A G E N D A

(subject to revision)

Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee

Central Wyoming Counseling Center

Casper, Wyoming

Thursday-Friday, September 23-24, 2004

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

8:30 am            Call to Order

8:35 am            Spit Tobacco – Sara Growney

9:00 am            Wyoming Health Insurance Pool – Ken Vines

·        extension of 6/30/05 sunset

·        alternative to premium tax funding

10:00 am          Break

10:15 am          Children and Families Initiative update – Marilyn Patton

Noon            Lunch

1:00 pm            Preventive Health Measures – Heart Association, Cancer Society

1:45 pm            Health Care Information Technology update – Carol Jenkins

2:15 pm            Department of Health updates

                            •Budget flex authority for emergency cases

                            •Substance abuse control plan

3:00 pm            Break

3:15 pm            Workers' Compensation – management audit recommendations update

3:30 pm            Workers' Compensation

                                    •"Fully-funded" bill

                                    •Authority to define intoxication

4:30 pm           Workers' Compensation – Illegal Alien Exclusion – Ernie Schmidt (Wyo. Sawmills/Timber Products Mfrs. Assn.)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

8:00 am            Subcommittee Reports and Draft Bills

·        Long-term care

·        Public health

10:00 am          Break

10:15 am          Workforce Training Fund update – Kathy Emmons

10:30 am          Medicaid Funding of Special Education Costs – Lisa Skiles Parady

11:30 am          Wyoming Network for Tele-health – Deb Fleming, Fran Cadez

Noon            Lunch

1:30 pm            Juvenile issues – Mike Huston

2:00 pm            Review other draft legislation & sunsetting bills

2:30 pm            Public Comment

3:30 pm            Other committee business

Adjourn Upon Completion of Committee Business