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JFAC asks Health and Welfare, DOPL to draft legislation and report on moving licensing and certification out of DHW
Summary
The committee approved language requiring the Department of Health and Welfare to work with the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses on a report — and to draft legislation — outlining what a transfer of licensing and certification would look like, prompting at least one objection in committee.
BOISE, Feb. 14, 2025 — The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved language directing the Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) to collaborate with the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL) on a report, including draft legislation, that describes the logistics of potentially relocating DHW’s Licensing and Certification program.
Why it matters: Licensing and certification funds and operations affect provider oversight, contract nurse staffing and department operations. The…
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