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Committee advances bills to address rural clinical preceptors and remote ASL interpreting
Summary
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee sent two bills to the Senate floor with due‑pass recommendations: HB242, providing continuing‑education incentives for clinicians who serve as preceptors, and HB311, expanding licensure access for video remote American Sign Language interpreters.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee moved two bills to the Senate floor with due‑pass recommendations after brief presentations.
House Bill 242: Representative Josh Wheeler told the committee HB242 incentivizes experienced health‑care professionals to serve as preceptors for clinical students by providing continuing medical education credits for mentorship. Wheeler said the measure is cost‑neutral and intended to expand clinical training opportunities in rural communities. Senator Lenny moved and Senator Keiser seconded the motion to send HB242 to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation; the committee approved the motion.
House Bill 311: Representative Wheeler also presented HB311, which would ease licensure requirements to expand access to video remote American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting for Idaho’s deaf and hard‑of‑hearing communities. Wheeler said the Idaho Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing supports the bill. Senator Wintrow moved and Senator Harris seconded that HB311 be sent to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation; the committee approved the motion.
Both sponsors described the bills as 0‑fiscal‑impact measures aimed at expanding access — HB242 to clinical training slots in rural areas and HB311 to ASL interpreting services via video remote interpreting. Committee votes were taken without extended public testimony on either item.
