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House Health Committee advances bill to create state neurodegenerative disease research program
Summary
The House Health Committee voted to report House Bill 704, which would establish a neurodegenerative disease research program and a dedicated fund in the state treasury, after agreeing to an amendment that limits indirect costs and narrows eligible grantees.
At a House Health Committee meeting, members voted to report House Bill 704 (printer's number 1437) out of committee as amended. The bill would establish a neurodegenerative disease research program within the Department of Health and create a research program fund in the state treasury to accept and allocate funds to the program.
The amendment, A00684, introduced by Representative Rossi and summarized by committee staff, requires that institutions receiving grants be academic clinical medical centers, permits recipients to also accept funds from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research…
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