Committee Meeting Information

December 7, 2006

Room 302, Capitol Building

Cheyenne, Wyoming

 

Committee Members Present

Senator John Schiffer, Co-chairman

Representative Colin Simpson, Co-chairman

Senator Pat Aullman

Senator Wayne Johnson

Senator Tony Ross

Representative Jerry Iekel

Representative Doug Osborn

Representative Jane Warren

 

Committee Members Absent

Senator Rae Lynn Job

Senator Ken Decaria

Representative Keith Gingery

Representative Patrick Goggles

 

Legislative Service Office Staff

John Rivera, Senior Staff Attorney

Joy N. Hill, Associate Research Analyst

 

Others Present at Meeting

Please refer to Appendix 1 to review the Committee Sign-in Sheet
for a list of other individuals who attended the meeting.

 

Call To Order ()

Chairman Schiffer called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.  The following sections summarize the Committee proceedings by topic.  Please refer to Appendix 2 to review the Committee Meeting Agenda.

 

 

Approval of Minutes

Minutes from the September 25, 2006 Committee meeting were approved.  Chairman Schiffer introduced Ms. Anna Edwards, with the National Association of the Mentally Ill.

 

 

07LSO-0235.W1  Involuntary Hospitalization Proceedings

Chairman Schiffer explained the bill.

After discussion and public testimony on the bill, Representative Simpson moved, seconded by Senator Johnson, for Committee sponsorship of the bill as a House Bill.  After consideration of proposed amendments to the bill, the motion carried on a vote of 8 ayes, no nays, with 4 excused.  Senators Aullman, Johnson, Ross and Schiffer and Representatives Iekel, Osborn, Simpson and Warren voted aye. Senators Decaria and Job and Representatives Gingery and Goggles were excused.

The following amendments to the bill were adopted:

• Page 2-line 7    After "costs" insert "of treatment".

• Page 2-line 20  Delete entirely and insert an effective immediate date.

 

 

07LSO-0268.W4 Department of Health Client Information Sharing

Chairman Schiffer and Representative Simpson explained the bill. 

After discussion and public testimony on the bill, Representative Simpson moved, seconded by Representative Iekel, for Committee sponsorship of the bill as a House Bill.  After consideration of proposed amendments to the bill, the motion carried on a vote of 8 ayes, no nays, with 4 excused.  Senators Aullman, Johnson, Ross and Schiffer and Representatives Iekel, Osborn, Simpson and Warren voted aye. Senators Decaria and Job and Representatives Gingery and Goggles were excused.

The following amendments to the bill were adopted:

• Page 3-line 1    Before "Treatment" insert "(d)" and renumber as necessary.

• Page 3-line 5    Delete "a person, organization or" insert "an".

• Page 3-line 21  Delete "treatment" insert "mental health or substance abuse".

• Page 3-line 23  After "physician" insert "or licensed health care provider".

• Page 4-line 10  After "law" delete balance of line.

• Page 4-lines 11 through 15      Delete entirely.

• Page 4-line 16  Delete "record" insert "and those treatment records as necessary for the provision of mental health and substance abuse services".

• Page 4-line 18  Delete "or" insert ",".

• Page 4-line 19  After "officer" insert "or contractor".

• Page 4-line 20  After "receiving" delete balance of line and insert "mental health and substance abuse services".

• Page 4-line 21  Delete "treatment".

• Page 5-line 10  After "facility" insert "or when a person is receiving mental health or substance abuse services from a treatment facility".

• Page 5-line 12  After "subsection" insert ".  Disclosure under this paragraph shall be made to clinical staff only".

• Page 6-line  12 Delete "treatment facility" insert "services".

• Page 8-line 16  After "program" insert "or service provider".

• Page 8-line 19  After "registration" insert ", health care".

• Page 8-line 20  After "records" insert ", in any form or medium,".

• Page 8-line 21  Delete "treatment" insert "mental health or substance abuse"; delete "for mental".

• Page 8-line 22  Delete "illness or substance abuse".

• Page 9-line 5    Delete "personal".

• Page 9-line 13  Delete "personal".

• Page 12-line 5  Delete "personal".

• Page 14-line 11            Delete "personal".

• Page 14-line 15            After "months" insert ", a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both".

• Page 15-line 2  Delete entirely and insert an effective immediate date.

 

 

07LSO-0290.W2 Department of Health – Provider contract restrictions

Chairman Schiffer explained the bill.

 

After discussion and public testimony on the bill, Representative Simpson moved, seconded by Representative Iekel, for Committee sponsorship of the bill as a House Bill.  After consideration of proposed amendments to the bill, the motion carried on a vote of 8 ayes, no nays, with 4 excused.  Senators Aullman, Johnson, Ross and Schiffer and Representatives Iekel, Osborn, Simpson and Warren voted aye. Senators Decaria and Job and Representatives Gingery and Goggles were excused.

The following amendments to the bill were adopted:

• Page 2-line 14  Delete "or" insert ",".

• Page 2-line 15  After "abuse" insert "or drug court"; after "program" insert "or provider".

• Page 2-line 16  After "program" insert "or provider".

