03/03/2020 01:30 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE

            SB 172-EXTENDING THE STATE MEDICAL BOARD                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:04:02 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR BISHOP announced the consideration  of SENATE BILL NO. 172,                                                               
"An  Act extending  the  termination date  of  the State  Medical                                                               
Board; and providing for an effective date."                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
He noted  that this  is the second  hearing, public  testimony is                                                               
open, and there is an amendment to consider.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
2:04:32 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  BISHOP  moved  to  adopt Amendment  1,  work  order  31-                                                               
LS1479\A.2.                                                                                                                     
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                      A M E N D M E N T  1                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     OFFERED IN THE SENATE BY SENATORS BISHOP AND COSTELLO                                                                      
     Page 1, line 1, following "Board;":                                                                                      
          Insert "requiring a report on the State Medical                                                                     
     Board's audit compliance;"                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     Page 1, line 5:                                                                                                            
          Delete "June 30, 2025"                                                                                            
          Insert "June 30, 2023"                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     Page 1, following line 5:                                                                                                  
          Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                                    
         "* Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of                                                                      
     Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                                         
          AUDIT COMPLIANCE: LEGISLATIVE AUDIT DIVISION                                                                          
     REPORT.  Within one  year after  the effective  date of                                                                    
     this Act,  the legislative audit division  shall submit                                                                    
     a  report concerning  compliance by  the State  Medical                                                                    
     Board with  the recommendations of the  April 26, 2019,                                                                    
     audit  of the  board  conducted under  AS 44.66 to  the                                                                    
     Legislative Budget and Audit Committee."                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     Renumber the following bill section accordingly.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR STEVENS objected for an explanation.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
2:04:46 PM                                                                                                                    
CODY  GRUSSENDORF,  Staff,  Senator Click  Bishop,  Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature, Juneau,  Alaska, on behalf of  the committee, stated                                                               
that  Amendment [1],  will change  the sunset  date from  2025 to                                                               
2023. It  will also  insert a  new section  of uncodified  law to                                                               
require  the Division  of Legislative  Audit to  do a  compliance                                                               
check on the  recommendations of the audit within  the next year.                                                               
The  title will  change to  reflect  the required  report on  the                                                               
State Medical Board's compliance with the audit.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR STEVENS asked if this follows the audit recommendations.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MR. GRUSSENDORF answered yes, although  the audit did recommend a                                                               
five-year sunset.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  BISHOP reminded  the committee  of the  concerns they  had                                                               
about  the implementation  of  the  Prescription Drug  Monitoring                                                               
Program (PDMP)  and communications  with the Pharmacy  Board. The                                                               
committee concurred that  this would be the best  path forward to                                                               
help gain compliance.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
2:06:28 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  STEVENS  removed  his  objection  and  Amendment  1  was                                                               
adopted.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:06:47 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR OLSON stated support for Amendment 1.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
2:07:11 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR BISHOP closed public testimony on SB 172.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
2:07:21 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  STEVENS  moved  to  report  SB  172,  as  amended,  from                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations  and attached  fiscal                                                               
notes.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  BISHOP  found  no  objection and  the  CSSB  172(L&C)  was                                                               
reported from the Senate Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.