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Rep. Douglas C. Aagard
Rep. Ben C. Ferry
Rep. Glenn A. Donnelson
Rep. Lorie D. Fowlke
Rep. Ann W. Hardy
Rep. Neal B. Hendrickson
Rep. David L. Hogue
Rep. Susan Lawrence
Rep. Rosalind J. McGee
Rep. Ross Romero
Rep. Scott L. Wyatt
Catherine Dupont, Associate General Counsel
MOTION: Rep. McGee moved to approve the minutes of the January 27, 2006 meeting with the following correction:
On page 4, in the motion by Rep. Hogue to reconsider the committee's action on H.B. 257, Rep. McGee voted in opposition to the motion and Rep. Hutchings voted in support of the motion.
With that correction, the minutes were approved with Rep. Donnelson, Rep. Hogue, and Rep. Wyatt absent for the vote.
H.B. 223 Trespass Law Amendments (Rep. K. Gibson)
Rep. Gibson introduced H.B. 223 and explained it to the committee. He was assisted by Reed Richards, Weber County Deputy Attorney.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Todd Bingham, Utah Farm Bureau
MOTION: Rep. Wyatt moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Donnelson and Rep. Hogue absent for the vote.
H.B. 270 Emergency Medical Service Provider Tort Reform (Rep. S. Allen)
MOTION: Rep. Aagard moved to delete in title and body H.B. 270 and replace it with 1st Sub. H.B. 270. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Donnelson and Rep. Hogue absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Ferry moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 2, Lines 34 through 39 :
34 (2) For purposes of Subsection (1), "emergency care" means the treatment of an
35 emergency medical condition, as defined in Section 31A-22-627 , from the time that the person
36 is transported to the emergency department of a general acute hospital, as defined in Section
37
{
26-12-2
}
26-21-2
, and including any subsequent transfer to another hospital,
until the condition has been
38 stabilized and the patient is either discharged from the emergency department or admitted to
39 another department of the hospital.
The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously with Rep. Donnelson and Rep. Hogue absent for the vote.
Rep. Allen introduced 1st Sub. H.B. 270 as amended and explained it to the committee. Chet Loftis, Utah Medical Association, assisted Rep. Allen and responded to questions.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Craig Marsden, M.D., emergency room physician
Bennion Buchanan, M.D., American College of Emergency Physicians
Catherine Wheeler, M.D., Utah Medical Association
Todd Allen, M.D.
Dave Gessel, Utah Hospital Association
Spoke in opposition to the bill: Myrleen Kelly, Utah Citizens Alliance
Charlie Thronson, Utah Trial Lawyers Association
Bonnie Robbins, citizen
Edward Havas, Utah Trial Lawyers Association
Alan Mortensen, Utah Trial Lawyers Association
MOTION: Rep. Hutchings moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Donnelson, Rep. Fowlke, Rep. Hendrickson, Rep. Hogue, Rep. Romero, and Rep. Wyatt voting in opposition to the motion.
The following bills were not considered at this meeting:
H.B. 90 Criminal Penalty Amendments (Rep. D. Litvack)
H.B. 124 Parent-time Amendments (Rep. B. Dee)
H.B. 307 Utah's Small Business Equal Access to Justice Act Amendments (Rep. R. Romero)
H.B. 290 Protective Order Amendments (Rep. L. Fowlke)
H.B. 281 Privacy of Records Related to Minors (Rep. E. Hutchings)
There was discussion about whether to continue the meeting or adjourn.
MOTION: Rep. Ferry moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda.
SUBSTITUTE
MOTION: Rep. Hardy moved to continue the meeting until 5:30 p.m. The motion failed with Rep. Donnelson, Rep. Ferry, Rep. Hardy, Rep. Lawrence, and Rep. McGee voting in favor of the motion.
The original motion to proceed to the next item on the agenda passed on a voice vote.
MOTION: Rep. Aagard moved to adjourn. The motion passed with Rep. Lawrence voting in opposition to the motion.
Rep. Ferrin adjourned the meeting at 5:01 p.m.
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Rep. James A. Ferrin, Chair