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MINUTES OF THE SENATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

    STANDING COMMITTEE
JANUARY 19, 2005
ROOM W020, WEST OFFICE BUILDING, STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX



Members Present:        Sen. Allen Christensen, Chair
                Sen. Ron Allen
                Sen. Gregory Bell
                Sen. Paula Julander
                Sen. Peter Knudson
                Pres. John Valentine

Member Excused:        President John Valentine

Staff Present:            Mark Andrews, Policy Analyst
                Cathy Dupont, Associate General Counsel
                Nedra Duzett, Secretary

Public Speakers Present:    Richard Anderson, Director, Child & Family Services
                Mark May, Attorney General's Office
                Daren Jensen, father of Parker Jensen
                Beverly May, Regional Director, CTFK, AHA, ACS
                Tom Guinney, Gastronomy Restaurants
                Bob Brown, Utah Hospitality Assn.
                Dave Gessel, Utah Hospitality Assn.
                Cathy Walser, Weber/Morgan Health Department
                Phil Dyer, member, New Yorker Club

A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Committee Chair Christensen called the meeting to order at 2:15 p.m.

1.    S.B. 0083 Medical Decisions of a Parent or Guardian (D. Thomas)

    Sen. Thomas explained the bill.

    The following individuals spoke in favor of the bill:
    Richard Anderson, director, Division Child and Family Services
    Mark May, Attorney General's Office
    Daren Jensen, father of Parker Jensen
    
     MOTION: Sen. Knudson moved to pass the bill out with a favorable recommendation.
    

    The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Bell absent at the time of the vote.

2.    S.B. 77 Amendments to Indoor Clean Air Act (M. Waddoups)

    Sen. Waddoups explained the bill.

1.    Page 2, Lines 32 through 33 :    

             32          (1)
{   Smoking   }        Except as provided in Subsection (2), smoking       is prohibited        :

    (a)  
in all enclosed indoor places of public access and publicly

             33      owned buildings and offices
{   , except under Subsection (2)   }        ; and

    (b) in private clubs as defined in Section 26-38-2  
.


     MOTION: Sen Knudson moved that the committee adopt the amendment to S.B. 77.

    The motion passed with Sen. Bell absent at the time of the vote.

3.    S.B. 19 Disease Testing of Individuals Exposed to Blood Borne Pathogens
     (P. Julander)

    This bill was not discussed.

Committee Chair Christensen adjourned the meeting at 3:30 p.m.

Minutes reported by Nedra Duzett, Secretary



                ______________________________________    
                 Sen. Allen Christensen, Committee Chair