Link to Zipped WordPerfect Minutes 9K bytes
MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
ROOM W010, WEST OFFICE BUILDING, STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX
FEBRUARY 21, 2005
Rep. Gregory H. Hughes, Vice Chair
Rep. DeMar "Bud" Bowman
Rep. Craig W. Buttars
Rep. Stephen D. Clark
Rep. Neil A. Hansen
Rep. Neal B. Hendrickson
Rep. Eric K. Hutchings
Rep. John G. Mathis
Rep. Aaron Tilton
Rep. Mark Wheatley
STAFF PRESENT: John Cannon, Managing Policy Analyst
Sylvia Newton, Committee Secretary
Note: A list of visitors and copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes.
Rep. Aagard called the meeting to order at 8:10 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Hendrickson moved to approve the minutes of the February 17, 2005 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Clark, Rep. Hutchings, Rep. Mathis, Rep. Tilton, and Rep. Wheatley absent for the vote.
H.B. 262 Licensure of Athletic Trainers (Rep. P. Ray)
Rep. Ray introduced H.B. 262, assisted by Bill Bean, Athletic Trainer, University of Utah
MOTION: Rep. Hutchings moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 2, Lines 36 through 37 :
36 58-40a-111, Utah Code Annotated 1953
58-40a-112, Utah Code Annotated 1953
37
2. Page 5, Line 151 through Page 6, Line 152 :
151 (b) a condition that is within the scope of practice of an athletic
{
trainee
}
trainer
identified by a
152 licensed physician as benefitting from athletic training services.
3. Page 6, Lines 152 through 153 :
152 licensed physician
, osteopath, dentist, chiropractor, or naturopath
as benefitting
from athletic training services.
153 (2) "Athletic trainer" means a person who is licensed under this chapter and carries out
4. Page 6, Lines 167 through 168 :
167 58-67-301 , osteopathic physician and surgeon licensed under Section 58-68-301 ,
a
chiropractic physician licensed under Chapter 73, Chiropractic Physician Practice
Act, a naturopathic physician licensed under Chapter 71, Naturopathic Physician
Practice Act,
or dentist
168 licensed under Section 58-69-301 who is responsible for the athletic training services provided
5. Page 6, Line 182 through Page 7, Line 183 :
182 athletic trainers
, one member representative of the directing physicians referred to
in Subsection 58-40a-102(5),
and one member of the general public who has never
been authorized to
183 practice a healing art and never had a substantial personal, business, professional, or pecuniary
6. Page 7, Lines 203 through 204 :
203 in the practice of medicine
osteopathy, chiropractic, naturopathy, and dentistry
.
204 Section 7. Section 58-40a-106 is enacted to read:
7. Page 11, Line 308 :
308 designing and implementing appropriate programs to minimize the risk of injury.
Section 13. Section 58-40a-112 is enacted to read:
58-40a-112. Insurance payments.
Nothing in this chapter may be construed to require the payment from third party insurers to athletic trainers.
The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously with Rep. Mathis, Rep. Tilton, and Rep. Hughes absent for the vote.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Ken Knight, Brigham Young University
Lisa Walker, Utah Athletic Trainers Association
Valerie Herzog, Utah Athletic Trainers Association
Spoke in opposition to the bill: Julie Fritz, Utah Physical Therapy Association
Ed Dieringer, Utah Physical Therapy Association
Spoke to the bill: Bob Burks, physician, University of Utah
MOTION Rep. Clark moved to pass the bill as amended out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Hughes absent for the vote.
H.B. 373 Education Technology Task Force (Rep. E. Hutchings)
Rep. Hutchings introduced H.B. 373 and explained it to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Buttars moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Hughes absent for the vote.
H.B. 319 Expansion of Department of Administrative Services Oversight to Include Human Resource Management (Rep. D. G. Buxton)
MOTION: Rep. Hutchings moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 32, Line 968 :
968 (2) The director shall assign an employee of the
{
agency
}
division
to act
as field office director.
The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously with Rep. Hughes absent for the vote.
Rep. Buxton introduced H.B. 319 as amended and explained it to the committee. He was assisted by Jeff Herring, Department of Human Resource Management, who provided a handout to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Bowman moved to pass the bill as amended out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Hansen and Rep. Hendrickson voting in opposition to the motion.
H.R. 11 Resolution Urging Congress to Pass Balanced Budget Amendment (Rep. N. Hansen)
Rep. Hansen introduced H.R. 11 and explained it to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Hutchings moved to pass the resolution out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Clark and Rep. Tilton voting in opposition to the motion.
H.B. 379 Young Artist Provisions (Rep. G. Hughes)
MOTION: Rep. Hughes moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 16, Line 472 :
472 (iii) the minor is at least
{
16
}
19
years of age;
2. Page 21, Line 639 :
639 (iii) the minor is at least
{
16
}
19
years of age;
The motion to amend the bill passed with Rep. Hendrickson voting in opposition to the motion.
Rep. Hughes introduced H.B. 379 as amended and explained it to the committee.
Spoke in opposition to the bill: Jaynie Brown, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (handout)
George Van Komen, Chairman, Alcohol Policy Coalition
MOTION: Rep. Tilton moved to pass the bill as amended out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Hansen, Rep. Hutchings, Rep. Mathis, and Rep. Aagard voting in opposition to the motion.
H.B. 369 Lobbyist Regulation (Rep. J. Ferrin)
This bill was not considered in this meeting.
MOTION: Rep. Bowman moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.
Rep. Aagard adjourned the meeting at 9:31 a.m.
__________________________
Rep. Douglas C. Aagard, Chair