2008-03-31                     Senate Journal                      Page 2474
SB 245                                                                                                                        
The Health, Education and Social Services Committee considered                                                                  
SENATE BILL NO. 245 "An Act establishing the Alaska Health Care                                                                 
Commission and the Alaska health care information office; relating to                                                           
health care planning and information; repealing the certificate of need                                                         
program for certain health care facilities and relating to the repeal;                                                          
annulling certain regulations required for implementation of the                                                                
certificate of need program for certain health care facilities; and                                                             
providing for an effective date" and recommended it be replaced with                                                            
                                                                                                                                
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 245(HES) "An Act                                                                               
          establishing the Alaska Health Care Commission and                                                                    
          the Alaska health care information office; relating to                                                                
          health care planning and information; amending the                                                                    
          certificate of need requirements to exclude                                                                           
          expenditures for diagnostic imaging equipment in                                                                      
          certain circumstances; providing for a study of the                                                                   
          certificate of need program; and providing for an                                                                     
          effective date."                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senator Davis, Chair; Senator Thomas. Signing do                                                               
not pass: Senator Cowdery. Signing no recommendation: Senators                                                                  
Elton, Dyson.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
     Fiscal Note No. 5, indeterminate, Department of Health and Social                                                          
      Services                                                                                                                  
     Fiscal Note No. 6, indeterminate, Department of Health and Social                                                          
      Services                                                                                                                  
     Fiscal Note No. 7, Department of Health and Social Services                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                                                  
     Fiscal Note No. 2, Department of Health and Social Services                                                                
     Fiscal Note No. 4, Department of Health and Social Services                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.