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HOUSE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE
ROOM 25, HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX
February 4, 2009
Rep. Ronda R. Menlove, Vice Chair
Rep. Trisha Beck
Rep. Phil Riesen
Rep. Stephen E. Sandstrom
Rep. Evan Vickers
MEMBERS ABSENT: Rep. Brad Daw
STAFF PRESENT: Mark Andrews, Policy Analyst
Sylvia Newton, House Secretary
Note: A list of visitors and copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes.
Rep. Ray called the meeting to order at 9:11 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Vickers moved to approve the minutes of the February 3, 2008 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Menlove absent for the vote.
H.B. 114 Abortion Litigation Trust Account Amendments (Rep. K. Sumsion)
Rep. Sumsion explained the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Vickers moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 1, Lines 14 through 19 :
14 . provides that money may be deposited into the account, by private entities or by the
15 Legislature, for the purpose of defending any law passed by the Legislature on or
16 after January 1, 2009, and on or before July 1, 2014, that challenges the legal
17 concept that a woman has the right to an abortion, even when the woman is not
18 threatened with the loss of her life
{
or
}
,
substantial and irreversible impairment
of a
19 major bodily function
, rape, or incest
;
2. Page 2, Lines 50 through 56 :
50 (4) Except as provided in Subsection (9), money deposited into the account on or after
51 May 12, 2009, shall be retained in the account for the purpose of paying litigation and appellate
52 expenses of the Office of the Attorney General to defend any law passed by the Legislature on
53 or after January 1, 2009, that challenges the legal concept that a woman has the right to an
54 abortion when the woman is not threatened with:
55 (a) the loss of her life;
{
or
}
56 (b) substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function
;
(c) rape; or
(d) incest
.
The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously with Rep. Menlove absent for the vote.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Gayle Ruzicka, Utah Eagle Forum
MOTION: Rep. Sandstrom moved to pass H.B. 114 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Menlove absent for the vote.
H.B. 128 Electronic Prescribing Act (Rep. R. Menlove)
MOTION: Rep. Riesen moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 1, Line 25 :
25 . ensure that electronic prescribing is done in a secure manner
, consistent
with industry standards
;
2. Page 2, Lines 28 through 29 :
28 . grant a hardship exemption to a pharmacy
or a practitioner
, to the
extent that the requirements of
29 this bill would impose an extreme financial hardship on the pharmacy
or the
practitioner
.
3. Page 2, Lines 32 through 33 :
32 Other Special Clauses:
33
{
None
}
This bill takes effect on July 1, 2012.
4. Page 5, Line 121 :
121 (b) electronic prescribing is conducted in a secure manner
, consistent with
industry standards
; and
5. Page 5, Lines 124 through 127 :
124 (5) The division may, by rule, grant an exemption from the requirements of this section
125 to a pharmacy
or a practitioner
to the extent that the pharmacy
or
practitioner
can establish, to the satisfaction of the division,
126 that compliance with the requirements of this section would impose an extreme financial
127 hardship on the pharmacy.
Section 4. Effective date.
This bill takes effect on July 1, 2012.
The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously with Rep. Menlove absent for the vote.
Rep. Vickers explained the amended bill to the committee.
Spoke in favor of the bill: David Sundwall, M.D., Utah Department of Health
Joseph Cramer, M.D., Digital Health Service Commission
Dave Davis, Utah Retail Merchants Association, Utah Food Industry Association
Reid Barker, Utah Pharmacists Association
Michelle McOmber, Utah Medical Association
MOTION: Rep. Riesen moved to pass the amended bill with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Beck moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
Rep. Ray adjourned the meeting at 9:46 a.m.
__________________
Rep. Paul Ray
Committee Chair