P - Present
Roll Call
OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes
The meeting was called to order by Senator Stanford Adelstein, Chair.
MOTION:
TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2009
Cindy Louder
E - Excused
A - Absent
E Dempster
P Gant
P Hansen (Tom), Vice-Chair
E Jerstad
P Merchant
P Miles
P Adelstein, Chair
Moved by: Miles
Second by: Gant
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
SB 109: revise the provisions for the risk pool to allow uninsurable children to enroll
and to provide for additional funding.
Presented by: Kathi Mueller, Office of the Governor
Proponents: Randy Moses, Division of Insurance
Dave Hewett, SD Association of Healthcare Organizations
MOTION:
DO PASS SB 109
Moved by: Hansen (Tom)
Second by: Gant
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-0-2-0)
Voting Yes: Gant, Hansen (Tom), Merchant, Miles, Adelstein
Excused: Dempster, Jerstad
SB 19: revise the grounds for which continuation or conversion is not required for
certain group health policies.
Presented by: Randy Moses, Division of Insurance
Proponents: Darla Pollman-Rogers, Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of SD
MOTION:
DO PASS SB 19
Moved by: Gant
Second by: Merchant
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-0-2-0)
Voting Yes: Gant, Hansen (Tom), Merchant, Miles, Adelstein
Excused: Dempster, Jerstad
MOTION:
PLACE SB 19 ON CONSENT CALENDAR
Moved by: Hansen (Tom)
Second by: Merchant
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
SB 20: revise the lifetime benefit maximum for the health insurance risk pool.
Presented by: Randy Moses, Division of Insurance
MOTION:
DO PASS SB 20
Moved by: Merchant
Second by: Gant
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-0-2-0)
Voting Yes: Gant, Hansen (Tom), Merchant, Miles, Adelstein
Excused: Dempster, Jerstad
MOTION:
PLACE SB 20 ON CONSENT CALENDAR
Moved by: Hansen (Tom)
Second by: Merchant
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
MOTION:
ADJOURN
Moved by: Hansen (Tom)
Second by: Miles
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
Committee Secretary