0001| HOUSE BILL 366 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| EDWARD C. SANDOVAL | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| FOR THE HEALTH CARE REFORM COMMITTEE | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| CREATING THE LEGISLATIVE HEALTH CARE TASK FORCE; MAKING AN | 0012| APPROPRIATION; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. | 0013| | 0014| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0015| Section 1. HEALTH CARE TASK FORCE CREATED--TERMINATION.-- | 0016| There is created a joint interim legislative task force, which | 0017| shall be known as the "health care task force". The task force | 0018| shall function from the date of its appointment until the first | 0019| day of December prior to the first session of the forty-fourth | 0020| legislature. | 0021| Section 2. MEMBERSHIP--APPOINTMENT--VACANCIES.-- | 0022| A. The health care task force shall be composed of | 0023| twelve voting legislative members and ten voting nonlegislative | 0024| members. The speaker of the house of representatives shall | 0025| appoint six members of the house of representatives, one of | 0001| whom shall be the chairman or vice chairman of the legislative | 0002| health and human services committee, and the president pro | 0003| tempore of the senate shall appoint six members of the senate, | 0004| one of whom shall be the chairman or vice chairman of the | 0005| legislative health and human services committee. The speaker | 0006| of the house of representatives and the president pro tempore | 0007| of the senate shall designate the chairman and vice chairman of | 0008| the task force. | 0009| B. Members of the health care task force shall be | 0010| appointed from each house to give the two major political | 0011| parties in each house the same proportional representation on | 0012| the task force as prevails in each house; however, in no event | 0013| shall either party have less than one member from each house on | 0014| the task force. Vacancies on the task force shall be filled by | 0015| appointment in the same manner as the original appointments. | 0016| C. No action shall be taken by the health care task | 0017| force if a majority of the total membership from either house | 0018| on the health care task force rejects the action. | 0019| D. The nonlegislative members of the health care | 0020| task force who do not serve ex officio shall be appointed by | 0021| the speaker of the house of representatives and the president | 0022| pro tempore of the senate as follows: | 0023| (1) two public members representing the | 0024| business community, one representing small employers and one | 0025| representing large employers; | 0001| | 0002| (2) a public member who is an attorney with | 0003| expertise in the area of health care; | 0004| (3) a health care reform advocate; and | 0005| (4) two members of a Native American nation, | 0006| tribe or pueblo of this state. | 0007| E. The additional nonlegislative members shall be: | 0008| (1) the secretary of human services or the | 0009| secretary's designee; | 0010| (2) the secretary of health or the secretary's | 0011| designee; | 0012| (3) a representative of the New Mexico health | 0013| policy commission; and | 0014| (4) the superintendent of insurance or the | 0015| superintendent's designee. | 0016| F. The public members shall be paid per diem and | 0017| mileage in accordance with the provisions of the Per Diem and | 0018| Mileage Act. | 0019| Section 3. DUTIES.--After the health care task force | 0020| members are appointed, the task force shall hold one | 0021| organizational meeting to develop a work plan and budget for | 0022| the ensuing interim. The work plan and budget shall be | 0023| submitted to the legislative council for approval. Upon | 0024| approval of the work plan and budget by the legislative | 0025| council, the task force shall review health care reform issues, | 0001| including making efforts to: | 0002| A. facilitate an ongoing partnership between the | 0003| legislative and executive branches and bring together various | 0004| groups working on health care reforms to: | 0005| (1) improve the health status of New Mexicans; | 0006| (2) enhance access to medical services with a | 0007| commitment to protecting vulnerable populations; | 0008| (3) strengthen the currently existing local | 0009| health care infrastructure, both private and public, to assure | 0010| appropriate access to needed services; | 0011| (4) protect the quality of health care from | 0012| erosion for cost savings; and | 0013| (5) improve the efficiency of health care | 0014| delivery; | 0015| B. consider and investigate the supply and | 0016| distribution of the state's health professional work force to | 0017| determine what providers and infrastructure are necessary for | 0018| health care delivery, including the development of priorities | 0019| for geographic access of health care service in the state to | 0020| revise the composition of health professionals to meet the | 0021| health care service needs of the state; | 0022| C. investigate legal, regulatory and policy issues | 0023| affecting health care services in the state, including managed | 0024| care in general and the medicaid managed care program in | 0025| particular; | 0001| D. oversee developments to the health information | 0002| system, including the efforts of the health information | 0003| alliance, the initiation of confidential health information and | 0004| patient privacy legislation and consumer report cards; | 0005| E. investigate the role of the university of New | 0006| Mexico health sciences center regarding its service mission as | 0007| a vital education institution in the state and its role in | 0008| filling the gaps of health care service where the private | 0009| sector is unable to deliver service; | 0010| F. create and sustain an ongoing dialogue with | 0011| representatives from New Mexico Indian nations, tribes and | 0012| pueblos to discuss health care issues related to Native | 0013| American people, the role of the Indian health service as a | 0014| provider of health care services and the integration of the | 0015| medicaid managed care program with the Indian health service | 0016| and Indian communities; | 0017| G. provide legislative oversight on the | 0018| implementation of health care reform measures, health care | 0019| delivery and payment proposals and changes in federal and state | 0020| law that impact health care reform programs that become law; | 0021| and | 0022| H. recommend legislation or changes if any are | 0023| found to be necessary to the second session of the forty-third | 0024| legislature and to the first session of the forty-fourth | 0025| legislature. | 0001| Section 4. SUBCOMMITTEES.