Legislature(1999 - 2000)

03/16/2000 03:10 PM House STA

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             HOUSE STATE AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                             
                         March 16, 2000                                                                                         
                            3:10 p.m.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative Jeannette James, Chair                                                                                           
Representative Jim Whitaker                                                                                                     
Representative Bill Hudson                                                                                                      
Representative Beth Kerttula                                                                                                    
Representative Hal Smalley                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative Joe Green                                                                                                        
Representative Scott Ogan                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 297                                                                                                              
"An Act relating to the certificate of need program; and                                                                        
providing for an effective date."                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
          - MOVED CSHB 297(STA) OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS ACTION                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
BILL: HB 297                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE: CERTIFICATE OF NEED PROGRAM                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Jrn-Date    Jrn-Page           Action                                                                                           
 1/21/00      1961     (H)  READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                     
 1/21/00      1961     (H)  HES                                                                                                 
 2/02/00      2076     (H)  COSPONSOR(S): KOTT                                                                                  
 2/10/00               (H)  HES AT  3:00 PM CAPITOL 106                                                                         
 2/10/00               (H)  Heard & Held                                                                                        
 2/10/00               (H)  MINUTE(HES)                                                                                         
 2/11/00      2186     (H)  STA REFERRAL ADDED AFTER HES                                                                        
 2/15/00               (H)  HES AT  3:00 PM CAPITOL 106                                                                         
 2/15/00               (H)  Moved CSHB 297(HES) Out of Committee                                                                
 2/15/00               (H)  MINUTE(HES)                                                                                         
 2/18/00      2235     (H)  HES RPT CS(HES)  4AM                                                                                
 2/18/00      2235     (H)  AM: GREEN, DYSON, COGHILL, BRICE                                                                    
 2/18/00      2236     (H)  INDETERMINATE FISCAL NOTE (DHSS)                                                                    
 2/23/00      2289     (H)  COSPONSOR(S): BUNDE                                                                                 
 2/24/00               (H)  STA AT  8:00 AM CAPITOL 102                                                                         
 2/24/00               (H)  Heard & Held                                                                                        
 2/24/00               (H)  MINUTE(STA)                                                                                         
 2/29/00               (H)  STA AT  8:00 AM CAPITOL 102                                                                         
 2/29/00               (H)  Heard & Held                                                                                        
 2/29/00               (H)  MINUTE(STA)                                                                                         
 2/29/00               (H)  MINUTE(STA)                                                                                         
 3/06/00               (H)  STA AT  9:00 AM CAPITOL 102                                                                         
                            (SUBCOMMITTEE)                                                                                      
 3/06/00               (H)  MINUTES(STA) (SUBCOMMITTEE)                                                                         
 3/16/00               (H)  STA AT  8:00 AM CAPITOL 102                                                                         
 3/16/00               (H)  Heard & Held                                                                                        
 3/16/00               (H)  STA AT  3:00 PM CAPITOL 102                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
No witnesses to record                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
[No tape  is available due to  technical error.  The  minutes were                                                              
constructed from the committee secretary's log notes.]                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  JEANNETTE JAMES  called the  House  State Affairs  Standing                                                              
Committee meeting,  which had been recessed that  morning, back to                                                              
order at  3:10 p.m.   Members present  at the  call to  order were                                                              
Representatives   James,    Whitaker,   Kerttula    and   Smalley.                                                              
Representative  Hudson arrived  as  the meeting  was in  progress.                                                              
Representatives Green and Ogan were absent.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HB 297-CERTIFICATE OF NEED PROGRAM                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
[No tape  is available due to  technical error.  The  minutes were                                                              
constructed from the committee secretary's log notes.]                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR JAMES  announced that  the only order  of business  would be                                                              
HOUSE BILL  NO. 297, "An Act  relating to the certificate  of need                                                              
program;  and  providing for  an  effective  date."   [Before  the                                                              
committee  was a proposed  committee substitute  (CS), version  1-                                                              
LS1303\M, Lauterbach, 3/15/00.]                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  JAMES commented  that  Medicaid  would affect  recovery  of                                                              
capital  costs if a  certificate  of need (CON)  is not  obtained.                                                              
Nevertheless, the  Department of Health and Social  Services would                                                              
not require a CON under the proposed  CS.  Therefore, Amendment 1,                                                              
requested  by  Representative  Kerttula, was  drafted  to  clarify                                                              
language in the proposed CS.  Amendment  1, dated 3/15/00, read as                                                              
follows:                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
     Page 1, line 14:  After "facility" delete [OTHER THAN A                                                                    
     NURSING HOME]                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
      Page 1, line 14:  After "facility" insert "that is an                                                                   
     ambulatory surgical facility"                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
      Page 2, lines 7-8:  Delete all material and renumber                                                                      
     remaining sections accordingly.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HUDSON made a motion to adopt Amendment 1.  There                                                                
being no objection, Amendment 1 was adopted.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HUDSON made a motion to move CSHB 297 [version 1-                                                                
LS1303\M, Lauterbach,  3/15/00, as amended] out  of committee with                                                              
individual recommendations  and the  attached fiscal note.   There                                                              
being  no objection,  CSHB  297(STA) moved  from  the House  State                                                              
Affairs Standing Committee.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There being no further business before the committee, the House                                                                 
State Affairs Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 3:12                                                                  
p.m.                                                                                                                            

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