House File 726 H-1043 Amend House File 726 as follows: 1 1. Page 6, by striking lines 30 through 32 and inserting 2 < commission’s recommendation, to be submitted by the director 3 of public health as proposed legislation in compliance with 4 section 2.16 for consideration by the general assembly during 5 the 2020 legislative session, to reduce the number of voting 6 members from nine to seven members. > 7 2. Page 9, after line 5 by inserting: 8 < DIVISION ___ 9 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ADVISORY COUNCIL 10 Sec. ___. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ADVISORY COUNCIL —— VOTING 11 MEMBER SUSPENSION. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 12 contrary, if a representative of a professional or business 13 entity, a public member, or a member of the hawk-i board who 14 is a voting member of the medical assistance advisory council 15 pursuant to section 249A.4B, subsection 2, is absent for 16 two consecutive meetings of the medical assistance advisory 17 council, the member shall be suspended from participation in 18 the deliberations of the advisory council for a period of 19 twelve months from the date of the member’s second absence. 20 During the member’s suspension period, the voting rights of the 21 professional or business entity, consumer group or consumer 22 organization, or the hawk-i board shall not be exercised, but 23 the vacancy in voting membership shall not prohibit the medical 24 assistance advisory council from achieving a quorum. > 25 ______________________________ FRY of Clarke -1- HF726.886 (1) 88 pf/rh 1/ 1 #1. #2.