A G E N D A

(subject to revision)

Long-term Care Subcommittee of the

Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim  Committee

Room 204

State Capitol Building

Cheyenne, Wyoming

Tuesday,  September 14, 2004

8:00 a.m.           Call to Order/Introductions

8:05 a.m.           Medicare Prescription Drug Program – Alex Trujillo, Administrator, CMS Denver

9:00 a.m.           Prescription Drug Update – Dept. of Health

                                    • Effect of Medicare prescription drug program on state programs\ budget

                                    • PDAP update

10:00 a.m.         Break

10:15 a.m.         Reports from Dept. of Health

                                    • Hiring of health workers for state facilities – state personnel rules.

                                    • Other topics assigned

11:15 a.m.         Senior Citizen Special District Election timing – Senior Citizen Center directors

11:30 a.m.         Ombudsmen Program – Representative Deb. Alden 

Noon               Lunch

1:00 p.m.           Veterans' long-term care services – Don Ewing, Wyo. Veterans Comn.

1:30 p.m.           Public health nurses – wage disparity

2:00 p.m.           Review of draft legislation

                                    • Certified geriatric aides – Senator Boggs

                                    • Certified medication assistants

                                    • Licensure protocol for assisted living facilities

                                    • Uniform health care decisions

                                    • W.S. 42-4-104(c) – nursing home cost rebasing schedule

                                    •Long term care insurance – Senator Case

3:30 p.m.           Public Comment/Committee Discussion

Adjourn upon completion of committee business