MINUTES OF THE
SENATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE
Friday, March 6, 2020 • 2:00 p.m. • 250 State Capitol


Members Present:
Sen. Ronald Winterton, Chair
Sen. Allen M. Christensen
Sen. Jani Iwamoto

Members Absent:
President J. Stuart Adams
Sen. David G. Buxton
Sen. Luz Escamilla
Sen. Scott D. Sandall
Sen. Evan J. Vickers

Staff Present:
Karin M. Rueff, Policy Analyst
Annette Sion, Committee Secretary

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Chair Winterton called the meeting to order at 2:01 P.M.
MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to approve the minutes from March 5, 2020. The motion passed with a vote of 2-0-6.
Yeas - 2Nays-0Abs-6
Sen. A. Christensen
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. L. Escamilla
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. S. Sandall
Sen. E. Vickers
1. H.B. 423 Controlled Substances Database Act Amendments (Daw, B.)
MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to amend H.B. 423 with Amendment #2. The motion passed with a vote of 2-0-6.
Amendment 2
H.B. 423
1.        Page 11, Line 335 through Page 12, Line 345: 
335                 (c) An individual employed in the emergency department under this Subsection (4)
336         may obtain information from the database as provided in Subsection (4)(a) if:
337                 (i) the employee is designated by the { practitioner } hospital as an individual authorized to access
338         the information on behalf of the emergency department practitioner;
339                 (ii) { the practitioner and } the hospital operating the emergency department provide
340         written notice to the division of the identity of the designated employee; and
341                 (iii) the division:
342                 (A) grants the employee access to the database; and
343                 (B) provides the employee with a password that is unique to that employee to access
344         the database { in order to permit the division to comply with the requirements of Subsection
345         58-37f-203(5) with respect to the employee } .

Yeas - 2Nays-0Abs-6
Sen. A. Christensen
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. L. Escamilla
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. S. Sandall
Sen. E. Vickers
Rep. Daw presented the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to pass H.B. 423 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-5.
Yeas - 3Nays-0Abs-5
Sen. A. Christensen
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. L. Escamilla
Sen. S. Sandall
Sen. E. Vickers
MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-5.
Yeas - 3Nays-0Abs-5
Sen. A. Christensen
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. L. Escamilla
Sen. S. Sandall
Sen. E. Vickers
Chair Winterton adjourned the meeting at 2:06 p.m.