Legislature(2015 - 2016)
2016-04-11 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2016-04-11 House Journal Page 2200 SB 74 The Finance Committee considered: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 74(FIN) am "An Act relating to diagnosis, treatment, and prescription of drugs without a physical examination by a physician; relating to the delivery of services by a licensed professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, psychologist, psychological associate, and social worker by audio, video, or data communications; relating to the duties of the State Medical Board; relating to limitations of actions; establishing the Alaska Medical Assistance False Claim and Reporting Act; relating to medical assistance programs administered by the Department of Health and Social Services; relating to the controlled substance prescription database; relating to the duties of the Board of Pharmacy; relating to the duties of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; relating to accounting for program receipts; relating to public record status of records related to the Alaska Medical Assistance False Claim and Reporting Act; establishing a telemedicine business registry; relating to competitive bidding for medical assistance products and services; relating to verification of eligibility for public assistance programs administered by the Department of Health and Social Services; relating to annual 2016-04-11 House Journal Page 2201 audits of state medical assistance providers; relating to reporting overpayments of medical assistance payments; establishing authority to assess civil penalties for violations of medical assistance program requirements; relating to seizure and forfeiture of property for medical assistance fraud; relating to the duties of the Department of Health and Social Services; establishing medical assistance demonstration projects; relating to Alaska Pioneers' Homes and Alaska Veterans' Homes; relating to the duties of the Department of Administration; relating to the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority; relating to feasibility studies for the provision of specified state services; amending Rules 4, 5, 7, 12, 24, 26, 27, 41, 77, 79, 82, and 89, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rule 37, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure; and providing for an effective date." and recommends it be replaced with: HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 74(FIN) "An Act relating to diagnosis, treatment, and prescription of drugs without a physical examination by a physician; relating to the delivery of services by a licensed audiologist, speech-language pathologist, professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, psychologist, psychological associate, social worker, physical therapist, occupational therapist, and registered speech-language pathologist assistant by audio, video, or data communications; relating to the duties of the State Medical Board; relating to limitations of actions; establishing the Alaska Medical Assistance False Claim and Reporting Act; relating to medical assistance programs administered by the Department of Health and Social Services; relating to the controlled substance prescription database; relating to the duties of the Board of Pharmacy; relating to the duties of the Board of Dental Examiners; relating to the duties of the Board of Nursing; relating to the duties of the Board of Examiners in Optometry; relating to the duties of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; relating to the duties of the Department of Corrections; relating to accounting for program receipts; relating to public record status of records related to the Alaska Medical Assistance False Claim and Reporting Act; establishing a telemedicine business registry; relating to verification of eligibility 2016-04-11 House Journal Page 2202 for public assistance programs administered by the Department of Health and Social Services; relating to annual audits of state medical assistance providers; relating to reporting overpayments of medical assistance payments; establishing authority to assess civil penalties for violations of medical assistance program requirements; relating to the duties of the Department of Health and Social Services; establishing medical assistance demonstration projects; relating to Alaska Pioneers' Homes and Alaska Veterans' Homes; relating to the duties of the Department of Administration; relating to the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority; relating to feasibility studies for the provision of specified state services; relating to a report by the Board of Pharmacy, Board of Examiners in Optometry, Board of Dental Examiners, Board of Nursing, and State Medical Board; amending Rules 4, 5, 7, 12, 24, 26, 27, 41, 77, 79, and 82, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure; and providing for an effective date." (pending title change resolution) The report was signed by Representatives Neuman and Thompson, Co-chairs, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (2): Munoz, Thompson No recommendation (4): Saddler, Pruitt, Edgmon, Gattis Amend (5): Kawasaki, Gara, Wilson, Guttenberg, Neuman The following fiscal note(s) apply to HCS CSSB 74(FIN): 29. Fiscal, Dept. of Administration 45. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services 46. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services 47. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services 48. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services 49. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services 50. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services 51. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services 52. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services 53. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services 2016-04-11 House Journal Page 2203 54. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services 55. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services 56. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services 57. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services 58. Fiscal, Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic Development 59. Fiscal, Dept. of Law 60. Fiscal, Dept. of Corrections CSSB 74(FIN) am was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the calendar.