02/20/2014 01:30 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE

             SB  80-OUT-OF-STATE PHYSICIAN LICENSE                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
1:41:32 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  DUNLEAVY announced  the consideration  of SB  80. "An  Act                                                               
relating to  the practice of  telemedicine; relating  to licenses                                                               
for   out-of-state   physicians   or  podiatrists   to   practice                                                               
telemedicine  in  this  state under  certain  circumstances;  and                                                               
relating to insurance coverage for  telemedicine." He asked for a                                                               
motion  to  adopt  the  draft   committee  substitute  (CS)  that                                                               
incorporates the changes discussed during the previous hearing.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
1:41:40 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR MICCICHE  moved to adopt  the CS  for SB 80,  labeled 28-                                                               
LS0615\Y, as the working document.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR DUNLEAVY objected for discussion purposes.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  STEDMAN  asked  for  an  explanation  of  the  committee                                                               
substitute (CS).                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHUCK  KOPP,  Staff,  Senator  Fred  Dyson,  sponsor  of  SB  80,                                                               
explained that  the two  changes appear on  page 2,  lines 17-18.                                                               
First, the  phrase "that provides coverage  for telemedicine" was                                                               
inserted  following the  word  "plan" and  the  word "prior"  was                                                               
inserted before  the term "in-person  contact." This  removes the                                                               
mandate that an insurance plan  provides coverage and a prior in-                                                               
person visit if they do provide coverage.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
1:43:24 PM                                                                                                                    
At ease                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:44:15 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR DUNLEAVY reconvened the meeting  and asked Senator Micciche                                                               
if he had any questions.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR MICCICHE replied he had  the changes clarified during the                                                               
at ease.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR DUNLEAVY removed  his objection and Version  Y was adopted.                                                               
He noted  that Dr. DePhillips  and Don Habeger were  available to                                                               
answer questions.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
1:45:03 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR MICCICHE  clarified that  the bill received  an extensive                                                               
review during  the previous hearing  and Dr.  DePhillips answered                                                               
many questions.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR DUNLEAVY found  no public testimony and  closed it. Finding                                                               
no further questions or comments, he solicited a motion.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:45:42 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  MICCICHE moved  to  report  CS for  SB  80, labeled  28-                                                               
LS0615\Y,  from  committee  with individual  recommendations  and                                                               
attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR DUNLEAVY  announced that without objection,  CSSSSB 80(L&C)                                                               
moved from the Senate Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.