02/27/2014 03:00 PM House HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES

        HB 281-PRESCRIPTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
3:08:09 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR HIGGINS  announced that the  first order of  business would                                                               
be HOUSE BILL NO. 281, "An  Act relating to prescription of drugs                                                               
by a physician without a physical examination."                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE LYNN GATTIS, Alaska  State Legislature, offered to                                                               
review the proposed bill for the committee.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:09:41 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR HIGGINS closed public testimony.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
3:10:00 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  SEATON moved  to adopt  Amendment 1,  labeled 28-                                                               
LS1234\A.1, Martin, 2/27/14, which read:                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
     Page 1, line 10, following "and":                                                                                          
          Insert "the physician or another physician in the                                                                     
     physician's group practice is"                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE PRUITT objected for discussion.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SEATON explained that  the purpose of the proposed                                                               
amendment was to allow another  physician from the group practice                                                               
to handle  any follow up  examinations and care, similar  to that                                                               
of a walk-in doctor clinic.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  GATTIS,  in  response to  Representative  Keller,                                                               
said that  she supported proposed  Amendment 1 as it  offered the                                                               
same arrangement as that of a walk-in clinic.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  PRUITT removed  his  objection.  [There being  no                                                               
further objection, Amendment 1 was adopted.]                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
3:12:36 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE KELLER moved to report  HB 281, as amended, out of                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations and  the accompanying                                                               
fiscal  notes.   There being  no  objection, CSHB  281 (HSS)  was                                                               
moved  from  the  House  Health   and  Social  Services  Standing                                                               
Committee.