Delaware House Bill 328 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on July 5 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-07-05 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This bill is the result of recommendations made by the Joint Sunset Committee and makes several amendments to Title 16 relating to the Delaware Health Care Commission (“DHCC” or “Commission”). The bill removes the General Assembly’s initial “Findings” that were made when the DHCC statute was initially enacted in 1990 and amended in 1992. The bill removes party affiliation and geographic location requirements for the Speaker’s and Pro Tem’s appointments to the Commission. The bill provides that of the 5 members appointed by the Governor, there shall be at least 1 member from each county and no more than 3 members shall be of the same political party. The bill provides that the Commission may call upon any state agency for any assistance, information or data that may be necessary to carry out its purpose. The Commission is currently limited to seeking assistance from a limited number of agencies. The bill provides that, for administrative and budgetary purposes only, the Commission is placed within the Department of Health and Social Services, Office of the Secretary. The bill removes the Commission’s responsibility for overseeing the implementation of the Governor’s Indigent Health Care Task Force Report that was issued in 1990. The bill removes the Commission’s requirements to perform several “other functions” in favor of new functions that the Commission may undertake, which include: (1) advising on strategies for promoting affordable health care; (2) identifying, analyzing and addressing health policy issues; (3) fostering creative thinking and problem solving across state agency lines and across public and private sectors; (4) ensuring that data is available and accessible; (5) monitoring health care cost trends; (6) coordinating efforts with the Health Resources Board; (7) recommending changes to state health insurance laws; (8) collaborating with the Delaware Health Information Network; (9) overseeing efforts to assure an adequate supply and distribution of health care professionals; (10) monitoring access to health care programs; and (11) conducting other activities it considers necessary to carry out the intent of the General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Delaware Health Care Commission.

Rep. John Atkins [D]	Rep. Edward Bennett [D]	Sen. George Bunting [D]	Sen. Catherine Cloutier [R]
Sen. Michael Katz [D]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Sen. David Lawson [R]	Sen. Robert Marshall [D]
Rep. Daniel Short [R]	Sen. Liane Sorenson [R]

2012-06-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-06-20 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-07-05		Signed by Governor
2012-06-30		Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2012-06-30		Necessary rules are suspended in Senate
2012-06-20		Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2012-05-10		Reported Out of Committee (SUNSET COMMITTEE (POLICY ANALYSIS & GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY)) in House with 5 On Its Merits
2012-05-08		Introduced and Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/023f9bc82113ed63852579ea0073e042?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+328/$file/legis.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/d3316f3ce38f1d7b85257a230071e415?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/16a8472dc4aaa5ca85257a2e00057200?OpenDocument