| Members Present: Rep. Merrill F. Nelson, Chair Rep. Candice B. Pierucci, Vice Chair Rep. Cheryl K. Acton Rep. Stewart E. Barlow Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost Rep. Steve Eliason Rep. Sandra Hollins Rep. Marsha Judkins | Rep. Rosemary T. Lesser Rep. Kelly B. Miles Rep. Paul Ray Rep. Robert M. Spendlove Rep. Raymond P. Ward Staff Present: Karin M. Rueff, Policy Analyst Rafaela Eguiguren, 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 Nelson called the meeting to order at 2:06 p.m. |
| Chair Nelson had the committee introduce themselves. |
| 1. H.B. 34 Medical Respite Care Pilot Program (Dunnigan, J.) |
| Rep. James A. Dunnigan presented the bill with the assistance of Kim Correa, Executive Director, Inn Between. |
| Michelle McOmber, Utah Medical Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Pierucci moved to pass H.B. 34 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Lesser Rep. K. Miles Rep. M. Nelson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward | Rep. S. Eliason |
| 2. H.B. 99 Public Employees Health Program Amendments (Harrison, S.) |
| Rep. Suzanne Harrison presented the bill with the assistance of Chet Loftis, Managing Director, PEHP. |
| Danny Harris, Advocacy Director, AARP Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass H.B. 99 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Lesser Rep. K. Miles Rep. M. Nelson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward | Rep. S. Eliason |
| 3. H.B. 15 Controlled Substance Amendments (Ward, R.) |
| Rep. Raymond Ward presented the bill. |
| Maryann Martindale, Utah Academy of Family Physicians, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Michelle McOmber, CEO, UMA, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to amend the draft legislation with Amendment #2 in Rep. Ward's name. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1. | |||
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Amendment 2
H.B. 15 16 substances after a surgery { ▸ 353 a controlled substance listed in Section 58-37-4.2. (11) (a) As used in this Subsection (11): (i) "High risk prescription" means a prescription for an opiate or a benzodiazepine that is written to continue for longer than 30 consecutive days. (ii) "Database" means the controlled substance database created in Section 58-37f-201. (b) A practitioner who issues a high risk prescription to a patient shall, before issuing the high risk prescription to the patient, verify in the database that the patient does not have a high risk prescription from a different practitioner that is currently active. (c) If the database shows that the patient has received a high risk prescription that is currently active from a different practitioner, the practitioner may not issue a high risk prescription to the patient unless the practitioner: (i) contacts and consults with each practitioner who issued a high risk prescription that is currently active to the patient; (ii) documents in the patient's medical record that the practitioner made contact with each practitioner in accordance with Subsection (11)(c)(i); and (iii) documents in the patient's medical record the reason why the practitioner believes that the patient needs multiple high risk prescriptions from different practitioners. (d) A practitioner shall satisfy the requirement described in Subsection (11)(c) in a timely manner, which may be after the practitioner issues the high risk prescription to the patient. (e) Failure to comply with the requirements in this Subsection (11) is unprofessional conduct. |
| Yeas - 12 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Lesser Rep. K. Miles Rep. M. Nelson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward | Rep. S. Eliason |
| MOTION: Rep. Miles moved to pass H.B. 15 as amended with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-0. | |||
| Yeas - 13 | Nays-0 | Abs-0 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Lesser Rep. K. Miles Rep. M. Nelson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward |
| 4. H.B. 117 Vaccine Reporting Requirements (Ward, R.) |
| Rep. Raymond Ward presented the bill. |
| Michelle McOmber, Utah Medical Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Maryann Martindale, Utah Academy of Family Physicians, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Kristen Chevrier, Utah Eagle Forum, spoke against the bill. |
| Hayley Alberts, Council Member, South Weber City, spoke to the bill. |
| Francesca Lanier, Chief Privacy Officer and Chief Security Officer, Utah Department of Health, explained the security protocols in the Utah Statewide Immunization Information System (USIIS). |
| Kris Kimball, United Women's Forum of Utah, spoke to the bill. |
| Sarah Woolsey, Director, Utah Department of Health, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to amend the draft legislation with Amendment #1 in Rep. Ward's name. The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-0. | |||
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Amendment 1
H.B. 0117 57 (iv) a school, as defined in Section 26-6-2; or 58 { (v) a health professional office as defined in Section 26-21-25. 60 (2) A vaccine provider shall register with USIIS. 61 (3) { 62 provide vaccine information to USIIS. { 64 65 |
| Yeas - 13 | Nays-0 | Abs-0 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Lesser Rep. K. Miles Rep. M. Nelson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward |
| MOTION: Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass out H.B. 117 as amended with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-0. | |||
| Yeas - 13 | Nays-0 | Abs-0 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Lesser Rep. K. Miles Rep. M. Nelson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward |
| 5. H.C.R. 6 Concurrent Resolution Recognizing COVID-19 Efforts (Ward, R.) |
| Rep. Raymond Ward presented the resolution. |
| Rich Saunders, Executive Director, Utah Department of Health, spoke to the resolution. |
| Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass H.C.R. 6 out favorably. |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to verbally amend the bill by adding in line 33, "State and Local Health Department Directors". The substitute motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1. | |||
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Amendment 1
H.C.R. 006 31 WHEREAS, these individuals include: 32 • the state epidemiologist; • 33 • local epidemiologists; 34 • contact tracers; 35 • data analysts; 36 • web designers; 37 • communication specialists; and 38 • public information officers; |
| Yeas - 12 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Lesser Rep. K. Miles Rep. M. Nelson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward | Rep. S. Eliason |
| MOTION: Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass out H.C.R. 6 as amended with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Lesser Rep. K. Miles Rep. M. Nelson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward | Rep. S. Eliason |
| MOTION: Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Lesser Rep. K. Miles Rep. M. Nelson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward | Rep. S. Eliason |
| Chair Nelson adjourned the meeting at 3:56 p.m. |