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STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 450, State Capitol
February 13, 2012
Members Present: Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Chair
Rep. Dixon Pitcher, Vice Chair
Rep. Jim Bird
Rep. Derek Brown
Rep. Brian Doughty
Rep. Susan Duckworth
Rep. Gage Froerer
Rep. Don Ipson
Rep. Todd Kiser
Rep. Brad Last
Rep. Michael Morley
Rep. Curt Webb
Rep. Larry Wiley
Rep. Brad Wilson
Staff Present: Mr. Bryant Howe, Assistant Director
Ms. Rosemary Young, Committee Secretary
Note: List of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes .
Vice Chair Pitcher called the meeting to order at 4:04 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Dunnigan moved to approve the minutes of the February 9, 2012 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Froerer, Rep. Kiser, Rep. Last, and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.
H.B. 144 Health System Reform Amendments (Rep. J. Dunnigan)
MOTION: Rep. Dunnigan moved to replace H.B. 144 with 1st Substitute H.B. 144. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Froerer, Rep. Kiser, Rep. Last, and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Dunnigan moved to amend H.B. 144 as follows:
1. Page 26, Lines 785 through 793 :
785 (4) The office:
786 (a) may not:
787 (i) regulate health insurers, health insurance plans, health insurance producers, or
788 health insurance premiums charged in the exchange;
789 (ii) adopt administrative rules, except as provided in Section 63M-1-2506 ; or
790 (iii) act as an appeals entity for resolving disputes between a health insurer and an
791 insured;
792 (b) may establish and collect a fee
{
from the employers
}
for the cost of the
exchange
793 transaction in accordance with Section 63J-1-504 for:
The motion passed unanimously.
Rep. Dunnigan explained the bill to the committee assisted by Dr. Norman Thurston from the Governor's Office and Rep. Dean Sanpei.
Spoke for the bill: Jason Cooke, Utah Health Policy Project
Justin Allen, Premier Access
Alan Pruhs, Association for Utah Community Health
MOTION: Rep. Bird moved to transmit 1st Substitute H.B. 144 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Ipson absent for the vote.
H.B. 125 Access to Dental Health Care (Rep. T. Cosgrove)
MOTION: Rep. Dunnigan moved to amend H.B. 125 as follows:
1. Page 3, Lines 65 through 66 :
65 (ii) use
{
the state's primary care grants
}
funds from the Division of
Family Health and Preparedness that are available
to reimburse dentists for
educational loans in
66 exchange for the dentist agreeing to serve Medicaid and under-served populations.
The motion passed unanimously.
Rep. Cosgrove explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Sheila Walsh-McDonald, Salt Lake Community Action Program
MOTION: Rep. Doughty moved to transmit H.B. 125 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 190 Nurse Midwife Practice Act Amendments (Rep. D. Brown)
MOTION: Rep. Brown moved to replace H.B. 190 with 1st Substitute H.B. 190. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Dunnigan absent for the vote.
Rep. Brown explained the bill to the committee assisted by Honey Newton, Certified Nurse Midwife, who distributed handouts.
Spoke for the bill: Gwen Latendresse, American College of Nurse-Midwives
Martie Nightingale, Utah Affiliate of ACNM
Spoke to the bill: Mark Brinton, Utah Medical Association
MOTION: Rep. Kiser moved to transmit 1st Substitute H.B. 190 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Kiser moved to place 1st Substitute H.B. 190 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Brown moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.
Vice Chair Pitcher adjourned the meeting at 5:13 p.m.
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Rep. James Dunnigan, Chair