A G E N D A
(subject to revision)
Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee
Casper, Wyoming
Thursday-Friday, September 23-24, 2004
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
8:30 am Call to Order
8:35 am Spit Tobacco – Sara Growney
9:00 am Wyoming Health Insurance Pool – Ken Vines
· extension of 6/30/05 sunset
· alternative to premium tax funding
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Children and Families Initiative update – Marilyn Patton
Noon Lunch
1:00 pm Preventive Health Measures – Heart Association, Cancer Society
1:45 pm Health Care Information Technology update – Carol Jenkins
2:15 pm Department of Health updates
•Budget flex authority for emergency cases
•Substance abuse control plan
3:00 pm Break
3:15 pm Workers' Compensation – management audit recommendations update
3:30 pm Workers' Compensation
•"Fully-funded" bill
•Authority to define intoxication
4:30 pm Workers' Compensation – Illegal Alien Exclusion – Ernie Schmidt (Wyo. Sawmills/Timber Products Mfrs. Assn.)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
8:00 am Subcommittee Reports and Draft Bills
· Long-term care
· Public health
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Workforce Training Fund update – Kathy Emmons
10:30 am Medicaid Funding of Special Education Costs – Lisa Skiles Parady
11:30 am Wyoming Network for Tele-health – Deb Fleming, Fran Cadez
Noon Lunch
1:30 pm Juvenile issues – Mike Huston
2:00 pm Review other draft legislation & sunsetting bills
2:30 pm Public Comment
3:30 pm Other committee business
Adjourn Upon Completion of Committee Business