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ID HCR044

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Engrossed

3/7/2012

Primary Sponsor

State Affairs Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • House Health and Welfare Committee rejected a Department of Health and Welfare rulemaking docket on February 6, 2012, governing Medicaid coverage of tobacco cessation products for children and pregnant women under Docket No. 16-0309-1201.

  • Committee rejected the temporary rule because it lacked provisions addressing the safety and effectiveness of tobacco cessation pharmacotherapy in pregnant women.

  • The 2008 Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline does not recommend tobacco cessation pharmacotherapy for pregnant women due to insufficient evidence of its specific safety and effectiveness.

  • Legislature urges the Department of Health and Welfare to promulgate a rule on Medicaid coverage of tobacco cessation services that incorporates the specific recommendations for pregnant women from the 2008 PHS Guideline or any subsequent modifications.

Legislative Description

Stating findings of the Legislature and urging the Department of Health and Welfare to promulgate a certain rule.

HEALTH AND WELFARE

Last Action

to Health/Wel

3/8/2012

Committee Referrals

Health and Welfare2/23/2012

Full Bill Text

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