| Members Present: Sen. Michael S. Kennedy, Chair Rep. Ken Ivory, Chair Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg Sen. Luz Escamilla Sen. Evan J. Vickers Rep. Cheryl K. Acton Rep. Stewart E. Barlow Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost Rep. Steve Eliason Rep. Sandra Hollins Rep. Tim Jimenez Rep. Marsha Judkins Rep. Rosemary T. Lesser Rep. Anthony E. Loubet | Rep. Robert M. Spendlove Rep. Raymond P. Ward Rep. Christine F. Watkins Members Absent: President J. Stuart Adams Rep. Nelson T. Abbott Staff Present: Seth Anderson, Policy Analyst Mark D. Andrews, Policy Analyst Gregory N. Gunn, Associate General Counsel Alan Houston, Associate General Counsel Christopher Williams, Associate General Counsel Shay Berger, Administrative Assistant |
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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 Kennedy called the meeting to order at 8:32 a.m. |
| 1.Committee Business |
| MOTION:Rep. Ivory moved to approve the minutes of the June 14, 2023 meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-9. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 9 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Ivory Rep. T. Jimenez Rep. M. Judkins Sen. M. Kennedy Rep. R. Lesser Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward | Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Sen. J. Adams Sen. J. Anderegg Rep. S. Eliason Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. A. Loubet Sen. E. Vickers Rep. C. Watkins |
| 2.Utah Behavioral Health Assessment and Master Plan |
| 2.1 Utah Behavioral Health Assessment & Master Plan: Draft Results and Recommendations (Source: Utah Behavioral Health Coalition) |
| Greg Bell, President and CEO, Utah Hospital Association, and Laura Summers, Senior Health Care Analyst, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, presented the Utah Behavioral Health Coalition's July 23 draft of the Utah Behavioral Health Assessment and Master Plan. |
| Committee members asked clarifying questions and discussed the presentation. |
| Nate Checketts, Deputy Director, Utah Department of Health and Human Services, responded to questions from the committee. |
| MOTION:Sen. Vickers moved to open a committee bill file to address the Utah Behavioral Health Assessment and Master Plan.The motion passed with a vote of 14-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 14 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Sen. J. Anderegg Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Ivory Rep. T. Jimenez Rep. M. Judkins Sen. M. Kennedy Rep. R. Lesser Rep. R. Spendlove Sen. E. Vickers Rep. R. Ward Rep. C. Watkins | Rep. N. Abbott Sen. J. Adams Rep. S. Barlow Rep. S. Eliason Rep. A. Loubet |
| 3.1 Periodic Review: Behavioral Health (Source: Office of Professional Licensure Review) |
| 3.Mental and Behavioral Health Licenses Review |
| Margaret Woolley Busse, Executive Director, Utah Department of Commerce, explained why the Office of Professional Licensure Review has reviewed mental health licensing. |
| Jeff Shumway, Director, Office of Professional Licensure Review, Utah Department of Commerce, and Dr. Gabby Cunningham, Manager of Policy Research, Division of Professional Licensing, presented and discussed the results of the office's review of mental health licensing. |
| Committee members asked clarifying questions and discussed the presentation. |
| MOTION:Rep. Eliason moved to open a committee bill file to address at least some of the recommendations presented by the Office of Professional Licensure Review. |
| Michelle McOmber, CEO of Utah Medical Association, spoke to the motion. |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION:Rep. Eliason moved to open a committee bill file to address recommendations presented by the Office of Professional Licensure Review, excluding potential prescribing privileges for psychologists. The substitute motion passed with a vote of 16-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 16 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Sen. J. Anderegg Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Eliason Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Ivory Rep. T. Jimenez Sen. M. Kennedy Rep. R. Lesser Rep. A. Loubet Rep. R. Spendlove Sen. E. Vickers Rep. R. Ward Rep. C. Watkins | Rep. N. Abbott Sen. J. Adams Rep. M. Judkins |
| 4.Reproductive Health Access |
| 4.1 Reproductive Health Access in Utah, (Source, Association for Utah Community Health) |
| Dr. David Turok, Associate Professor, University of Utah Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Dr. Sarah Woolsey, Medical Director, Association of Utah Community Health, presented on reproductive health access in Utah. |
| Committee members asked clarifying questions and discussed the presentation. |
| 5.Promoting Effectiveness and Efficiency in Health and Human Services |
| Tracey Gruber, Executive Director, Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Randy Loveridge, Internal Audit Director, Utah Department of Health and Human Services, and Shannon Thoman-Black, Director, Division of Continuous Quality & Improvement, Utah Department of Health and Human Services, presented on promoting effectiveness and efficiency in health and human services. |
| Committee members asked clarifying questions of the presenters. |
| MOTION:Rep. Barlow moved to adjourn at 11:00am.The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 13 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 6 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Ivory Rep. T. Jimenez Sen. M. Kennedy Rep. R. Lesser Rep. A. Loubet Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward Rep. C. Watkins | Rep. N. Abbott Sen. J. Adams Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. M. Judkins Sen. E. Vickers |