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Sumner County delays overhaul of bariatric surgery program, asks staff for HIPAA review and guardrails
Summary
Commissioners discussed amending or rescinding the county's non-experimental gastric sleeve and gastric bypass surgery program. They agreed not to rebuild the program at the meeting and asked staff to return with suggested guardrails, clearer eligibility criteria and a version with HIPAA-related material removed from public materials.
Sumner County commissioners discussed whether to amend or rescind the county's non-experimental gastric sleeve and gastric bypass surgery program and decided not to rebuild the program at the meeting. Instead, they directed staff to return at a later meeting with proposals for guardrails, clearer eligibility criteria and a HIPAA-reviewed version of any public…
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