Fifth Substitute S.B. 61

Senator Michael G. Waddoups proposes the following substitute bill:

1 PRIVATELY OWNED HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION TASK FORCE
2 2005 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Michael G. Waddoups
5 D. Chris Buttars
6 Gene Davis
7 Mike Dmitrich
8 Dan R. Eastman
9 Beverly Ann EvansThomas V. Hatch
Parley G. Hellewell
Scott K. Jenkins
Sheldon L. Killpack
Peter C. KnudsonMark B. Madsen
Ed Mayne
Darin G. Peterson
Howard A. Stephenson
David L. Thomas 10
11 LONG TITLE
12 General Description:
13 This bill creates the Privately Owned Health Care Organization Task Force.
14 Highlighted Provisions:
15 This bill:
16 . establishes a legislative task force to study:
17 . market penetration, geographic distribution, and contracting arrangements of
18 integrated health care systems in the health insurance and health care markets in
19 the state;
20 . the impact of divestiture of integrated health care systems in the health care
21 market in the state;
22 . state policies that promote fair and appropriate competition in the health care
23 market, including the adequacy and application of antitrust provisions to health
24 care organizations;
25 . business and financial practices of health care organizations and how they may
26 impede or enhance a fair and competitive health care market place and impact

27 consumers;
28 . the tax exempt status of nonprofit health care organizations;
29 . the statutory definition of charitable care;
30 . the contracting practices of health care organizations that promote cost-effective
31 health care;
32 . the need for consumer protections from health care provider conflicts of
33 interest; and
34 . the impact of proliferation of medical technology and facilities; and
35 . provides an exception to the Open and Public Meetings Act which permits the task
36 force to close a meeting for the purpose of a discussing a record which is a trade
37 secret or contains commercial information and is designated as a protected record
38 under the Government Records Access and Management Act.
39 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
40 This bill appropriates:
41 . $6,000 to the Senate for fiscal years 2004-05 and 2005-06;
42 . $9,000 to the House of Representatives for fiscal years 2004-05 and 2005-06; and
43 . $400,000 to the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel for fiscal year
44 2004-05 only, for the purpose of providing economic and actuarial services to the
45 task force.
46 Other Special Clauses:
47 This bill provides an immediate effective date.
48 This bill is repealed on November 30, 2006.
49 Uncodified Material Affected:
50 ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
51
52 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
53 Section 1. Privately Owned Health Care Organization Task Force -- Creation --
54 Membership -- Interim rules followed -- Compensation -- Staff.
55 (1) There is created the Privately Owned Health Care Organization Task Force
56 consisting of the following 15 members:
57 (a) six members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than

58 four of whom may be from the same political party; and
59 (b) nine members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the
60 House of Representatives, no more than seven of whom may be from the same political party.
61 (2) (a) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed
62 under Subsection (1)(a) as a cochair of the task force.
63 (b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House
64 of Representatives appointed under Subsection (1)(b) as a cochair of the task force.
65 (3) In conducting its business, the task force shall comply with the rules of legislative
66 interim committees.
67 (4) Salaries and expenses of the members of the task force shall be paid in accordance
68 with Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rule 15.03.
69 (5) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff support
70 to the task force, and may, as permitted by the availability of funds, in consultation with the
71 task force, contract with an economist, a financial analyst, and an actuary for services to the
72 task force.
73 Section 2. Duties -- Interim report.
74 (1) The task force shall review and make recommendations on the following issues:
75 (a) market penetration, geographic distribution, and contracting arrangements of
76 integrated health care systems in the health insurance and health care markets in the state;
77 (b) the impact of divestiture of integrated health care systems in the health care market
78 in the state;
79 (c) state policies that promote fair and appropriate competition in the health care
80 market, including the adequacy and application of antitrust provisions to health care
81 organizations;
82 (d) business and financial practices of health care organizations and how they may
83 impede or enhance a fair and competitive health care market place and impact consumers;
84 (e) the tax exempt status of nonprofit health care organizations;
85 (f) the statutory definition of charitable care;
86 (g) the contracting practices of health care organizations that promote cost-effective
87 health care;
88 (h) the need for consumer protections from health care provider conflicts of interest;

89 and
90 (i) the impact of proliferation of medical technology and facilities.
91 (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 52-4-5 , the task force may close a
92 meeting to review or discuss a record which is:
93 (a) a trade secret; or
94 (b) contains commercial information; and
95 (c) is classified as a protected record under Section 63-2-304 .
96 (3) (a) An initial report shall be made to the Business and Labor Interim Committee
97 and Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee by November 30, 2005.
98 (b) A final report, including any proposed legislation, shall be presented to the
99 Business and Labor Interim Committee and Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee before
100 November 30, 2006.
101 Section 3. Appropriation.
102 (1) There is appropriated from the General Fund for fiscal year 2004-05 only:
103 (a) $6,000 to the Senate to pay for the compensation and expenses of senators on the
104 task force; and
105 (b) $ 9,000 to the House of Representatives to pay for the compensation and expenses
106 of representatives on the task force.
107 (2) There is appropriated from the General Fund for fiscal year 2005-06 only:
108 (a) $6,000 to the Senate to pay for the compensation and expenses of senators on the
109 task force; and
110 (b) $ 9,000 to the House of Representatives to pay for the compensation and expenses
111 of representatives on the task force.
112 (3) There is appropriated from the General Fund for fiscal year 2004-05 only, $400,000
113 to the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel to pay for staffing the task force
114 with appropriate economic, financial, and actuary services.
115 Section 4. Effective date.
116 If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
117 upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
118 Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
119 the date of veto override.

120 Section 5. Repeal date.
121 This bill is repealed on November 30, 2006.