Legislature(2013 - 2014)BUTROVICH 205
04/16/2014 01:30 PM Senate HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE SENATE HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE April 16, 2014 1:46 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Senator Bert Stedman, Chair Senator Peter Micciche, Vice Chair Senator Pete Kelly MEMBERS ABSENT Senator Johnny Ellis Senator Kevin Meyer COMMITTEE CALENDAR COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 134(HSS) "An Act requiring Medicaid payment for medication compliance packaging, delivery, and dispensing services of a prescription for specified recipients; and providing for an effective date." - MOVED CSHB 134(HSS) OUT OF COMMITTEE PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION BILL: HB 134 SHORT TITLE: MEDICAID PAYMENT FOR MEDISET PRESCRIPTION SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) COSTELLO 02/20/13 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 02/20/13 (H) HSS, FIN 03/19/13 (H) HSS AT 3:00 PM CAPITOL 106 03/19/13 (H) Heard & Held 03/19/13 (H) MINUTE(HSS) 03/28/13 (H) HSS AT 3:00 PM CAPITOL 106 03/28/13 (H) Heard & Held 03/28/13 (H) MINUTE(HSS) 04/02/13 (H) HSS AT 3:00 PM CAPITOL 106 04/02/13 (H) Heard & Held 04/02/13 (H) MINUTE(HSS) 04/04/13 (H) HSS AT 3:00 PM CAPITOL 106 04/04/13 (H) Scheduled But Not Heard 04/06/13 (H) HSS AT 9:00 AM CAPITOL 106 04/06/13 (H) Heard & Held 04/06/13 (H) MINUTE(HSS) 04/08/13 (H) FIN AT 8:00 AM HOUSE FINANCE 519 04/08/13 (H) Scheduled But Not Heard 03/13/14 (H) HSS AT 3:00 PM CAPITOL 106 03/13/14 (H) Scheduled But Not Heard 03/14/14 (H) HSS AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 106 03/14/14 (H) Moved CSHB 134(HSS) Out of Committee 03/14/14 (H) MINUTE(HSS) 03/17/14 (H) HSS RPT CS(HSS) NT 4DP 2NR 03/17/14 (H) DP: REINBOLD, NAGEAK, TARR, HIGGINS 03/17/14 (H) NR: PRUITT, KELLER 03/24/14 (H) FIN AT 8:30 AM HOUSE FINANCE 519 03/24/14 (H) Heard & Held 03/24/14 (H) MINUTE(FIN) 03/26/14 (H) FIN AT 7:00 PM HOUSE FINANCE 519 03/26/14 (H) -- MEETING CANCELED -- 03/28/14 (H) FIN RPT CS(HSS) NT 6DP 4NR 03/28/14 (H) DP: GUTTENBERG, HOLMES, MUNOZ, GARA, COSTELLO, STOLTZE 03/28/14 (H) NR: THOMPSON, NEUMAN, T.WILSON, AUSTERMAN 03/28/14 (H) FIN AT 8:30 AM HOUSE FINANCE 519 03/28/14 (H) Moved CSHB 134(HSS) Out of Committee 03/28/14 (H) MINUTE(FIN) 04/01/14 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) 04/01/14 (H) VERSION: CSHB 134(HSS) 04/02/14 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 04/02/14 (S) HSS 04/07/14 (S) HSS AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 04/07/14 (S) -- MEETING CANCELED -- 04/09/14 (S) HSS AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 04/09/14 (S) Scheduled But Not Heard 04/11/14 (S) HSS AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 04/11/14 (S) -- MEETING CANCELED -- 04/14/14 (S) HSS AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 04/14/14 (S) Heard & Held 04/14/14 (S) MINUTE(HSS) 04/16/14 (S) HSS AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 WITNESS REGISTER CHARLES GUINCHARD, Staff Representative Mia Costello Alaska State Legislature Juneau, Alaska POSITION STATEMENT: Presented information related to HB 134 on behalf of the sponsor. WILLIAM STREUR, Commissioner Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) POSITION STATEMENT: Answered questions related to HB 134. ACTION NARRATIVE 1:46:17 PM CHAIR BERT STEDMAN called the Senate Health and Social Services Standing Committee meeting to order at 1:46 p.m. Present at the call to order were Senators Micciche, Kelly, and Chair Stedman. HB 134-MEDICAID PAYMENT FOR MEDISET PRESCRIPTION 1:47:15 PM CHAIR STEDMAN announced the consideration of HB 134. [CSHB 134(HSS) was before the committee.] He said it is the second hearing on the bill. The intent is to move the bill from committee with the attached Letter of Intent. 1:47:26 PM CHARLES GUINCHARD, Staff, Representative Mia Costello, Alaska State Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, presented information related to HB 134 on behalf of the sponsor. He said that the sponsor has no objection to the Letter of Intent. CHAIR STEMAN read the Letter of Intent: It is the intent of the Alaska State Legislature that the Commissioner of the Department of Health and Social Services make every reasonable effort to adopt equitable regulations providing the same fee established in AS 47.07.031 to all pharmacies in the state that dispense medisets or similar unit doses to qualified medical assistance recipients in the state. He explained that the committee wanted a broader reach and to have it apply to smaller pharmacies also. 1:49:03 PM WILLIAM STREUR, Commissioner, Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), introduced himself and offered to answer questions related to HB 134. CHAIR STEDMAN asked Commissioner Struer if he was comfortable with the Letter of Intent. COMMISSIONER STREUR said he is comfortable with the Letter of Intent and the recommendation contained therein but, depending on how the Letter of Intent is interpreted, it could be very expensive. CHAIR STEDMAN said that would be up to the Senate Finance Committee. SENATOR MICCICHE requested more information about the possible expense. COMMISSIONER STREUR related that the department worked on a fiscal note based on what would happen if restrictions in regulations were removed. He stated that the Letter of Intent addresses regulations and not the bill because the bill does not speak to a percentage of medisets a pharmacy must dispense in order to qualify for the reimbursement. If the provision is opened statewide, it would cost about $500,000 more a year for dispensing fees. CHAIR STEDMAN asked if dispensing fees are controlled by regulation. COMMISSIONER STREUR said yes. 1:51:16 PM SENATOR MICCICHE moved to report CS for HB 134, version E, from committee with individual recommendations, attached zero fiscal note, and the attached Letter of Intent. CHAIR STEDMAN announced that without objection, CSHB 134(HSS) is reported from the Senate Health and Social Services Standing Committee. 1:52:06 PM There being nothing further to come before the committee, Chair Stedman adjourned the Senate Health and Social Services Standing Committee at 1:52 p.m.
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HB 134 letter of intent.pdf |
SHSS 4/16/2014 1:30:00 PM |
HB 134 |
Pharmacy Regs 2013 Adopted.pdf |
SHSS 4/16/2014 1:30:00 PM |
HB 134 |