03/14/1996 02:12 PM House HES

 HB 528 - NURS.HOME MORATORIUM/CERTIFICATES OF NEED                          
                                                                               
 Number 010                                                                    
                                                                               
 CO-CHAIR TOOHEY introduced a committee substitute which changed the           
 word "may" to "shall", instituted a moratorium on nursing home beds           
 and requested the group to appear before the legislature with                 
 suggestions to facilitate further discussions.                                
                                                                               
 REPRESENTATIVE NORM ROKEBERG arrived at 2:13 p.m.                             
                                                                               
 CO-CHAIR BUNDE asked if there was any public testimony on HB 528.             
 Hearing none, public testimony was closed.                                    
                                                                               
 Number 135                                                                    
                                                                               
 REPRESENTATIVE CAREN ROBINSON asked if a decision is made to                  
 institute another one-year moratorium following the study, would              
 that require another piece of legislation?                                    
                                                                               
 CO-CHAIR TOOHEY responded she wasn't sure.                                    
                                                                               
                                                                               
 CO-CHAIR BUNDE said it was his interpretation and certainly his               
 legislative intent that additional legislation would be required to           
 extend the moratorium.                                                        
                                                                               
 Number 227                                                                    
                                                                               
 REPRESENTATIVE GARY DAVIS said even though he was not particularly            
 happy with and did not agree with some of the Findings in the                 
 committee substitute he would not argue the point.  He believed               
 Representative Robinson's point was valid and people will have                
 different policy on whether the issue should be readdressed by the            
 legislature or should the department automatically be given two               
 years and force the legislature to intervene to reduce it.  Of the            
 two policies, he favored the one included in the committee                    
 substitute which would require the department to come before the              
 legislature again to request an extension.                                    
                                                                               
 CO-CHAIR TOOHEY moved to pass CSHB 528 out of committee with                  
 individual recommendations and zero fiscal note.                              
                                                                               
 REPRESENTATIVE ROBINSON pointed out the committee substitute had              
 not been adopted by the committee.                                            
                                                                               
 Number 336                                                                    
                                                                               
 CO-CHAIR TOOHEY withdrew her motion and moved to adopt CSHB 528               
 (HES), Work Draft 9-LS1731\C, dated 3/13/96.  Hearing no objection            
 it was so ordered.                                                            
                                                                               
 Number 383                                                                    
                                                                               
 CO-CHAIR TOOHEY moved to pass CSHB 528(HES) out of committee with             
 individual recommendations and zero fiscal note.  Hearing no                  
 objection, it was so ordered.