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JANUARY 22, 2008
ROOM W020, WEST OFFICE BUILDING, STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX
Sen. Allen M. Christensen
Sen. Brent H. Goodfellow
Sen. Scott D. McCoy
Members Absent: Sen. Peter C. Knudson
Staff Present: Mark D. Andrews, Policy Analyst
Nedra B. Duzett, Secretary
Public Speakers Present: Mark Brasher, Office of Recovery Services
Sandra Langley, Office of the Attorney General
Tomi Ossana, HIPUtah
Karmen Sanome, Salt Lake County Aging Services
Kelly Atkinson, Utah Health Insurance Association
Kent Michie, Insurance Department
A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
Committee Chair Buttars called the meeting to order at 8:05 a.m.
1. S.B. 0014 Smoking Ban in Motor Vehicle (S. McCoy)
Sen. McCoy proposed the following amendment to the bill:
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21 the person has enrolled in a smoking cessation program;
22 . provides that enforcement of the smoking prohibition shall be only as a secondary
23 action
. provides that a violation of the smoking prohibition may not be used as a basis for or evidence of child abuse or neglect
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49 person in the vehicle of Title 41, Motor Vehicles, other than this section, or for another
offense.
MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to accept the proposed amendment.
The motion passed with Sen. Goodfellow absent for the vote.
Sen. McCoy explained the bill as amended.
Michael Siler, American Cancer Society, spoke in support of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to pass the amended bill out favorably.
The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Goodfellow absent for the vote.
2. S.B. 050 Medical Benefits Recovery Amendments (A. Christensen)
Sen. Christensen presented the bill.
Mark Brasher, Office of Recovery Services, spoke in support of the bill.
Sandra Langley, Office of the Attorney General, gave additional information on the bill.
Karmen Sanome, Salt Lake County Aging Services, urged the committee to look more
closely at the bill before passing it out of committee. She suggested the bill go to interim
study.
MOTION: Sen. McCoy moved to pass the bill out favorably.
The motion passed with Sen. Goodfellow voting against the bill.
3. S.B. 101 Utah Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool Funding (G. Davis)
MOTION: Sen. McCoy moved the following amendment to the bill:
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:
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(e) (i) For each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1,
2007
}
2008
, the
amount of the tax
95
collected under Subsection (1)(a) necessary to maintain the actuarial soundness of the
96
Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool Enterprise Fund, as provided in Subsection
(1)(e)(ii),
97
shall be transferred to the Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool Enterprise Fund created
under
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Section
31A-29-120
.
The motion passed with Sen. Christensen absent for the vote.
Sen. Davis explained the bill.
The following individuals spoke in support of the bill:
Tomi Ossana, HIPUtah
Kelly Atkinson, Utah Health Insurance Association
Kent Michie, Insurance Department
MOTION: Sen. McCoy moved to pass the bill out favorably.
The motion passed unanimously.
4. S.B. 133 Medical Assistance and Managed Care (G. Bell)
The bill was not heard.
Sen. Buttars adjourned the meeting at 8:57 a.m.
Minutes reported by Nedra Duzett, Secretary.
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Sen. D. Chris Buttars, Committee Chair