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STANDING COMMITTEE
Room W010, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
January 16, 2007
Members Present: Rep. Stephen D. Clark, Chair
Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Vice Chair
Rep. Jackie Biskupski
Rep. David Clark
Rep. Carl W. Duckworth
Rep. Ben Ferry
Rep. Gage Froerer
Rep. Kevin Garn
Rep. Neil A Hansen
Rep. Todd E. Kiser
Rep. Michael T. Morley
Rep. Paul Neuenschwander
Members Absent: Rep. Mark Walker
Staff Present: Allison Nicholson, Policy Analyst
Linda Error, Committee Secretary
Note: List of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes .
Chair S. Clark called the meeting to order at 2:17 p.m.
H.B. 29 Professional Employer Organization Related Amendments
(Rep. J. Dunnigan)
Rep. Dunnigan introduced the bill to the committee with the assistance of Bill Pendleton, Chair, Utah Leadership Council , National Association of Professional Employer Organizations.
MOTION: Rep. Ferry moved to delete in title and body H.B. 29 and replace it with 1st Substitute H.B. 29. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Morley absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Kiser moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 80 Health Insurance Amendments (Rep. J. Dunnigan)
Rep. Dunnigan introduced the bill to the committee with the assistance of Tomi Ossana, Executive Director, Health Insurance Pool of Utah.
MOTION: Rep. Dunnigan moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 8, Lines 217 through 218 :
217 (1) (a) Except as provided in
{
Subsections
}
Subsection
(1)(b)
{
and
(2)
}
, an individual who is not
218 HIPAA eligible is eligible for pool coverage if the individual:
2. Page 9, Lines 250 through 251 :
250 (2) (a) Except as provided in
{
Subsections
}
Subsection
{
(1) and
}
(2)(b), an individual who is HIPAA
251 eligible is eligible for pool coverage if the individual:
3. Page 9, Lines 254 through 255 :
254 (b) Notwithstanding
{
Subsections
}
Subsection
{
(1) and
}
(2)(a), a
HIPAA eligible individual is not
255 eligible for pool coverage if one or more of the following conditions apply:
Spoke for the bill: Kelly Atkinson, Executive Director, Utah Health Insurance Association
MOTION: Rep. Kiser moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended.
SUBSTITUTE
MOTION: Rep. D. Clark moved to pass the bill out favorably and amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 12, Lines 348 through 350 :
348 (10) Covered benefits available from the pool may not exceed a [
349
{
$2,000,000
}
$1,500,000
lifetime maximum, which includes a per enrollee
calendar year maximum
350 established by the board.
The substitute motion to amend and pass the bill out favorably passed, with Rep. Kiser voting in opposition.
Chair S. Clark relinquished the chair to Vice Chair Dunnigan.
H.B. 64 Impact of Administrative Rules on Small Businesses (Rep. S. Clark)
Rep. S. Clark introduced the bill to the committee with the assistance of Ken Hansen, Director, Division of Administrative Rules.
Spoke for the bill: Tom Bingham, President, Utah Manufacturers Association
Jim Olsen, President, Utah Retail Merchants Association
Candace Daly, State Director, National Federation of Independent Business
John E. "Mickey" Braun, Assistant Director, Utah Insurance Department
MOTION: Rep. Garn moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Morley moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
Vice Chair Dunnigan adjourned the meeting at 3:30 p.m.
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Rep. Stephen D. Clark, Chair