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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Lujan, B.

DATE TYPED 2/28/05

HB 1008/aHJC

SHORT TITLE Eliminate Various Health Care Committees

SB

ANALYST Hanika-Ortiz

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

NFI

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Department of Health (DOH)

Human Services Department (HSD)

New Mexico Health Policy Commission (NMHPC)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of HJC Amendment

The House Judiciary Committee Amendment excludes The Interagency Committee on Long-

Term Care from the provisions in the bill eliminating certain health advisory committees.

Synopsis of Original Bill

House Bill 1008 repeals sections of the Medical Student Loan for Service Act and the Health

Professional Loan Repayment Act establishing the Health Professions Advisory Committee and

deletes references to this committee in programs, including the Medical Student Loan for Ser-

vice, Osteopathic Medical Student Loan, Nursing Student Loan for Service, the Allied Health

Student Loan for Service, as well as references within the Health Professional Loan Repayment

Act. These programs are currently administered by the New Mexico Commission on Higher

Education (NMCHE). HB 1008 eliminates the NMHPC’s Advisory Committee on data matters

and the Health Information Alliance established under the Health Information System Act. The

Interagency Committee on Long-Term Care and the Adult Protective Services Advisory Board

are also eliminated.

House Bill 1008/aHJC-- Page 2

Significant Issues

HB 1008 streamlines certain agencies by repealing specific advisory committees or boards that

are outdated and no longer serve their originally intended purpose, and does not impact the man-

ner in which the programs are currently administered. NMCHE has been administering the mul-

tiple Loans for Service Programs since the Allied Health Professional Loan for Service Act was

enacted in l995.

Additional changes would include the elimination of the Health Information System Advisory

Committee (HISAC) and the Health Information Alliance established on behalf of the HPC.

The Health Information Alliance has not been functional for several years. According to the

HPC, the HISAC meets quarterly and serves a useful purpose.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

The NMHPC reports that the Commission will not suffer from the repeal of these committees.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The HPC indicates they have not reimbursed nor paid per diem to any HISAC member for par-

ticipating in the committee, and reports no financial benefit from repeal. HPC indicates the

committee will continue to meet as they have been, even though they no longer would be statuto-

rily required to do so. From this comment it appears the HPC will continue to absorb costs re-

lated to this effort.

WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL.

The Medical Loan for Service and the Health Professional Loan Repayment program statutes

will not be consistent with current practice.

AHO/yr