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Senate advances health, prescription and governance bills; SB206, SB214, SB200 moved forward
Summary
On March 5, 2013, the Utah Senate passed multiple bills including amendments to create or refine an Office of Medicaid Inspector General (SB206), continuing-education requirements tied to prescription practice (first substitute SB214), and administrative changes affecting special service districts (second substitute SB200). Several bills were reported out of committee and placed on calendars by unanimous or strong votes.
The Utah Senate advanced a package of bills on March 5, 2013, clearing measures that ranged from Medicaid oversight to prescription-safety measures and special-district governance.
Senator Christiansen moved an amendment to Senate Bill 206 (Office of Medicaid Inspector General amendments) that removed language permitting seizure of property, changed wording to require the inspector general to recover — not simply seek to recover — funds, and shortened a look-back period from six years to three. Christiansen said the bill carried a positive fiscal estimate of $7,000,000 in savings, including $2,000,000 to the state general fund. After waiver of summation,…
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