S.F. No. 0048

Health care commission amendments.

 

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

 

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming health care commission; expanding commission membership, as specified; providing for staggered terms; removing limitation on staff for the commission; amending the commission's duties, as specified; repealing obsolete provisions; authorizing fees for commission reports and data; granting subpoena authority; amending reporting dates; extending sunset date; requiring a task force and report on reducing private health insurance costs and the number of uninsured; requiring a report and plan for demonstration of alternate compensation systems, as specified; requiring a study and report for redesign of the Medicaid benefit system as specified; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/13/2006   Bill Number Assigned

2/13/2006   S Received for Introduction

2/14/2006   S Introduced and Referred to S10

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Jennings, Larson, Massie, Meier, Peck, Peterson, Schiffer, Scott, Townsend and Von Flatern.

Nays:  Senator(s) Case, Hines, Job, Johnson, Mockler, Nicholas, Ross, Sessions and Vasey.

Ayes 21    Nays 9    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/21/2006   S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Aullman, Barrasso, Decaria, Massie and Scott

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/21/2006   S Placed on General File

 

SF0048SS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 6           Delete "granting subpoena authority" insert "authorizing commission subcommittees to include non-commission members".

Page 1-line 8           Delete "task force and".

Page 1-line 9           Delete "requiring a".

Page 1-line 10          Delete.

Page 1-line 11          Delete "systems, as specified;".

Page 2-line 1           After "9‑2‑2802(b)" insert "and by creating a new subsection (d)".

Page 2-line 2           Delete "new subsections" insert "a new subsection".

Page 2-line 3           Delete "and (g)".

Page 3-after line 17    Insert and renumber:

"(d)  The commission may create subcommittees to work on specific topics.  The chairman of the commission, with the approval of the governor, may appoint Wyoming residents not members of the commission to serve on any subcommittee and these subcommittee members may, with the approval of the governor, be paid in the same manner as members of the commission.".

Page 3-line 20          After "rulemaking" delete ";".

Page 3-line 21          Delete "administrative subpoenas".

Page 5-lines 9 through 13     Delete and renumber.

Page 5-line 23          Delete and renumber.

Page 6-lines 1 through 22     Delete.

Page 7-lines 1 through 22     Delete.

Page 8-lines 1 through 7            Delete.

Page 8-line 9           Delete "4" insert "3"; after "The" delete balance of line and insert "commission shall".

Page 8-line 10          Delete "proposals" insert "additional means".

Page 8-line 12          After "insurance." delete balance of line.

Page 8-lines 13 through 16    Delete.

Page 8-line 17          Delete "to the commission, which" insert "The commission".

Page 8-line 22          Delete "5" insert "4".

Page 9-line 16          Delete "6" insert "5".  SCOTT, CHAIRMAN

 

SF0048SW001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 12          After "specified;" insert "providing an appropriation;".

Page 9-after line 14    Insert and renumber:

"Section 5.  Two million ninety-one thousand six hundred sixteen dollars ($2,091,616.00) is appropriated from the general fund to the health care commission for the operation of the commission and the purposes of this act.".

Page 9-line 16          Delete the Senate Standing Committee amendment (SF0048SS001/A) to this line.  SCOTT

 

2/22/2006   S Passed CoW

2/23/2006   S Passed 2nd Reading

2/24/2006   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Peck, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern.

Nays:  Senator(s) Case

Ayes 29    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/27/2006   H Received for Introduction

2/28/2006   H Introduced and Referred to H10

3/2/2006    H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barnard, Brechtel, Harvey, Hastert, Iekel, Jackson, Martin and Osborn

Excused:  Representative(s) Morgan

Ayes 8    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/2/2006    H Placed on General File

3/2/2006    H Rereferred to H02

3/3/2006    H02 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Berger, Jones, Jorgensen, Meuli, Petersen, Philp, Simpson and Warren

Ayes 8    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/3/2006    H Placed on General File

 

SF0048HS001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 12          After "appropriation" insert "; authorizing positions;".

Page 7-line 6           After "commission" insert "and three (3) positions are authorized". OSBORN, CHAIRMAN       

 

3/6/2006    H Passed CoW

3/7/2006    H Passed 2nd Reading

3/8/2006    H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Barnard, Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gay, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hageman, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lubnau, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meuli, Miller, Morgan, Olsen, Osborn, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Quarberg, Reese, Robinson, Samuelson, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, White and Zwonitzer.

Excused:  Representative(s) Jackson and Lockhart.

Ayes 58    Nays 0    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/9/2006    S Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Aullman, Barrasso, Boggs, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Hanes, Hawks, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Peck, Peterson, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Townsend.

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Burns, Case, Geis, Hines, Nicholas, Ross, Vasey and Von Flatern.

Ayes 21    Nays 9    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/9/2006    Assigned Number SEA No. 0041

3/10/2006   S President Signed SEA No. 0041

3/10/2006   H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0041

3/21/2006   Governor Signed SEA No. 0041

3/23/2006   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0068  Session Laws of Wyoming 2006.