S.F. No. 0045

Health care provider loan repayments.

Sponsored By: Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee

AN ACT relating to health care providers; amending loan repayment programs by specifying additional eligible providers; reducing the required level of local matching funds as specified; providing appropriations; and providing for an effective date.

02/03/2004 Bill Number Assigned

02/09/2004 S Received for Introduction

02/09/2004 S Introduced and Referred to S10

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend and Vasey.

Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

02/13/2004 S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Barrasso, Boggs, Case, Massie and Scott

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

02/13/2004 S Placed on General File

02/13/2004 S Rereferred to S02

02/17/2004 S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Devin, Hines, Job and Schiffer

Nays: Senator(s) Cathcart

Ayes 4 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

02/17/2004 S Placed on General File

SF0045SS001/ADOPTED

Page 3-line 20 Strike "legally".

Page 3-line 21 Strike "authorized" insert "certified".

Page 5-line 5 After "year." insert "Additionally, there is appropriated from the budget reserve account to the department of health thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00) and authorized one (1) part-time position to administer this act.". SCOTT, CHAIRMAN

SF0045SS002/ADOPTED

Page 5-line 5 In the First Senate Standing Committee Amendment (SF0045SS001/A) to this line, after "($30,000.00)" insert "." and delete balance of line. SCHIFFER, CHAIRMAN

02/20/2004 S Passed CoW

02/23/2004 S Laid Back Pursuant to SR 10-4A

02/24/2004 S Passed 2nd Reading

02/25/2004 S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend and Vasey.

Nays: Senator(s) Erb

Ayes 29 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

02/26/2004 H Received for Introduction

02/26/2004 H Introduced and Referred to H10

03/01/2004 H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Gilmore, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, McMurtrey, Miller, Osborn and Robinson

Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

03/01/2004 H Placed on General File

03/01/2004 H Rereferred to H02

03/01/2004 H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Jones, Jorgensen, Meuli, Nicholas, Philp and Warren

Excused: Representative(s) Luthi

Ayes 6 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

03/01/2004 H Placed on General File

SF0045HS001/ADOPTED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 3-line 1 Strike "agree".

Page 3-line 2 Strike "to".

Page 5-line 9 After "($30,000.00)" insert "to administer the loan repayment program". OSBORN, CHAIRMAN

SF0045HS002/FAILED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 4 Delete "providing appropriations;".

Page 4-lines 22 through 24 Delete entirely.

Page 5-lines 1 through 12 Delete entirely including the first standing committee amendment (SF0045HS001/AE) to these lines.

Page 5-line 14 Delete "3" insert "2". NICHOLAS, CHAIRMAN

03/01/2004 H Passed CoW

SF0045H2001/ADOPTED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 3 After ";" insert "amending repayment agreement terms as specified;".

Page 1-line 10 After "(intro)," insert "(i),".

Page 2-line 12 After "department" insert ". A physician or dentist shall agree to provide medical care for the period of the contract in underserved areas of the state and shall accept patients qualified under the Medical Assistance and Services Act and the child health insurance program who seek medical care which the physician or dentist is qualified to provide. The department of health, in consultation with the state board of medicine and the board of dental examiners, shall determine which areas of the state are underserved and which provider services are most needed in each underserved area".

Page 4-After line 2 Insert:

"(i) Require the health care provider to provide health care services in a community of the state from among a list of communities developed by the department. A health care provider shall agree to provide medical care for the period of the contract in underserved areas of the state and shall accept patients qualified under the Medical Assistance and Services Act and the child health insurance program who seek medical care which the health care provider is qualified to provide. The department of health, in consultation with the appropriate health care provider licensing boards, shall determine which areas of the state are underserved and which provider services are most needed in each underserved area;". HINCKLEY

03/02/2004 H Passed 2nd Reading

03/03/2004 H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Nays: Representative(s) Landon

Excused: Representative(s) Tipton

Ayes 58 Nays 1 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

03/04/2004 S Did Concur

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend and Vasey.

Nays: Senator(s) Erb

Ayes 29 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

03/04/2004 Assigned Number SEA No. 0041

03/04/2004 S President Signed SEA No. 0041

03/04/2004 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0041

03/11/2004 Governor Signed SEA No. 0041

03/11/2004 Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0106 Session Laws of Wyoming 2004.