| 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. Candice B. Pierucci | Rep. Paul Ray Rep. Rex P. Shipp Rep. Robert M. Spendlove Rep. Norman K. Thurston Rep. Raymond P. Ward Staff Present: Mark D. Andrews, Policy Analyst Brodi Ashton, Committee Secretary |
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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 Daw called the meeting to order at 2:09 p.m. |
| 1. H.B. 55 Substance Use Treatment and Assessment Decisions Amendments (Shurtliff, L.) |
| Information on HB 55 |
| Substance Use Treatments and Assessments |
| Rep. Lawanna Shurtliff presented the bill with the assistance of Julianne Mata, Advanced Substance Use Disorder Counselor. |
| Julianne Mata spoke to Provo's efforts to do something similar. |
| Karena Jackson, Director, Judicial Supervision Services, spoke to the bill. |
| Rep. Hollins moved to pass H.B. 55 out favorably. |
| Julianne Mata provided additional clarification about the assessments. |
| Karena Jackson spoke about first time offenders. |
| Kathy Armijo, Treatment Provider, No Excuse for Abuse, spoke to the bill. |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to hold the bill. The substitute motion passed with a vote of 13-0-0. | |||
| Yeas - 13 | Nays-0 | Abs-0 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. K. Miles Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Shipp Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward |
| 2. H.B. 97 Newborn Safe Haven Amendments (Arent, P.) |
| Editorial on A Safe Haven |
| Revised Fiscal Note |
| Rep. Patrice Arent presented the bill. |
| Sam Peterson, adopted through Safe Haven law, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Diane Moore, Director, Division of Child and Family Services, spoke to the bill and costs. |
| David Gessel, Utah Hospital Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mary Taylor, President, Pro-Life Utah, spoke in favor of the bill |
| Gayle Ruzicka, Utah Eagle Forum, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to replace H.B. 97 with 1st Substitute H.B. 97. The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-0. | |||
| Yeas - 13 | Nays-0 | Abs-0 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. K. Miles Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Shipp Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward |
| MOTION: Rep. Judkins moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 97 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-0. | |||
| Yeas - 13 | Nays-0 | Abs-0 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. K. Miles Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Shipp Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward |
| 3. H.B. 195 Identifying Wasteful Health Care Spending (Harrison, S.) |
| Rep. Suzanne Harrison presented the bill with the assistance of Norm Thurston, National Association of Health Data Organizations. |
| Maryann Martindale, Director, Utah Academy of Family Physicians, spoke in favor of the bill. Maryann Martindale also spoke in favor of H.C.R. 7, Concurrent Resolution Encouraging Congressional Action on Medicare Drug Prices, and H.J.R 6, Joint Resolution on the Benefits of Therapy Animals. |
| Danny Harris director, Director, AARP Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Courtney Bullard , Utah Health Policy Project, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Kelly Atkinson, Director, Utah Health Insurance Association, spoke in favor of the bill |
| Stephanie Burdick, resident, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Carrie Butler, Policy Director, Action Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Ward moved to replace H.B. 195 with 1st Substitute H.B. 195. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Shipp Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward | Rep. K. Miles |
| MOTION: Rep. Ward moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 195 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1. | |||
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Amendment 1
1st Sub. H.B. 195 12 This bill: 13 ▸ requires the Department of Health to contract with an organization { 14 identify potential overuse of non-evidence-based health care; { ▸ • • • 15 ▸ requires the Department of Health to annually report on the { 39 (3) The department, or a third party organization that the department contracts with in 40 accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code, shall: 41 (a) analyze the data described in Subsection (2)(b); 42 (b) review current scientific literature about medical services that are best practice; 43 (c) review current scientific literature about eliminating duplication in health care; (d) solicit input from Utah health care providers, health systems, insurers, and other stakeholders regarding duplicative health care quality initiatives and instances of non-alignment in metrics used to measure health care quality that are required by different health systems; 44 { 45 stakeholders on methods to avoid overuse of non-evidence-based health care; and 46 { 47 (3)(a) through { 48 (4) The committee shall: 49 (a) make recommendations for action and opportunities for improvement based on the 50 results described in Subsection (3) { (b) make recommendations on methods to bring into alignment the various health care quality metrics different entities in the state use; and 51 { 52 (5) The department, or the third party organization described in Subsection (3) shall: 53 (a) compile the report described in Subsection (4) { 54 (b) submit the report to the committee for approval. |
| Yeas - 12 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Shipp Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward | Rep. K. Miles |
| MOTION: Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 195 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Shipp Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward | Rep. K. Miles |
| 4. H.J.R. 6 Joint Resolution on the Benefits of Therapy Animals (Judkins, M.) |
| Therapy Animals Handout |
| Rep. Judkins presented the bill with the assistance of Deborah Carr, Director, Utah Pet Partners. |
| Deborah Car spoke in favor of the bill and clarified the definition of a therapy animal. |
| Sundays Hunt, Director, Humane Society of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass H.J.R. 6 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Shipp Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward | Rep. K. Miles |
| MOTION: Rep. Spendlove moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Shipp Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward | Rep. K. Miles |
| Chair Daw adjourned the meeting at 3:55 p.m. |