Legislature(1999 - 2000)
1999-05-10 House Journal
Full Journal pdf1999-05-10 House Journal Page 1287 HB 187 The following was read the second time: 1999-05-10 House Journal Page 1288 HB 187 HOUSE BILL NO. 187 "An Act relating to the certificate of need program for nursing care facilities and other facilities; and providing for an effective date." with the: Journal Page HES RPT 2DP 3NR 977 FISCAL NOTE (DHSS) 977 FIN RPT CS(FIN) NT 3DP 7NR 1222 FISCAL NOTE (DHSS) 4/26/99 1223 Representative Green moved and asked unanimous consent that the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 187(FIN) "An Act removing a requirement that a certificate of need is needed before elimination of a category of health services provided by a health care facility; prohibiting a person from converting a building or part of a building to a nursing home that requires licensure unless authorized by a certificate of need; setting a standard of review for applications for certificates of need relating to nursing homes and nursing home beds and relating to that standard of review; providing that the standard of review for applications for certificates of need for beds other than nursing home beds or for a health care facility other than a nursing home is the availability and quality of existing health care resources or the accessibility to those resources compared to the current or projected requirement for health services required to maintain the good health of citizens of this state; defining the term 'nursing home bed'; eliminating statutory references to the office of planning and research in the Department of Health and Social Services; and providing for an effective date." There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Green moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 187(FIN) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. There being no objection, it was so ordered. CSHB 187(FIN) was read the third time. 1999-05-10 House Journal Page 1289 HB 187 **The presence of Representative Barnes was noted. The question being: "Shall CSHB 187(FIN) pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 187(FIN) Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 39 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Austerman, Barnes, Berkowitz, Brice, Bunde, Cissna, Coghill, Cowdery, Croft, Davies, Davis, Dyson, Foster, Green, Grussendorf, Halcro, Harris, Hudson, James, Joule, Kapsner, Kemplen, Kerttula, Kohring, Kookesh, Kott, Masek, Morgan, Moses, Mulder, Murkowski, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg, Sanders, Smalley, Therriault, Whitaker, Williams Absent: Ogan And so, CSHB 187(FIN) passed the House. Representative Green moved and asked unanimous consent that the roll call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the effective date clause. There being no objection, it was so ordered. CSHB 187(FIN) was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.