This Week in Health Care, March 3, 2010
Every Wednesday, Stateside Associates selects some health care-related state events to highlight in This Week in Health Care.
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GROUPS
The National Conference of Insurance Legislators’ (NCOIL) will hold its Spring Meeting March 5-7. The Spring Meeting will highlight several discussions from the following committees (1) The Health, Long-Term Care and Health Retirement Committee; (2) Life Insurance & Financial Planning Committee; and (3) Property-Casualty Insurance Committee as well as the NCOIL Institute for Insurance Policy Legislator Luncheon Workshop. Robert Holden at rah@stateside.com
The National Association of Counties will hold its Legislative Conference March 6-10, where the following topics will be discussed: Improving Public Health Through Better Land Use Planning; How ARRA and Meaningful Use Criteria Impacts County Mental Health Departments and Health Care Reform and the Federal Benefits Debate for Justice-Involved Individuals. Stefani Millie at skm@stateside.com
ALABAMA
The House Health Committee will meet 03/03/10 to discuss H.B. 595, which specifies that the profession of pharmacy includes consultation concerning prescription drugs prescribed for a patient. Tom Kaczmarek at tgk@stateside.com
COLORADO
The House Business Affairs and Labor Committee will meet 03/03/10 to discuss H.B. 1166, which requires health insurance policies to be written at or below the tenth-grade reading level, written in 12-point font or larger and to contain an index or table of contents if they are longer than three pages or 3,000 words. Jerad Ferguson at jbf@stateside.com
CONNECTICUT
The Department of Social Services’ Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee will meet 03/04/10 to review therapeutic drug classes. David Kennedy at dak@stateside.com
FLORIDA
The Senate Health Regulation Committee will hold a public hearing 03/04/10 to discuss S.B. 958, which requires the State Health Consumer Health Information and Policy Advisory Council to develop the Agency for Health Care Administration’s strategic plan for electronic health records. Carly Simpson at cms@stateside.com
The Department of Health is discussing amendments to a rule concerning restricted prescription drug distributor permits. Becky Lukaesko at bml@stateside.com
The Board of Pharmacy is discussing draft amendments to a rule concerning special pharmacies to incorporate by reference a revised permit application form. Becky Lukaesko at bml@stateside.com
ILLINOIS
The Senate Insurance Committee will meet 03/04/10 to discuss S.B. 2516, which would require insurers to provide coverage for hearing instruments for individuals who receive a prescription from a hearing care professional. Jerad Ferguson at jbf@stateside.com
MAINE
The Joint Insurance and Financial Services Committee will hold a work session 03/09/10 to discuss L.D. 1773, which requires health insurance policies, contracts and certificates that provide dental plans to provide coverage of dependent children from birth if the policyholder elects to participate in the dependent coverage plan. Tom Kaczmarek at tgk@stateside.com
MARYLAND
The Senate Finance Committee will meet 03/04/10 to discuss S.B. 593, which requires insurers to pay claims submitted by freestanding medical facilities at rates set by the Health Services Cost Review Commission. Max Behlke at mrb@stateside.com
