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Senate committee advances bill to codify mental‑health fee rules, retain 5% cap and guarantee services
Summary
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send House Bill 2 20 to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation after the Department of Health and Welfare said the bill moves a dormant sliding fee schedule from administrative rule into statute while keeping a 5% income cap and a requirement that services not be denied for inability to pay.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send House Bill 2 20 to the Senate floor with a due‑pass recommendation after the Department of Health and Welfare told the committee the bill moves an unused sliding fee schedule from administrative rule into statute while retaining a 5 percent income cap and a prohibition on denying services for inability to pay.
Jared Larson, legislative and regulatory affairs chief at the Department of Health and Welfare, told the…
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