2008 Legislative Session _ 2008

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Gant
P    Hansen (Tom), Chair
P    Jerstad
P    Katus
P    Olson (Ed)
P    Two Bulls
P    Dempster, Vice-Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chair Hansen.

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 30, 2008 MEETING.

Moved by:    Dempster
Second by:    Gant
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         SB 33: require hospitals to report certain adverse health care events.

Presented by:    Laurie Gill, DOH

MOTION:     TO TABLE SB 33

Moved by:    Olson (Ed)
Second by:    Dempster
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Gant, Hansen (Tom), Jerstad, Katus, Olson (Ed), Two Bulls, Dempster

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         SB 132: clarify provisions regarding the continuation of coverage after an employer ceases business operations.

Presented by:    Senator Tom Dempster
Proponents:    Darla Pollman-Rogers, Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of SD
        Randy Moses, Division of Insurance

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 132

Moved by:    Dempster
Second by:    Two Bulls
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (6-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Gant, Hansen (Tom), Jerstad, Katus, Two Bulls, Dempster

Excused:    Olson (Ed)

MOTION:     PLACE SB 132 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Dempster
Second by:    Gant
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         SB 182: expand the disclosure of inpatient hospital charges and to provide for the development of a system for the disclosure of charges for outpatient procedures.

        THE CHAIR DEFERRED SB 182 UNTIL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2008

         SB 164: clarify the application of certain statutes relative to contraception and birth control.

Refer to previous committee testimony taken on January 25, 2008.

Presented by:    Senator Ed Olson
Proponents:    Kate Looby, Planned Parenthood, Sioux Falls (handout 1 & 2)
        Casey Murschel, Sioux Falls
        Laura Ross, SD Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
        (handout 3)
Opponents:    Bob Riter Jr., SD Pharmacists Assn.
        Rita Houglum, Eagle Forum
        Travis Benson, Catholic Diocese Of Sioux Falls

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        Linda Schauer, Concerned Women For America
        Chris Hupke, SD Family Policy Council
        Deb Fischer Clemens, Avera Health
        Senator Jay Duenwald

MOTION:     AMEND SB 164