84th Legislative Session _ 2009

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services
Friday, January 30, 2009

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
E    Dempster
P    Gant
P    Hansen (Tom), Vice-Chair
E    Jerstad
P    Merchant
P    Miles
P    Adelstein, Chair

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

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.

Cindy Louder

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Committee Secretary
Stanford M. Adelstein, Chair