Legislature(2023 - 2024)
2024-03-20 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2024-03-20 House Journal Page 1910 HB 371 The following was read the second time: HOUSE BILL NO. 371 "An Act relating to medical review organizations; relating to the definitions of 'health care provider' and 'review organization'; and relating to the duties of the chief medical officer in the Department of Health." with the: Journal Page HSS RPT 4DP 1DNP 2NR 1729 FN1: ZERO(DOH) 1729 Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 4, line 10, following "committee": Insert "of health care providers" 2024-03-20 House Journal Page 1911 Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative Ruffridge objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HB 371 Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 3 NAYS: 37 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Eastman, Gray, Stutes Nays: Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted. Amendment No. 2 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 3, line 4, following "law,": Insert "with a majority of members who are health care providers," Page 4, lines 10 - 17: Delete all material and insert: "(C) a committee established by the commissioner of health and approved by the chief medical officer in the Department of Health [STATE MEDICAL BOARD] to review public health issues regarding morbidity or mortality; the majority [AT LEAST 75 PERCENT] of the committee members must be health care providers [; (D) THE JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS (JCAHO)]." 2024-03-20 House Journal Page 1912 Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 be adopted. Representative Ruffridge objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HB 371 Second Reading Amendment No. 2 YEAS: 1 NAYS: 39 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Eastman Nays: Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Allard changed from "YEA" to "NAY" And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted. Amendment No. 3 was not offered. Amendment No. 4 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 3, line 8: Delete "established" Insert "qualified [ESTABLISHED]" Following "42 U.S.C. 1320c-1,": Insert "as that section read on the effective date of this Act," Page 3, line 23: Delete "under 42 U.S.C. 1320c" Insert "qualified under 42 U.S.C. 1320c-1, as that section read on the effective date of this Act [42 U.S.C. 1320c]" 2024-03-20 House Journal Page 1913 Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 4 be adopted. Representative Ruffridge objected. Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw Amendment No. 4. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that HB 371 be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There was objection. HB 371 will advance to third reading on tomorrow's calendar.