S.F. No. 0061

Health insurance reform-2.

Sponsored By: Senator(s) Scott, Hastert, Hunnicutt, Landen and Schiffer and Representative(s) Brown, Bonner, Landon, Millin and Throne

AN ACT relating to health insurance; creating a health care reform demonstration project using the board and administrative structure of the Wyoming health insurance pool as specified; providing for a benefit design committee; authorizing payment of committee members' expenses as specified; providing for the design of the benefits package and plan of operation of the project; providing for eligibility; providing definitions; providing for evaluation of the project comparing project health costs to Medicaid costs if participants had been enrolled in Medicaid; providing for a repeal date; requiring reports; providing appropriations; and providing for an effective date.

2/8/2010 Bill Number Assigned

2/9/2010 S Received for Introduction

2/10/2010 S Introduced and Referred to S10

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Elliott, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Martin, Massie, Meier, Meyer, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend and Von Flatern

Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/12/2010 S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Hastert, Hunnicutt, Landen, Schiffer and Scott

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/12/2010 S Placed on General File

2/12/2010 S Rereferred to S02

2/17/2010 S02 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Massie, Meier, Nicholas, Peterson and Townsend

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/17/2010 S Placed on General File

SF0061SS001/ADOPTED

Page 6-line 20 Delete "with" insert "and"; delete "matching".

Page 9-line 19 Delete "unless referred" insert ".".

Page 9-line 20 Delete through "physician.".

Page 16-line 2 After "(500)" insert "persons counting both the"; after "their" insert "enrolled".

Page 16-line 12 After "(2,500)" insert "persons counting both the"; after "their" insert "enrolled".

Page 16-line 14 Delete "participants" insert "persons".

Page 24-after line 3 Insert:

"(c)  The project may, with the consent of the governor, accept federal funds for the purposes of this act provided the conditions on receipt of the federal funds are not inconsistent with this act and do not impair the integrity of the pilot project under this act.". SCOTT, CHAIRMAN

2/18/2010 S Passed CoW

SF0061S2001/ADOPTED

Page 24-after line 3 Delete the Senate Standing Committee Amendment (SF0061SS001/A) to this line and insert:

"(c)  The project may, with the consent of the governor, accept federal funds or private funds for the purposes of this act provided the conditions on receipt of the federal funds or private funds are not inconsistent with this act and do not impair the integrity of the pilot project under this act.". SCOTT

2/19/2010 S Passed 2nd Reading

2/22/2010 S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Elliott, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Martin, Massie, Meier, Meyer, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend and Von Flatern

Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/23/2010 H Received for Introduction

2/23/2010 H Introduced and Referred to H10

2/25/2010 H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Bonner, Davison, Esquibel, K., Harvey, Kimble, Landon, Millin and Shepperson

Excused: Representative(s) Hallinan

Ayes 8 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/25/2010 H Placed on General File

2/25/2010 H Rereferred to H02

2/26/2010 H02 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Berger, Hammons, Harshman, Jorgensen, Pedersen and Steward

Excused: Representative(s) Philp

Ayes 6 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/26/2010 H Placed on General File

SF0061HS001/ADOPTED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 17-line 5 After "governor" insert ", the joint labor, health and social services interim committee".

Page 17-line 7 After "governor" insert ", the joint labor, health and social services interim committee".

Page 21-line 1 After "to" insert "the joint labor, health and social services interim committee,". LANDON, CHAIRMAN

3/1/2010 H Passed CoW

SF0061H2001/ADOPTED (CORRECTED COPY) (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 5-line 19 Delete "actually".

Page 6-line 15 Delete "may do more harm than good or"; delete "be".

Page 6-line 16 Delete "helpful" insert "improve the participant's overall health".

Page 24-line 9 Delete "and" insert ",".

Page 24-line 10 After "act" insert "and do not create any obligations, other than reporting obligations, in addition to those created by this act.". STUBSON

SF0061H2002/ADOPTED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 16-line 6 Delete "July 1" insert "October 1". STEWARD

SF0061H2003/ADOPTED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 15-line 13 After "subsection" insert "due to extended illness of the participant."; delete balance of the line.

Page 15-lines 14 through 16 Delete entirely. BUCHANAN, SHEPPERSON

3/2/2010 H Passed 2nd Reading

SF0061H3001/FAILED (CORRECTED COPY) (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 13-line 10 Delete "twenty (20)" insert "thirty (30)".

Page 15-line 10 Delete "twenty (20)" insert "thirty (30)". COHEE, SHEPPERSON

3/3/2010 H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Brown, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Kimble, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, McKim, McOmie, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Petersen, Roscoe, Shepperson, Simpson, Steward, Stubson, Thompson, Throne and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Nays: Representative(s) Brechtel, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Edmonds, Hales, Jorgensen, Madden, Miller, Peasley, Pedersen, Quarberg, Semlek, Teeters, Wallis and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused: Representative(s) Hallinan and Philp

Ayes 42 Nays 16 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

3/4/2010 S Received for Concurrence

3/4/2010 S Did Concur

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Elliott, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Martin, Massie, Meier, Meyer, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend and Von Flatern

Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

3/4/2010 Assigned Number SEA No. 0042

3/4/2010 S President Signed SEA No. 0042

3/5/2010 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0042

3/10/2010 Governor Signed SEA No. 0042

3/10/2010 Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0096 Session Laws of Wyoming 2010