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Votes at a glance: committee advances several health bills on certified clinics, certificate‑of‑need changes and fund extension
Summary
The Public Health and Welfare Committee advanced multiple bills with brief discussion: a certified community behavioral health clinic grant program, a certificate of need committee substitute with targeted changes, and an extension of the existing health care expendable fund. The committee recessed subject to call afterward.
Several additional health measures were considered and advanced by the Public Health and Welfare Committee with limited debate.
Certified community behavioral health clinic grant program (Senate Bill 262392 as referenced in the hearing): Senator Hickman described a framework for the Department of Mental Health to allow community providers to apply for certification as community behavioral health clinics, enabling the state to apply for a SAMHSA Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics demonstration grant and to access enhanced Medicaid reimbursements for certain services. The motion that the bill be reported "title sufficient, do pass" carried.
Certificate of need (Senate Bill 2681 committee substitute as referenced): The committee substitute makes targeted changes to certificate‑of‑need law, including language tied to facilities in DeSoto County and other county‑specific provisions mentioned on the House calendar. The committee approved the substitute and reported it to the floor.
Health care expendable fund extension (Senate Bill 2690 as referenced): The committee approved a measure extending the life of an existing healthcare expendable fund to allow appropriations this year. The motion was approved and the bill will be reported.
Procedural note: After these votes the committee moved to recess, subject to call, to allow a concurrent Finance Committee meeting to proceed; the chair announced the motion to recess carried.
Ending: The committee reported the listed bills to the Senate and recessed subject to call.
