House Journal: Page 973: Wednesday, March 31, 1999

30     21.  Page 3, by striking lines 6 and 7, and

31   inserting the following:
32     "f.  Provide administrative support to the drug
33   utilization review council.
34     8.  Within the first quarter of the state fiscal
35   year beginning July 1, 1999, the drug utilization
36   review council shall conduct a review of all the drugs
37   for which prior authorization is required to determine
38   if the drugs should remain on the listing and shall
39   report its findings to the council on human services
40   and to the general assembly by December 1, 1999.  The
41   drug utilization review council shall subsequently
42   conduct such an annual review within the first quarter
43   of the state fiscal year and shall report its findings
44   to the council on human services and to the general
45   assembly by October 1 of each fiscal year."
46     22.  Page 3, line 11, by striking the word "July"
47   and inserting the following:  "September".
48     23.  Page 3, line 12, by striking the word "panel"
49   and inserting the following:  "drug utilization review
50   council".
Page 3
 1     24.  Title page, line 1, by striking the words
 2   "prior authorization review panel" and inserting the
 3   following:  "utilization review council".
 4     25.  By renumbering as necessary.
Heaton of Henry asked and received unanimous consent to 
withdraw amendment H-1334, to amendment H-1306, filed by him 
from the floor.
Heaton of Henry offered the following amendment H?1341, to 
amendment H?1306, filed by him from the floor and moved its 
adoption:
H-1341
 1     Amend the amendment, H-1306, to House File 734 as
 2   follows:
 3     1.  Page 1, line 4, by striking the word "COUNCIL"
 4   and inserting the following:  "COMMISSION".
 5     2.  Page 1, by striking lines 7 through 16 and
 6   inserting the following:
 7     ""1.  The department shall continue to contract
 8   with the peer review organization, with which the
 9   department held a contract to carry out the duties of
10   the drug utilization review commission as of June 30,
11   1999, in order to carry out the duties of the

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