House Health & Human Services - 2/11/2004 Meeting

Jim Morrison (171-W, 296-7676) Chair Peggy Long (446-N, 296-7685) Vice Chair Nancy Kirk (284-W, 296-7673) Ranking Minority Bob Bethell (175-W, 296-7616) Willa DeCastro (183-W, 296-7501) Geraldine Flaharty (279-W, 296-7690) Mario Goico (110-S, 296-7644) Tom Holland (284-W, 296-7665) Don Hill (182-W, 296-7678) Brenda Landwehr (115-S, 296-7683) C. Frank Miller (431-N, 296-7646)

Cindy Neighbor (556-N, 296-7663) Doug Patterson (174-W, 296-7672) Eber Phelps (281-W, 296-769) Roger Reitz (174-W, 296-7631) Scott Schwab (182-W, 296-7678) Stephanie Sharp (175-W, 296-7616) Judy Showalter (273-W, 296-7648) Sue Storm (272-W, 296-7650) R. J. Wilson (327-S, 296-7658) Jerry Williams (273-W, 296-7697)

Wednesday, February 11

Approval of Committee Minutes for Monday and Tuesday, February 9 and 10

Hearing on:

HB 2538 - creating an drug repository through the State Pharmacy Board

Chairing the hearing: Representatives Don Hill and Eber Phelps

Representative Tom Sloan (proponent)

Representative Annie Kuether (proponent)

Gwendolyn Cargnel, Director of Government Relations, American Cancer Society - Testimony

Ron Hein, Kansas Pharmacy Coalition (opponent)

Debra Billingsley, Executive Director, Kansas Board of Pharmacy (neutral)

Peter Obetz, Vice President of Legislation, Kansas Trial Lawyers Association (neutral)

Staff Briefing on:

HB 2634 - testing for West Nile virus in humans

HB 2716 - changes the requirements for care home administrators

Possible action on bills previously heard

Reminder to Committee that tomorrow Theresa Nuckolls, the Assistant Attorney General, will provide a briefing on the Open Meetings Act. The basis for her testimony is in the Liberty folder under 2-12-04.

STAFF

 Bill Wolff, Legislative Research Department (296-4442)

 Emalene Correll, Legislative Research Department (296-4403)

 Renae Jefferies, Revisor of Statutes' Office (291-3061)

 Gary Deeter, Committee Secretary (296-7676)