Amendment H-1043 to HF 726

Filed March 19, 2019 in the House by

What it changes

1. Page 6, by striking lines 30 through 32 and inserting “commission’s recommendation, to be submitted by the director of public health as proposed legislation in compliance with section 2.16 for consideration by the general assembly during the 2020 legislative session, to reduce the number of voting members from nine to seven members.”
2. Page 9, after line 5 by inserting: “DIVISION ___ MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ADVISORY COUNCIL Sec. ___. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ADVISORY COUNCIL —— VOTING MEMBER SUSPENSION. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if a representative of a professional or business entity, a public member, or a member of the hawk-i board who is a voting member of the medical assistance advisory council pursuant to section 249A.4B, subsection 2, is absent for two consecutive meetings of the medical assistance advisory council, the member shall be suspended from participation in the deliberations of the advisory council for a period of twelve months from the date of the member’s second absence. During the member’s suspension period, the voting rights of the professional or business entity, consumer group or consumer organization, or the hawk-i board shall not be exercised, but the vacancy in voting membership shall not prohibit the medical assistance advisory council from achieving a quorum.”

Official amendment (PDF) · In the Bill Book