H.B. 28 Health and Human Services Sunset Amendments: transcript

Uh, thank you Mr. Chair. This was an Interim Health and Human Services Committee bill, uh, kind of our standard Sunset renewal. I do have a second sub on the system that I'll be speaking to. Okay. So We're gonna go ahead and if you don't mind, do you explain the sub and then we'll, we'll go ahead and adopt that.

Okay. Uh, thank you. Uh, very simple. It extends the repeal date for the Rare Disease Advisory Council grant program, the Newborn Hearing Screening Program, the OTT or Mobile Crisis Outreach Team Grant Program, the Behavioral Health Receiving Grant Program, and the Behavioral Health Crisis Response Committee. Um, the substitute did add something that was kind of just an oversight. During interim, we realized that the, uh, rural physician loan repayment program advisory committee was set to sense that the end of 26, so this extends that. And then the last thing it does is it appropriates, uh, 19,000 uh, dollars in operating funds for the RDAC, the Rare Disease Advisory Committee, as that has not had, um, an increase in a long time and is basically kind of being subsidized, uh, by external sources. So, um, that's basically, uh, what the bill does.

I have a personal connection to this bill since I was involved with the creation. A number of, not all, but a number of these programs. And they're doing fantastic work. Um, full disclosure, I used to be a, a member of the Behavioral Health Crisis Response Commission. We took legislators off that, but, uh, kind of in a non-GI legislative role. I am a volunteer member of the, uh, rare Disease Advisory Council. So anyway, uh, that is the bill. Uh, pretty much just a simple Sunset, uh, renewal bill. That concludes my presentation, Mr. Chair.

Uh, thank you Mr. Speaker. Uh, this, uh, interim bill is, uh, very straightforward. It simply extends the repeal date for the rare Device, rare Disease Advisory Council grant program, otherwise known as RDAC, the Newborn Hearing Screening Committee, the Mobile Crisis Outreach Team Grant Program, the Behavioral Health Crisis Receiving Grant Program, and the Behavioral Health Crisis Response, uh, committee. It also extends the repeal date for provisions regarding the Behavioral Health Crisis Response Commission. Uh, these are all active, very active, uh, commissions that have done a lot of great work and are dealing with some of, uh, society's most vaccine issues. I've had the opportunity to, uh, previously serve on one of these committees. And, uh, currently I'm serving on the RDAC committee as a new member. Um, these were, these extensions were recommended by the Department of Health and Human Services, and believe that they're all, uh, doing great work for the, uh, specific, uh, groups that they are, uh, working to address some very serious issues for. So, that's my presentation, Mr. Speaker.

I will waive. Thank you. Summation has been waived.

Yes. Thank you. Senator Vickers. This bill comes from our Interim Health and Human Services Committee and it's, uh, Sunset Review, uh, re review or repeal, sorry, and extends the repeal date for quite a few agencies. I'll list a few Rare Disease Advisory Council grant program, the Newborn Hearing Screening Committee, the Mobile Crisis Outreach team grant program, behavioral Health Receiving Center grant program, behavioral Health Crisis Response Committee, the Rural Physician Loan Repayment Program Advisory Committee, and extend the repeal date for the BE Health Crisis Response Committee and the Rural Physician Loan Repayment Pro Program Advisory Committee.

Yes, I make a motion we pass two third, second house bill 28 or second. Yeah. Second substitute house bill 28.

Senator Vickers Baldy Aye. Lewin Bramer bus Comore. Ms. Camilla Aye. Fillmore Grover Aye. Harper Kins. Aye. Ipson Johnson Juab McKay. Aye. Mikel Milner Aye. Musman Owens pitcher Plum rebi Sandal Aye. Stevenson Aye. Stratton Aye. Thickers Aye. Miler Aye. Wilson Aye. Winterton Aye. President Adams Aye. Second substitute house Bill 28.

Thank you. Motion to table second substitute house Bill 28 on third for, uh, Sunset review.

Senator Stratton. Thank you Mr. President Online. I have a fifth substitute in my name. I'd like to move. Uh, the intent would be to postpone the, uh, implementation date another year so that we were providing a two year runway allowing the companies that are addressed in this, this bill to have, have the time to transition and come into compliance.