Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 74 (2020GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Kitchen, D.

Final action

Senate/ filed 3/12/2020

Outcome

Failed / filed without passage

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• requires the Division of Health Care Financing to apply for a Medicaid waiver or a state plan amendment to extend family planning services to certain low-income individuals; and
• extends the sunset date for the current reporting requirement.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Derek L. Kitchen
House Sponsor: 
 Steve Eliason
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends provisions for family planning services within the state Medicaid
program. 
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ requires the Division of Health Care Financing to apply for a Medicaid waiver or a
state plan amendment to extend family planning services to certain low-income
individuals; and
▸ extends the sunset date for the current reporting requirement.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
26-18-417
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 393
63I-1-226
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 67, 136, 246, 289, 455 and
last amended by Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 246
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
26-18-417
 is amended to read:
26-18-417.
Limited family planning services for low-income individuals.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) (i) "Family planning services" means family planning services that are provided
under the state Medicaid program, including:
(A) sexual health education and family planning counseling; and
(B) other medical diagnosis, treatment, or preventative care routinely provided as part
of a family planning service visit.
(ii) "Family planning services" do not include an abortion, as that term is defined in
Section 
76-7-301
.
(b) "Low-income individual" means an individual who:
(i) has an income level that is equal to or below [
95%
] 
250%
 of the federal poverty
level; and
(ii) does not qualify for full coverage under the Medicaid program.
(2) Before July 1, [
] 
, the division shall apply for a Medicaid waiver or a state
plan amendment with CMS to:
(a) offer a program that provides family planning services to low-income individuals;
and
(b) receive a federal match rate of 90% of state expenditures for family planning
services provided under the waiver or state plan amendment.
(3) If the waiver or state plan amendment described in Subsection (2) is approved, the
department shall report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee each year before
November 30 while the waiver or state plan amendment is in effect regarding:
(a) the number of qualified individuals served under the program;
(b) the cost of the program; and
(c) the effectiveness of the program, including:
(i) any savings to the state Medicaid program from reductions in enrollment;
(ii) any reduction in the number of abortions;
(iii) any reduction in the number of unintended pregnancies;
(iv) any reduction in the number of individuals requiring services from the Women,
Infants, and Children Program established in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1786; and
(v) any other costs and benefits as a result of the program.
Section 2. Section 
63I-1-226
 is amended to read:
63I-1-226.
Repeal dates, Title 26.
(1) Section 
26-1-40
 is repealed July 1, 2022.
(2) Title 26, Chapter 9f, Utah Digital Health Service Commission Act, is repealed July
1, 2025.
(3) Section 
26-10-11
 is repealed July 1, 2020.
(4) Subsection 
26-18-417
(3) is repealed July 1, [
] 
.
(5) Subsection 
26-18-418
(2), the language that states "and the Mental Health Crisis
Line Commission created in Section 
63C-18-202
" is repealed July 1, 2023.
(6) Section 
26-18-419.1
 is repealed December 31, 2019.
(7) Title 26, Chapter 33a, Utah Health Data Authority Act, is repealed July 1, 2024.
(8) Title 26, Chapter 36b, Inpatient Hospital Assessment Act, is repealed July 1, 2024.
(9) Title 26, Chapter 36c, Medicaid Expansion Hospital Assessment Act, is repealed
July 1, 2024.
(10) Title 26, Chapter 36d, Hospital Provider Assessment Act, is repealed July 1, 2024.
(11) Title 26, Chapter 54, Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Rehabilitation Fund and
Pediatric Neuro-Rehabilitation Fund, is repealed January 1, 2023.
(12) Subsection 
26-61a-108
(2)(e)(i), related to the Native American Legislative
Liaison Committee, is repealed July 1, 2022.
(13) Title 26, Chapter 63, Nurse Home Visiting Pay-for-Success Program, is repealed
July 1, 2026.