To joint committee on Finance.
Assembly Bill 780
Relating to: elimination of surplus retention limitations for residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and child welfare agencies that provide rate-based services for the Department of Children and Families or a county department of human services or social services; determination of the rates charged by those providers; establishment of a performance-based contracting system for those providers; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Grigsby, Seidel, Pope-Roberts, Sinicki, Berceau, Kestell, Pridemore and Spanbauer.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Grigsby, Seidel, Pope-Roberts, Sinicki, Berceau, Kestell, Pridemore and Spanbauer.
Noes: 0.
To joint committee on Finance.
Tamara Grigsby
Chairperson
Committee on Children and Families
The committee on Health and Healthcare Reform reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 671
Relating to: licensing anesthesiologist assistants and creating the Council on Anesthesiologist Assistants and granting rule-making authority.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Richards, Roys, Benedict, Shilling, Seidel, Pasch, Bernard Schaber, Vukmir, Rhoades, Stone, Strachota and Nygren.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Amendment 3 adoption:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Richards, Roys, Benedict, Shilling, Seidel, Pasch, Bernard Schaber, Vukmir, Rhoades, Stone, Strachota and Nygren.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Richards, Roys, Benedict, Shilling, Seidel, Pasch, Bernard Schaber, Vukmir, Rhoades, Stone, Strachota and Nygren.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 675
Relating to: hospital staff privileges for and written agreements required for nurse-midwives and allowing nurse-midwives to elect to be covered under the injured patients and families compensation fund.
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Richards, Roys, Benedict, Shilling, Seidel, Pasch, Bernard Schaber, Rhoades, Stone and Strachota.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Vukmir and Nygren.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Richards, Roys, Benedict, Shilling, Seidel, Pasch, Bernard Schaber, Rhoades, Stone and Strachota.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Vukmir and Nygren.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Richards, Roys, Shilling, Seidel, Pasch, Bernard Schaber, Rhoades, Stone and Strachota.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Benedict, Vukmir and Nygren.
To committee on Rules.
Jon Richards
Chairperson
Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform
The committee on Judiciary and Ethics reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 224
Relating to: the reimbursement rate for private attorneys appointed by the State Public Defender.
Without recommendation (Assembly Rule
19).
Ayes: 4 - Representatives Hebl, Kessler, Cullen and Turner.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Gundrum, Kerkman, Kramer and Zipperer.
To joint committee on Finance.
Assembly Bill 810
Relating to: creating a privilege for communications to veteran mentors.
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Hebl, Kessler, Cullen, Turner, Gundrum, Kerkman, Kramer and Zipperer.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 492
Relating to: restoration to competency of a defendant (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Health Services).
Concurrence:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Hebl, Kessler, Cullen, Turner, Gundrum, Kerkman, Kramer and Zipperer.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Gary Hebl
Chairperson
Committee on Judiciary and Ethics
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Senate Bill 483
Relating to: prohibiting health insurance policies and self-insured health plans from excluding coverage for injuries based on the use of alcohol or controlled substances.
By
Senators
Jauch, Sullivan, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Taylor and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Pasch, Grigsby, Roys, Zepnick, Berceau, Dexter, Young and Hubler.
To committee on Health and Healthcare Reform.
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Reference Bureau Corrections
Assembly Bill 810
1. Page 2, line 18: delete "is program" and substitute "is a program".
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Chief Clerk Reports
The Chief Clerk records:
Assembly Bill 159
Assembly Bill 213
Assembly Bill 230
Assembly Bill 415
Assembly Bill 471
Assembly Bill 485
Assembly Bill 562
Assembly Bill 568
Assembly Bill 569
Assembly Bill 570
Assembly Bill 571
