HB 1436 Summary

• Reconstitutes the Healthcare Coordinating Council with 15 members appointed by legislative leaders and the Governor, with appointments due before July 1, 2023, and requires the council to report to the 2024 regular session.

• Directs the council to develop a comprehensive preventive health care plan for the period from July 1, 2023 through July 1, 2033, with performance benchmarks, projected costs, and benefits for each element.

• Establishes specific health care goals for the council to consider, including reducing infant mortality by 10% by 2032, increasing health insurance coverage by 25% by 2032, lowering obesity to under 20% by 2027, and increasing high school graduation rate to 75% by 2027.

• Requires the council to hold at least quarterly public meetings with open comment periods, maintain administrative support from the State Department of Health and three other organizations, and provide annual reports to the Legislature by September 1 after the initial 2024 report.

• Allows reimbursement of non-legislative council members for mileage and actual expenses, with legislative members paid from contingent expense funds of their respective houses.