Idaho Senate Health and Welfare Committee sends five proposals to print, including psychology prescribing reforms and a tire‑cleanup pilot

The Idaho Senate Health and Welfare Committee met and voted to send five proposed measures to print for further consideration.

Senators introduced and the committee approved the following RSs by voice vote: RS32220 (psychology prescribing supervision), RS3214 (waste tire cleanup pilot), RS32351 (foster‑care timelines and placement considerations), RS32348 (updates to residential care and assisted‑living facility regulation), and RS31947C1 (copies of medical records for Social Security disability applicants). All measures were introduced and motions to send them to print were made on the floor and carried by voice vote; no opposing votes were recorded on the transcript.

RS32220 — psychology prescribing supervision Mark Harris, Senator, Idaho State Senate, introduced RS32220, saying, “This legislation basically improves and streamlines practice of psychology in the state of Idaho.” He told the committee the bill would remove what he described as “unnecessary barriers,” replace a supervision model with a collaborative‑agreement model for provisional prescribing…