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MINUTES HOUSE HEALTH and HUMAN SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE Tuesday, January 26, 2021|2:00 P.M.|445 State Capitol MINUTES HOUSE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE Tuesday, January 26, 2021|2:00 p.m.|445 State Capitol Members Present: Rep. Paul Ray Rep. Merrill F. Nelson, Chair Rep. Robert M. Spendlove Rep. Candice B. Pierucci, Vice Chair Rep. Raymond P. Ward Rep. Cheryl K. Acton Rep. Stewart E. Barlow Members Absent: Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost Rep. Steve Eliason Rep. Sandra Hollins Rep. Marsha Judkins Staff Present: Rep. Rosemary Lesser Karin M. Rueff, Policy Analyst Rep. Kelly B. Miles Rafaela Eguiguren, Committee Secretary Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov. Vice Chair Pierucci assumed the chair. Vice Chair Pierucci called the meeting to order at 2:01 p.m. MOTION: Rep. Miles moved to approve the minutes for January 21, 2020. The motion passed with a vote of 11 - 0 - 2. Yeas-11 Nays-0 Absent-2 Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Barlow Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Lesser Rep. K. Miles Rep. M. Nelson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Ward 1 . H.B. 110 Health Care Payment Amendments (Winder, M.) Rep. Mike Winder presented the bill. MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to pass H.B. 110 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 12 - 0 - 1. Page 1 of 5 HOUSE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE January 26, 2021 Yeas-12 Nays-0 Absent-1 Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Lesser Rep. K. Miles Rep. M. Nelson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward 2 . H.B. 85 Controlled Substance Database Access Amendments (Hall, C.) Rep. Craig Hall presented the bill. MOTION: Rep. Ward moved to pass H.B. 85 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 12 - 0 - 1. Yeas-12 Nays-0 Absent-1 Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Lesser Rep. K. Miles Rep. M. Nelson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward 3 . H.B. 102 Contraception for Inmates (Dailey-Provost, J.) Rep. Dailey-Provost presented the bill. Amelia Clement, Practicing Gynecologist, spoke in favor of the bill. Natalie Williams spoke in favor of the bill. Maryann Martindale, Utah Academy of Family Physicians, spoke in favor of the bill. Gabby Saunders, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, spoke in favor of the bill. MOTION: Rep. Lesser moved to pass H.B. 102 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9 - 3 - 1. Page 2 of 5 HOUSE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE January 26, 2021 Yeas-9 Nays-3 Absent-1 Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Barlow Rep. S. Eliason Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. M. Nelson Rep. S. Hollins Rep. P. Ray Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Lesser Rep. K. Miles Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward 4 . H.B. 167 HIV Testing Amendments (Judkins, M.) Rep. Judkins presented the bill with the assistance of Susan Chasson, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program Manager, Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault. MOTION: Rep. Acton moved to replace H.B. 167 with 1st Substitute H.B. 167. The motion passed with a vote of 12 - 0 - 1. Yeas-12 Nays-0 Absent-1 Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Lesser Rep. K. Miles Rep. M. Nelson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward MOTION: Rep. Miles moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 167 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 12 - 0 - 1. Yeas-12 Nays-0 Absent-1 Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Lesser Rep. K. Miles Rep. M. Nelson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward 5 . H.B. 206 Epinephrine Auto-injector Access Amendments (Harrison, S.) Rep. Suzanne Harrison presented the bill with the assistance of Rep. Norman Thurston. MOTION: Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to amend H.B. 206 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 11 - 0 - 2. Amendment 1 H.B. 206 Page 3 of 5 HOUSE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE January 26, 2021 1. Page 1, Line 14: 14 price;{ and } ▸ modifies the circumstances under which the Public Employees' Benefit and Insurance Program offers the discount program; and 2. Page 3, Lines 64 through 66: 64 (2) Notwithstanding Subsection 49-20-201(1), and for the purpose of the [insulin] 65 discount program only, the program shall offer [an insulin] a discount program that allows 66 participants to purchase [insulin] a qualified prescription at a discounted, post-rebate price when a rebate is available . Yeas-11 Nays-0 Absent-2 Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Barlow Rep. R. Ward Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Lesser Rep. K. Miles Rep. M. Nelson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Spendlove Maryann Martindale, Utah Academy of Family Physicians, spoke in favor of the bill. Danny Harris, Administrative Director, American Association of Retired Persons, Utah Chapter, spoke in favor of this bill. Courtney Bullard, Education and Collaborations Director, Utah Health Policy Project, spoke in favor of this bill. MOTION: Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass H.B. 206 as amended with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed with a vote of 12 - 0 - 1. Yeas-12 Nays-0 Absent-1 Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Lesser Rep. K. Miles Rep. M. Nelson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward 6 . H.B. 202 Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Thurston, N.) Rep. Thurston presented the bill with the assistance of Daniel O'Bannon, Director, Utah Division of Consumer Protection. Maryann Martindale, Utah Academy of Family Physicians, spoke to the bill. Michelle McOmber, Utah Medical Association, spoke to the bill. Page 4 of 5 HOUSE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE January 26, 2021 MOTION: Rep. Ward moved to pass H.B. 202 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10 - 1 - 2. Yeas-10 Nays-1 Absent-2 Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Barlow Rep. S. Eliason Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. P. Ray Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Lesser Rep. K. Miles Rep. M. Nelson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward MOTION: Rep. Ward moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 11 - 0 - 2. Yeas-11 Nays-0 Absent-2 Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Barlow Rep. P. Ray Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Lesser Rep. K. Miles Rep. M. Nelson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward Vice Chair Pierucci adjourned the meeting at 3:55 p.m. Page 5 of 5.
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