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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 162 – Women’s Health Care, study

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 162

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SCR162.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE - STUDY - Stating findings of the Legislature and
directing the Department of Insurance and the Department of Health and
Welfare to conduct studies concerning the status of women's health care in
Idaho.
                                                                        
03/10    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/13    Rpt prt - to 10th Ord
03/17    To St Aff

Bill Text


 SCR162
                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-fifth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2000
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                            SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 162
                                                                        
                                 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                               A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
  2    STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE CONCERNING THE STATUS  OF  WOMEN'S  HEALTH
  3        CARE IN IDAHO AND DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND THE DEPARTMENT
  4        OF HEALTH AND WELFARE TO CONDUCT STUDIES AND REPORT FINDINGS TO THE LEGIS-
  5        LATURE.
                                                                        
  6    Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  7        WHEREAS,  the  state of Idaho values the health of its mothers, daughters,
  8    grandmothers and sisters; and
  9        WHEREAS, the state of Idaho recognizes the need to redress  inequities  in
 10    research,  health  care  services  and  education that may place the health of
 11    women at risk; and
 12        WHEREAS, women's reproductive health needs are a  primary  part  of  their
 13    health concerns from preteen to midlife years; and
 14        WHEREAS, of women who don't have insurance, nearly half receive inadequate
 15    health care; and
 16        WHEREAS,  women  pay  on average sixty-eight percent more in out-of-pocket
 17    health care costs than men; and
 18        WHEREAS, the median number of women in Idaho who have not had a Pap  smear
 19    within  three years is greater than the median number of women nationally, and
 20    it is increasing; and
 21        WHEREAS, most of Idaho is designated as "rural" and "frontier" and  access
 22    to certified rural health clinics for women is limited; and
 23        WHEREAS, Idaho is designated as having health professional shortage areas,
 24    and  is  forty-ninth in the nation for number of gynecologists per 1,000 women
 25    in the state; and
 26        WHEREAS, studies show that adequate prenatal health care is essential  for
 27    the birth of healthy babies; and
 28        WHEREAS,  the  "Kids  Count"  found that Idaho's low birth weight rate has
 29    been inching upwards, from 5.4 percent in 1992-94 to 6.0 percent  in  1996-98,
 30    and  this  is  directly related to the rate of prenatal care which, during the
 31    same period, climbed to a level of thirty percent of  women  who  are  without
 32    adequate prenatal care; and
 33        WHEREAS,  breast  cancer  is  the second leading cause of cancer death for
 34    Idaho women, and the incidence of breast cancer increases with age; and
 35        WHEREAS, screening and early detection is the best prevention  method  for
 36    reducing cancer complications and costs; and
 37        WHEREAS,  by  consolidating  fragmented  data,  the  state can efficiently
 38    assess the data we have, identify gaps in data collections, and eliminate dis-
 39    parities; and
 40        WHEREAS, from the consolidated data, effective assessments can inform pro-
 41    gram development and policy  direction,  and  stimulate  the  development  and
 42    implementation  of  effective women's health policies at the highest levels of
 43    state and local government.
 44        NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second  Regular  Ses-
                                                                        
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  1    sion  of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Repre-
  2    sentatives concurring therein, that the Department of Insurance shall  conduct
  3    a  survey  to  determine  the level of reproductive health benefit coverage in
  4    health insurance plans marketed in Idaho.
  5        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of  Health  and  Welfare  shall
  6    contract  an  independent  study  of  uninsured  and underinsured Idaho women,
  7    develop recommendations that foster collaboration and coordination of  women's
  8    reproductive  health  initiatives  and activities throughout the Department of
  9    Health and Welfare and assure that limited resources can be  used  most  effi-
 10    ciently. The study shall identify methods to promote access and important pub-
 11    lic  health goals such as preventing unintended pregnancies, preventing repro-
 12    ductive cancers, promoting prenatal care, and preventing sexually  transmitted
 13    diseases.  The department is authorized use up to $30,000 of federal Temporary
 14    Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to contract the independent study.
 15        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the studies and reports commissioned  by  this
 16    resolution  shall  be  transmitted  by the respective departments to the First
 17    Regular Session of the Fifty-sixth Idaho Legislature.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


     
                           
                 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                       RS10280 
                           
          The purpose of this legislation is to identify trends, gaps and disparities
     among Idaho women in the healthcare system. The studies will provide critical
     data for planning and implementation of effective women's health policies and
     programs. 
     
     
     
                     FISCAL NOTE
     
     No impact to the general fund. Will use $30,000 of federal TF block grant money. 
     
     
     
     
     Contact: 
     
     Name:      Senator John Sandy
     Phone:     332-1305 
     
     Name:      Senator Judi Danielson
     Phone:     332-1307 
     
     Name:      Senator Betsy Dunklin
     Phone:     332-1356 
     
                                                  STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE             SCR 162