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Senate Health and Welfare committee advances three health bills to the floor

2611014 · January 30, 2025
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The committee voted to send three bills — SB1024 (move mental-health rules into code), SB1014 (move newborn screening rules into code) and SB1015 (streamline licensing and inspection act) — to the Senate floor with due pass recommendations. SB1015 drew testimony from hospitals and nursing-home representatives.

The Idaho Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send three health-related bills to the Senate floor with due pass recommendations: Senate Bill 10 24, Senate Bill 10 14 and Senate Bill 10 15. The bills move certain department rules into statute, consolidate regulatory language, and streamline licensing and inspection requirements for health-care facilities.

Senate Bill 10 24 was introduced by Senator Julie VanOrden (District 30). VanOrden told the committee the measure moves approved administrative rules for children's mental health services, adult mental health services and substance use disorder services into Idaho code—transferring definitions, eligibility and screening requirements into chapter 24, title 16 and chapter 31, title 39 of Idaho Code where applicable. The measure repeals three related administrative rules effective July 1 and places their text…

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