PROPOSED  A G E N D A

(subject to revision)

            Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim  Committee

                                            UW Outreach Building

                                                Casper, Wyoming

Monday,  December 1, 2003

8:30 a.m.          Call to Order/Approval of Minutes

8:35 a.m.          Dental Issues-Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities – Loretta Wolf

9:05 a.m.          Report from WWAMI meeting in Seattle ­– Senator Massie

9:20 a.m.          Workforce Development Training Fund – Kathy  Emmons

10:00 a.m.        Break

10:15 a.m.        Healthcare information technology system – feasibility study

                                    •  04LSO0237  Health care technology study

11:45 a.m.        Lunch

1:15 p.m.          Medicaid Cost Containment Subcommittee Report – Representative Miller

                                    •  04LSO0154  Medicaid-hospital payments

                                    •  04LSO0156  Medicaid-transplant coverage

                                    •  04LSO0157  School foundation-medicaid adjustment

                                    •  Others

2:15 p.m.          Report on Strook Commission – Senator Massie and Representative Iekel

                                    •  Hospital Cost Containment – Kaiser/Perdue

                                    •  Other bills

3:30 p.m.          Break

3:45 p.m.          Health Care Commission Recommendations – Subcommittee

5:00 p.m.          Recess

Tuesday,  December 2, 2003

 8:00 a.m.          Call to Order

 8:05 a.m.          Department of Health Issues – Deb Fleming

                                    •  Public Health – nurses' salaries

                                    •  Pharmacy Technical Assistance – PDAP funding issues

                                    •  Other issues

8:35 a.m.          WWAMI and Related Physician Workforce Issues – UW

10:00 a.m.        Break

10:15 a.m.        Health Care Commission/Strook Commission Reports – Continued Discussion

11:45 a.m.        Lunch

1:15 p.m.          Health Care Commission/Tort Reform

                                    •  Public Discussion

                                    •  Constitutional Amendments

                                                - Three options

                                    •  Insurance rate limitation bill

                                    •  Medical Society recommendations on insurance regulations

                                    •  Contingency fee bill – public information

                                    •  Medical Errors Commission – study bill

4:00 p.m.          Discuss need and date for next meeting

Adjourn Upon Completion of Committee Business