Legislature(2003 - 2004)
05/19/2003 08:03 AM Senate L&C
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CSHB 195(L&C)am-STATE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN
CHAIR CON BUNDE called the Senate Labor and Commerce Standing
Committee meeting to order at 8:03 a.m. Present were Senators
Stevens, Seekins French and Bunde. The Chair announced CSHB
195(L&C)am to be up for consideration.
SENATOR GARY STEVENS moved to adopt SCS CSHB 195(L&C). There
were no objections and it was adopted.
CHAIR BUNDE explained that the committee substitute (CS) removed
all the language about the optional programs that had many
people concerned and leaves some language that allows federal
funding.
MS. HEATHER NOBREGA, staff to Representative Rokeberg, said that
was correct.
CHAIR BUNDE asked about the language on page 2, subsection (b),
which discusses people who are not eligible for coverage. He
asked for an explanation of the statement "including self
insured plans, health care trusts and welfare trusts".
MS. KATIE CAMPBELL, Life and Health Actuary, explained that
section is language from existing law. It was used because it is
an eligibility requirement that was misplaced under "Exclusions"
in the initial legislation. If someone is eligible for the
federal programs under the federal law, that person has to be
let into the plan.
MS. MICHELLE CASSANO, President, American Diabetes Association,
said she is very concerned about what would happen with this
coverage if someone opts out of chronic-disease coverage and is
then diagnosed.
CHAIR BUNDE explained that all of the optional language in
section 1 was deleted from the committee substitute that the
committee just adopted.
MS. CASSANO responded that she would not comment further in that
case, but would be a resource for the committee.
MS. LAURA SARCONE, Alaska Nurse Practitioners' Association, said
deleting section 1 took care of her concerns also. She wanted to
make sure that reimbursement for nurse midwifery coverage for
obstetrical care was not made optional.
CHAIR BUNDE affirmed that language was gone.
SENATOR SEEKINS moved to pass SCS CSHB 195(L&C), version V, from
committee with individual recommendations and attached fiscal
note.
SENATORS STEVENS, FRENCH, SEEKINS and BUNDE voted yea and SCS
CSHB 195(L&C) moved from committee.
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