| Members Present: Sen. Michael S. Kennedy, Chair Sen. David G. Buxton Sen. Luz Escamilla Sen. Keith Grover Sen. Jani Iwamoto Sen. Chris H. Wilson |
Members Absent: Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg Sen. Evan J. Vickers Staff Present: Mark D. Andrews, Policy Analyst Kristen Anderson, Committee Secretary |
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| Chair Kennedy called the meeting to order at 2:10 p.m. |
| MOTION: Sen. Buxton moved to approve the minutes. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. K. Grover Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. M. Kennedy | Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. E. Vickers Sen. C. Wilson |
| 1. 2nd Sub. S.B. 83 POLST Order Amendments (Iwamoto, J.) |
| Sen. Iwamoto presented the bill. |
| Michelle McOmber, Utah Medical Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Sheila Bittle spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Jeremy Cunningham, Utah Alzheimer’s Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Sen. Buxton moved to pass 2nd Substitute S.B. 83 out favorably. |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Chair Kennedy moved to replace 2nd Substitute S.B. 83 with 3rd Substitute S.B. 83. The substitute motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. K. Grover Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. M. Kennedy | Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. E. Vickers Sen. C. Wilson |
| MOTION: Sen. Buxton moved to pass 3rd Substitute S.B. 83 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. K. Grover Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. M. Kennedy | Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. E. Vickers Sen. C. Wilson |
| 2. S.B. 103 Dental Hygienist Amendments (Weiler, T.) |
| Sen. Weiler presented the bill. |
| Danyelle Evans, Utah Dental Hygienist Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Chair Kennedy moved to amend S.B. 103 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
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Amendment 1
S.B. 103 75 (b) The department shall reimburse a dental hygienist for dental services performed in a public health setting and in accordance with Subsection 76 (9)(c) beginning on the earlier of: 90 (ii) the total number of Medicaid enrollees who were served by a dental hygienist who 91 were reimbursed under this Subsection (9); { 92 (iii) the total amount reimbursed directly to dental hygienists under this Subsection (9) { (iv) the specific services and billing codes that are reimbursed under this Subsection (9); and (v) the aggregate amount reimbursed for each service and billing code described in Subsection (9)(d)(iv). (e) (i) Except as provided in this Subsection (9), nothing in this Subsection (9) shall be interpreted as expanding or otherwise altering the limitations and scope of practice for a dental hygienist. (ii) A dental hygienist may only directly bill and receive compensation for billing codes that fall within the scope of practice of a dental hygienist. |
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. K. Grover Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. M. Kennedy | Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. E. Vickers Sen. C. Wilson |
| MOTION: Sen. Escamilla moved to pass S.B. 103 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. K. Grover Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. M. Kennedy | Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. E. Vickers Sen. C. Wilson |
| 3. H.J.R. 1 Joint Resolution Recognizing the Success of the Utah Medicaid Accountable Care Program (Thurston, N.) |
| Sen. Thurston presented the resolution. |
| MOTION: Chair Kennedy moved to pass H.J.R. 1 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. K. Grover Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. M. Kennedy | Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. E. Vickers Sen. C. Wilson |
| MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. K. Grover Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. M. Kennedy | Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. E. Vickers Sen. C. Wilson |
| Chair Kennedy adjourned the meeting at 2:41 p.m. |