family Physicians, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Mr. Stephen Foxely, Regents BlueCross BlueShield, Utah Health Insurance Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Judkins moved to replace H.B. 443 with 1st Substitute H.B. 443. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. R. Spendlove
MOTION: Rep. Shipp moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 443 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-2-3.
Yeas - 7Nays-2Abs-3
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. R. Spendlove
6. H.B. 451 Victim Address Confidentiality Program (Pitcher, S.)
Rep. Stephanie Pitcher presented the bill with the assistance of Ms. Darcy Goddard, Deputy District Attorney, Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office.
Ms. Erin Jemison, Director of Public Policy, YWCA Utah, spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr. Marus Yokey, Assistant Attorney General, Utah Department of Public Safety, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Mr. Rob VanDyke, Kane County Attorney, President, County and District Attorney's Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to replace H.B. 451 with 1st Substitute H.B. 451.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to Return HB 451 to Rules for Interim Study. The substitute motion passed with a vote of 6-3-3.
Yeas - 6Nays-3Abs-3
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. N. Thurston
7. H.B. 460 Medicaid Eligibility Amendments (Moss, C.)
Rep. Carol Spackman Moss presented the bill with the assistance of Mr. Patrick Fleming, Chair, Utah Substance Abuse Advisory Council (USAAV).
Mr. Andrew Riggle, Public Policy Director, Disability Law Center, spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr. Rob Wesemann, Executive Director, NAMI of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to amend H.B. 460 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3.
Amendment 1
H.B. 460
1.        Page 5, Line 149 through Page 6, Line 157: 
149                 (13) (a) The department may not deny or terminate eligibility for Medicaid solely
150         because an individual is
(i) incarcerated ; and { . }
(ii) not an inmate as defined in Section 64-13-1.
151                 { (b) Upon release from incarceration, an individual remains eligible for Medicaid if the
  152         individual:
153                   (i) was eligible for Medicaid before incarceration; and
154                   (ii) is not determined to be ineligible for Medicaid on grounds other than incarceration. }
155                 { (c) This } (b) Subsection (13) (a) does not require the Medicaid program to provide coverage
156         for any services for an individual while the individual is incarcerated { if prohibited under state
157         or federal law } .

Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. N. Thurston
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to pass H.B. 460 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. Judkins moved to adjourn.
Chair Daw adjourned the meeting at 6:17 P.M.