H.B. 93 Enrolled

PORTABILITY OF FUNDING FOR HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES
2000 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: David L. Hogue
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; EXTENDING AND
MODIFYING THE REQUIREMENT TO STUDY THE PORTABILITY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES FUNDING.
This act affects uncodified material as follows:
AMENDS:
Uncodified Section 1, Chapter 16, Laws of Utah 1999
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Uncodified Section 1, Chapter 16, Laws of Utah 1999 is amended to read:
Section 1. Continuation of portability study.
(1) [No later than the November 1998 meeting of the Health and Human Services Interim
Committee,] During fiscal year 2000-01 the Department of Human Services and the Division of
Health Care Financing within the Department of Health shall [report] continue their study of how
to [the committee on] increase the portability of state and federal funding to persons wishing to
move:
(a) from services provided by the Division of Health Care Financing to services provided
by the Department of Human Services; and
(b) from services provided by the Department of Human Services to services provided by
the Division of Health Care Financing.
(2) The [report] study shall [highlight]:
(a) focus on:
(i) regulatory, structural, and fiscal impediments to portability[.]; and
(ii) related issues, including diversion;
(b) address the needs of the aged, persons with a mental illness, and persons with a
disability;

(c) continue to rely on the input of persons involved in the study during the previous two
years; and
(d) include input from:
(i) the Division of Aging and Adult Services within the Department of Human Services;
(ii) persons who care for aged relatives or who are otherwise affected by aging issues; and
(iii) the Division of Mental Health.
(3) No later than [the November 1999 meeting of the Health and Human Services Interim
Committee,] July 31, 2001, the Department of Human Services and the Division of Health Care
Financing shall [provide to the committee a more detailed report with] submit a written report of their
study and recommendations [for increasing portability] to the Health and Human Services Interim
Committee and the Joint Appropriations Health and Human Services Subcommittee.

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