03/03/2009 03:00 PM House HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES

HB 26-MEDICAID FOR ADULT DENTAL SERVICES                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
2:59:10 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR KELLER announced that the  first order of business would                                                               
be  HOUSE  BILL   NO.  26,  "An  Act  repealing   the  repeal  of                                                               
preventative and restorative  adult dental services reimbursement                                                               
under Medicaid; providing for an  effective date by repealing the                                                               
effective date of sec. 3, ch.  52, SLA 2006; and providing for an                                                               
effective date."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
[Before the committee  was HB 26, Version  26-LS0142\E, which had                                                               
been adopted as the working document on February 26, 2009.]                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR KELLER noted that public testimony had been closed.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
2:59:36 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  COGHILL  moved  to  adopt  the  original  HB  26,                                                               
Version 26-LS0142\R, as the working document.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, the original HB 26 was adopted.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
2:59:57 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  COGHILL  opined that  it  would  be a  long  term                                                               
program.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:00:41 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR HERRON said that he  supported the original version, and                                                               
that he had introduced Version E to encourage a debate.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:01:07 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR KELLER  said that he  supported the original  version of                                                               
HB 26.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
3:01:26 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  COGHILL  moved  to  report the  original  HB  26,                                                               
Version   26-LS0142\R,   out   of   committee   with   individual                                                               
recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
3:01:38 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SEATON objected, and asked  to clarify that HB 26,                                                               
Version R, had been adopted as the working draft.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
3:01:54 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR KELLER clarified that it was.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
3:02:18 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
It was  noted that Representative  Seaton removed  his objection.                                                               
There  being no  objection, the  original HB  26, Version  R, was                                                               
reported  from  the House  Health  and  Social Services  Standing                                                               
Committee.