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Committee reviews statutes defining Human Services Board ahead of short-form bill
Summary
Legislative counsel summarized the Human Services Board’s structure, duties, appeal procedures and interactions with agency reviews, noting statutory complexity and cross-references; committee members flagged expedited Medicaid procedures, Secretary review of board orders, and practical effects for appellants.
Legislative counsel and committee members reviewed the state statutes that create and govern the Human Services Board as the panel considered a short-form bill filed by Representative McFawn.
Katie, legislative counsel with the Office of Legislative Counsel, told the committee she had "never amended these sections on the Human Services Board. This was really my first close look at them," and summarized the statute’s main provisions: a seven-member board appointed by the governor, six-year staggered terms, quorum rules and an annual report listing fair hearing statistics by program and outcome.
The nut graf: the committee heard that the statute both creates the board and prescribes the procedures for fair hearings across many programs administered by the Agency of Human…
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