--Subcommittees shall be created | 0002| only by majority vote of all members appointed to the health | 0003| care task force and with the prior approval of the legislative | 0004| council. A subcommittee shall be composed of at least one | 0005| member from the senate and one member from the house of | 0006| representatives, and at least one member of the minority party | 0007| shall be a member of the subcommittee. All meetings and | 0008| expenditures of a subcommittee shall be approved by the full | 0009| task force in advance of such meeting or expenditure, and the | 0010| approval shall be shown in the minutes of the task force. | 0011| Section 5. REPORT.--The health care task force shall make | 0012| a report of its findings and recommendations for the | 0013| consideration of the second session of the forty-third | 0014| legislature and the first session of the forty-fourth | 0015| legislature. The reports and suggested legislation shall be | 0016| made available to the legislative council, the legislative | 0017| finance committee, the legislative health and human services | 0018| committee, the New Mexico health policy commission and the | 0019| governor on or before November 30 preceding each session. | 0020| Section 6. STAFF.--The staff for the health care task | 0021| force shall be provided by the legislative council service, and | 0022| the staff of the New Mexico health policy commission shall | 0023| assist the health care task force as requested. The | 0024| legislative council service at the direction of the task force | 0025| may hire additional staff as necessary and may contract with | 0001| experts, including economists, actuaries and the bureau of | 0002| business and economic research at the university of New Mexico, | 0003| to assist the task force in carrying out its tasks. | 0004| Section 7. APPROPRIATION.--For the purpose of paying the | 0005| salaries and expenses of the technical, professional, legal, | 0006| clerical and stenographic assistants; for necessary equipment | 0007| and supplies used in carrying out the provisions of this act; | 0008| for travel expenses for staff and task force members; and for | 0009| reimbursing the per diem and mileage expenses of the health | 0010| care task force, there is appropriated to the legislative | 0011| council service from the general fund the sum of one hundred | 0012| thousand dollars ($100,000) for expenditure in fiscal year | 0013| 1998. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the | 0014| end of fiscal year 1998 shall revert to the general fund. | 0015| Payments from the appropriation shall be made upon vouchers | 0016| signed by the director of the legislative council service or | 0017| the director's authorized representative. | 0018| Section 8. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public | 0019| peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately. | 0020|  | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| State of New Mexico | 0004| House of Representatives | 0005| | 0006| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0007| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| February 18, 1997 | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| Mr. Speaker: | 0014| | 0015| Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to | 0016| whom has been referred | 0017| | 0018| HOUSE BILL 366 | 0019| | 0020| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0021| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0022| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0023| | 0024| Respectfully submitted, | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Gary King, Chairman | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Adopted Not Adopted | 0009| | 0010| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0011| | 0012| Date | 0013| | 0014| The roll call vote was 5 For 3 Against | 0015| Yes: 5 | 0016| No: Crook, Dana, Johnson | 0017| Excused: Rios, Vaughn | 0018| Absent: None | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0366 State of New Mexico | 0022| House of Representatives | 0023| | 0024| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0025| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| March 12, 1997 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| Mr. Speaker: | 0007| | 0008| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0009| whom has been referred | 0010| | 0011| HOUSE BILL 366 | 0012| | 0013| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0014| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0015| | 0016| 1. On page 1, lines 11 and 12, strike "MAKING AN | 0017| APPROPRIATION;". | 0018| | 0019| 2. On page 7, strike Section 7 in its entirety. | 0020| | 0021| 3. Renumber the succeeding section accordingly. | 0022| | 0023| Respectfully submitted, | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| Max Coll, Chairman | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| Adopted Not Adopted | 0008| | 0009| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0010| | 0011| Date | 0012| | 0013| The roll call vote was 14 For 0 Against | 0014| Yes: 14 | 0015| Excused: Coll, Marquardt, Watchman | 0016| Absent: None | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| .118101.1 | 0020| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0366 |