• Page 2-line 17  After "program" insert "or provider".

• Page 2-line 19  After "program" insert "or provider".

• Page 3-line 4    Delete "or" insert ",".

• Page 2-line 5    After "abuse" insert "or drug court"; delete "July 1, 2007" insert "the effective date of this act".

• Page 3-line 7    Delete entirely and insert an effective immediate date.

 

 

07LSO-0279.W2 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Appropriations

Chairman Schiffer explained the bill. 

After discussion and public testimony on the bill, Representative Simpson moved, seconded by Representative Iekel, for Committee sponsorship of the bill as a Senate File. After consideration of proposed amendments to the bill, Chairman Schiffer advised that the final vote on the bill would be conducted by mail ballot because of the complexity of the amendments that remained to be drafted in accordance with Committee directions.  Representative Simpson directed staff to provide, along with the revised bill to be voted upon by mail ballot, all documentation that was available and used as the basis for the appropriations contained in the bill because some members of the Committee did not have copies of that documentation.

The following amendments to the bill were adopted:

• Page 2-After line 23     Insert Appendix 3

• Page 3-lines 18 through 24      Delete entirely.

• Page 5-line 11  Delete "one million eight hundred".

• Page 5-line 12  Delete entirely.

• Page 5-line 13  Delete "($1,876,750.00)" and insert "two million two hundred nine thousand nine hundred dollars ($2,209,900.00)".

• Page 6-line 10  Delete "one million six hundred".

• Page 6-line 11  Delete the line through "($1,612,600.00)" insert "two million fifteen thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($2,015,750.00)".

• Page 6-line 16  Delete "Teton county" insert "the southeast region of Wyoming".

• Page 6-line 18  Delete "Campbell county" insert "the northeast region of Wyoming".

• Page 6-line 22  Delete "Big Horn Basin." insert "the northwest region of Wyoming; and".

• Page 6-After line 22     Insert "(E) In the central region of Wyoming.".

• Page 7-line 12  Delete "providers" insert "centers".

• Page 7-line 14  Delete "providers" insert "centers".

• Page 7-line 17  Delete "providers" insert "centers".

• Page 10-line 14            Delete "providers" insert "centers"; delete "hire child and" insert "contract with".

• Page 10-line 15            Delete "adolescent".

• Page 10-line 19            Delete "hired" insert "contracted with".

• Page 10-line 24            Delete "pay".

• Page 11-line 1  Delete entirely and insert "contract with a psychiatrist under".

• Page 11-line 12            Delete ", and under".

• Page 11-line 13            Delete "the supervision of,"; delete "child and adolescent".

• Page 11-line 19            Delete "hired" insert "contracted with"; delete "child and".

• Page 11-line 20            Delete "adolescent".

• Page 11-line 23            After "to" delete balance of line.

• Page 11-line 24            Delete "nursing staff hired" insert "contract with nurses".

• Page 12-line 11            After "mental" insert "health and substance abuse".

• Page 13-line 16            Delete "trained providers of" insert "community mental health centers for".

• Page 13-line 19            After "." insert "The funds under this subsection shall be distributed to community mental health centers within regions of the state designated by the mental health division under the existing distribution formula within each region only upon a commitment by the community mental health centers within the region to coordinate respite care throughout the region.".

• Page 14-line 6  Delete "to fund" insert "by community mental health centers to contract with the equivalent of".

• Page 14-line 7  After "(20)" insert "full-time"; after "therapists" delete balance of line.

• Page 14-line 8  Delete the line through "centers"; delete "hired by" insert "under contract with".

• Page 14-liine 9 Delete "under" insert "pursuant to"; after "shall" insert "primarily".

• Page 14-line 19            Delete "pay".

• Page 14-line 20            Delete "the salary and benefits of the" insert "contract with"; delete "hired under" insert "as authorized by".

• Page 15-line 1  After "health" insert "centers".

• Page 15-line 17            Delete "such community mental health center" insert "county".

• Page 16-line 20            Delete "section" insert "act".

• Page 18-line 9  Delete "one million eight hundred".

• Page 18-line 10            Delete entirely.

• Page 18-line 11            Delete "($1,879,467.00)" insert "two million one hundred thirty-one thousand three hundred seventeen dollars ($2,131,317.00)".

• Page 20-line 2  Delete "northeast" insert "northwest".

• Page 20-line 3  Delete "adult male".

• Page 20-line 22            Delete "three hundred ninety-nine".

• Page 20-line 23            Delete the line entirely and insert "one million two hundred fifty-nine thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($1,259,250.00), or as".

• Page 22-line 17            After "medical" insert ", dental and optometric".

• Page 23-After line 4     Insert Appendix 4 and reduce amounts appropriated therein by 80%.

• Page 23-lines 19 through 22    Delete entirely.

• Page 24-lines 1 and 2   Delete entirely and insert "Section 18.  This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.".

 

 

Meeting Adjournment

There being no further business, Chairman Schiffer adjourned the meeting at 4:45 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

 

Senator John Schiffer, Cochairman                             Representative Colin Simpson, Cochairman