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Senate committee approves amendment to cross‑disability bill to require weekly bed‑management updates for gero‑psych facilities; bill re‑referred to appropriati
Summary
The Senate Human Services Committee approved an amendment to a cross‑disability/bed‑management bill that adds a two‑year sunset and allows gero‑psychiatric facilities to report openings weekly or within 48 hours rather than daily, then passed the bill as amended and re‑referred it to Appropriations with a $300,000 fiscal note.
The Senate Human Services Committee approved an amendment to a bill addressing a cross‑disability council and bed‑management reporting and then voted to pass the measure as amended and re‑refer it to the Appropriations Committee.
Senator Rohrs moved the amendment (seconded by Senator Hogan). The amendment adopts four main changes discussed at the hearing: (1) add a two‑year sunset, setting the new expiration to 2027; (2) specify that the contracted facilitator and the Department (the relevant state department) jointly will appoint the cross‑disability council facilitator role; (3) change language…
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