PROPOSED A G E N D A
(subject to revision)
Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee
Casper, Wyoming
Monday-Tuesday, December 13-14, 2004
MONDAY, DECEMBER 13
8:30 am Call to Order
8:35 am Dept of Employment
• Worker's compensation fund. 05LSO-0149.C1.
• Workers' compensation amendments. 05LSO-0164.W1.
• Unemployment compensation amendments. 05LSO-0368.W1
• Unemployment tax amendments. 05LSO-0378.W2
9:45 am Tobacco taxes-2. 05LSO-0298.W1 / W2
10:15 am Break
10:30 am Uncompensated catastrophic/trauma care - Health Care Commission
11:15 am Children and Families' Initiative – Marilyn Patton, DFS
Noon Lunch
1:00 pm Geriatric and medication aides. Senator Boggs; Board of Nursing.
2:00 pm Uniform health care decisions. 05LSO-0145.W3
3:00 pm Break
3:15 pm Immunization enforcement report – Dept. of Health
3:30 pm Public health nurses funding report - Dept of Health, County Commissioners
4:00 pm Wyoming Health Insurance Pool amendments. 05LSO-0389.W1, / .W2
5:00 pm Recess.
TUESDAY, December 14th
8:00 am Medicaid Funding of Special Education Costs – Dept. of Health, Dept of Ed.
9:00 am Methamphetamine initiatives
• Substance abuse prevention and treatment – juveniles.05LSO-0295.W1
• Other bills
9:45 am Veterans' home study. 05LSO-0162.W1
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Environmental health study. 05LSO-0167.W1
10:45 am Volunteer ambulance services immunity. 05LSO-0166.W2
11:15 am Medicaid buy-in eligibility. 05LSO-0376.L1
11:30 am
Noon Lunch
1:15 pm Malpractice insurance / medical review panel.
• Malpractice insurance regulation
• 'Loss chance' doctrine abrogation
• Expert witness fees regulation
• Collateral source rule
3:15 pm Public Comment
3:45 pm Other committee business
Adjourn Upon Completion of Committee Business