HCR 17: KENAI PENINSULA INSURANCE POOL Number 455 REP. G. DAVIS said that the CS for HCR 17 addressed the concerns raised by the committee during the previous day's discussion of the resolution. He said that the change on page 1, line 4, changed the language to "a significant number of residents" instead of nearly 90,000 residents. He said page 3, lines 9-12, changed the language to reflect more generic language instead of the detailed aspects of the Kenai Peninsula Borough's (KPB) proposed plan. He said there had been concern expressed the day before over the zero fiscal note which included a request for financial support. He said that language on page 3, line 14, of the original resolution had been changed to request the governor and commissioner of Health and Social Services to offer support and assistance to the Kenai council, instead of financial support. However, he said he hoped that such support might include some degree of financial support. He said the Division of Insurance had raised questions concerning the resolution, but he said they were not relevant to the insurance investigation. He said it was up to the council to make sure they met state statutes in working on the program. Number 493 (Rep. Brice departed at 3:42 p.m.) KEN SYKES, INSURANCE ANALYST FOR THE DIVISION OF INSURANCE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, asked Rep. G. Davis what was meant on page 3, line 17, of CSHCR 17 which mentioned a "modified Health Maintenance Organization" (HMO). REP. G. DAVIS answered that the Kenai Peninsula Borough Task Force (KPBTF) was proposing an organization that they did not feel was a true HMO and so coined the term "modified HMO" to describe an element of its proposal. Number 511 REP. TOOHEY thanked Rep. G. Davis for making elements of HCR 17 less precise, and said she did not believe the state should be held to anything in the resolution. She said she believed the KPBTF health plan was imperfect, as were others. She said for the record that HCR 17 merely encouraged the KPB, upon a vote by the people, to try out a system. She asserted that the resolution created no obligation on anyone. REP. G. DAVIS agreed with Rep. Toohey. He said it had been overlooked during the prior day's discussion that page 3, line 9, of the resolution included a "resolved" clause that made the plan subject to a referendum vote by borough residents. REP. TOOHEY said she appreciated that, and she wished the residents of the KPB great luck with the plan. Number 528 CHAIR BUNDE closed public testimony on the resolution, but continued committee discussion of the resolution. REP. KOTT said he could not recall spending so much time on a simple concurrent resolution. However, he said that he would be more comfortable with the original language which was replaced by the words "significant number of residents" on page 1, line 4. However, he said his discomfort would not force him to vote against the resolution. Number 541 CHAIR BUNDE said that significant was a statistical measure, meaning enough so that it mattered. REP. KOTT said that it must therefore be necessary to address the confidence level of the statistical analysis. CHAIR BUNDE indicated that he was duly impressed and one- upped by the statistical knowledge demonstrated by his colleague. Number 548 REP. OLBERG commented, "If this resolution was a horse, we'd all be in jail for animal abuse. Unless someone else wants to beat this thing to death, I would be prepared to make a motion if the chair would be so inclined." CHAIR BUNDE invited him to do so. REP. OLBERG MOVED PASSAGE OF CSHCR 17 WITH INDIVIDUAL RECOMMENDATIONS. REP. B. DAVIS asked if the committee had yet adopted the CS. REP. OLBERG amended his motion to include adopting the CS. Number 553 CHAIR BUNDE repeated the motion to adopt the CS to HCR 17, and to pass it from the committee with individual recommendations. Hearing no objections, he declared CSHCR 17(HES) PASSED WITH INDIVIDUAL RECOMMENDATIONS. CHAIR BUNDE then brought to the table the confirmation hearings for two appointees to the Board of Psychologist and Psychological Associate Examiners.