| Members Present: Rep. Cheryl K. Acton, Vice Chair Rep. Stewart E. Barlow Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost Rep. Steve Eliason Rep. Stephanie Gricius Rep. Tim Jimenez Rep. Marsha Judkins Rep. Quinn Kotter Rep. Rosemary T. Lesser | Rep. Anthony E. Loubet Rep. Raymond P. Ward Members Absent: Rep. Ken Ivory, Chair Rep. Sandra Hollins Rep. Robert M. Spendlove Staff Present: Seth Anderson, Policy Analyst Lorna Wells, 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 Acton called the meeting to order at 4:02 p.m. |
| MOTION:Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to approve the minutes of February 16, 2023 meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 6 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Gricius Rep. T. Jimenez Rep. M. Judkins Rep. Q. Kotter Rep. R. Lesser Rep. R. Ward | Rep. S. Barlow Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Ivory Rep. A. Loubet Rep. R. Spendlove |
| MOTION:Rep. Gricius moved to approve the revised minutes of the February 13, 2023 meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 6 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Gricius Rep. T. Jimenez Rep. M. Judkins Rep. Q. Kotter Rep. R. Lesser Rep. R. Ward | Rep. S. Barlow Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Ivory Rep. A. Loubet Rep. R. Spendlove |
| Revised Minutes from House HHS February 13, 2023 |
| 1.2nd Sub. S.B. 137 Medical Cannabis Amendments (Escamilla, L.) |
| Sen. Luz Escamilla presented the bill. |
| Rich Oborn, Director, Center for Medical Cannabis, Utah Department of Health and Human Services, answered committee questions. |
| MOTION:Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to amend 2nd Substitute S.B. 137 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-3. | |||
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Amendment 1
2nd Sub. S.B. 0137 909 (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), a qualified medical provider may not 910 recommend a medical cannabis treatment to more than { 911 cannabis patient cardholders. 912 (b) If a qualified medical provider receives payment from an insurance plan for 913 services provided under this chapter, then the patient whose insurance plan was billed does not 914 count toward the { |
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Gricius Rep. T. Jimenez Rep. M. Judkins Rep. Q. Kotter Rep. R. Lesser Rep. A. Loubet Rep. R. Ward | Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Ivory Rep. R. Spendlove |
| MOTION:Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass 2nd Substitute S.B. 137 as amended out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Gricius Rep. T. Jimenez Rep. M. Judkins Rep. Q. Kotter Rep. R. Lesser Rep. A. Loubet Rep. R. Ward | Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Ivory Rep. R. Spendlove |
| 2.1st Sub. S.B. 140 Adult Protective Services Amendments (Kwan, K.) |
| Sen. Karen Kwan presented the bill with the assistance of Nan Mendenhall, Director, Adult Protective Services, Department of Health and Human Services. |
| SB 140 Adult Protective Services Administrative Subpoenas Handout |
| Danny Harris, Director of Advocacy, American Association of Retired Persons - Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Eliason moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 140 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 8-3-3. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays- 3 | Abs- 3 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Eliason Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Lesser Rep. A. Loubet Rep. R. Ward | Rep. S. Gricius Rep. T. Jimenez Rep. Q. Kotter | Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Ivory Rep. R. Spendlove |
| 3.H.B. 431 Advertisement of Personal Care Services (Loubet, A.) |
| Rep. Loubet presented the bill with the assistance of David Parks, Hospice and Homecare Association of Utah. |
| Simon Bolivar, Director, Office of Licensing, Department of Health and Human Services, answered committee questions. |
| MOTION:Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to amend H.B. 431 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-4. | |||
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Amendment 1
H.B. 431 60 (5) This section does not apply to: 61 (a) a school; 62 (b) a child care provider; or 63 (c) an entity that : (i) provides personal care services exclusively under contract with the 64 department { (ii) advertises personal care services exclusively on behalf of a licensed health care professional. |
| Yeas - 10 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Gricius Rep. T. Jimenez Rep. Q. Kotter Rep. R. Lesser Rep. A. Loubet Rep. R. Ward | Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Ivory Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Spendlove |
| MOTION:Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass H.B. 431 as amended out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 9-1-4. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays- 1 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Gricius Rep. T. Jimenez Rep. Q. Kotter Rep. R. Lesser Rep. A. Loubet | Rep. R. Ward | Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Ivory Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Spendlove |
| 4.H.B. 437 Health Services Amendments (Dunnigan, J.) |
| Rep. James Dunnigan presented the bill with the assistance of Jennifer Strohecker, Director, Division of Integrated Healthcare, Department of Health and Human Services, and State Medicaid Director. |
| MOTION:Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass H.B. 437 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Gricius Rep. T. Jimenez Rep. Q. Kotter Rep. R. Lesser Rep. A. Loubet | Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Ivory Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward |
| MOTION:Rep. Lesser moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 6 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Gricius Rep. T. Jimenez Rep. Q. Kotter Rep. R. Lesser | Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Ivory Rep. M. Judkins Rep. A. Loubet Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward |
| Chair Acton adjourned the meeting at 5:07 p.m. |