Legislature(2013 - 2014)BUTROVICH 205
04/16/2014 01:30 PM Senate HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES
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| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
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= bill was previously heard/scheduled
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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.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |