FORTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

SECOND SESSION, 2008

January 29, 2008

Mr. Speaker:

    Your HEALTH AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

HOUSE BILL 147

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

1.   On page 3, line 15, after the comma, insert "one of whom shall be a physician licensed pursuant to the Medical Practice Act and one of whom shall be a nurse having a graduate-level education in nursing;".  

     2. On page 4, line 2, strike "delivery,".

     3. On page 4, between lines 4 and 5, insert:

          "D. Board members shall comply with the provisions of the Governmental Conduct Act and the Financial Disclosure Act.".

     4. Reletter succeeding subsections accordingly.

     5. On page 4, strike lines 5 through 25, and on page 5, strike lines 1 through 4, and insert in lieu thereof:

          "E. Each appointed board member shall have at least three years' experience in at least one of the following areas; provided, however, that all areas are represented on the board:

                (1) executive-level experience in management or finance in a business not related to health care;

                (2) experience in the field of health or human services consumer advocacy;

                (3) executive-level experience in a business not related to health care that employs ten or fewer individuals;

                (4) executive-level experience in a business not related to health care that employs eleven or more individuals;

                (5) experience in health care management or finance;

                (6) experience related to health policy;

                (7) experience in health care economics;

                (8) experience in labor organization and advocacy; and

                (9) experience in public health.".

     6. On page 14, line 12, strike "September" and insert in lieu thereof "July".

     7. On page 14, line 19, strike "and".

     8. On page 14, line 22, strike the period and insert in lieu thereof "; and"

     9. On page 14, between lines 22 and 23, insert a new

Subsection D as follows:

          "D. the executive director of the New Mexico health policy commission shall be appointed as interim executive director of the health care authority until the board of directors of the health care authority appoints an executive director.".

     10. On page 15, line 6, strike "September" and in lieu thereof insert "July".,

and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.                            

                             Respectfully submitted,

Mimi Stewart, Chair

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

Date

The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against

Yes:      8

No:       0

Excused:  None

Absent:   None

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