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Committee advances bill moving mental‑health and substance‑use rules into Idaho code
Summary
Senate Bill 1024, sponsored by Sen. Julie VanOrden, would transfer existing Department of Health and Welfare rules for children's mental health, adult mental health and substance use disorder services into statute without changing services. The committee recommended the bill be sent to the Senate floor with a 'due pass.'
Senate Bill 1024, presented to the Idaho Senate Health and Welfare Committee by Sen. Julie VanOrden (R.-Dist. 30), would move existing administrative rules for children's mental-health services, adult mental-health services and substance use disorder services into Idaho statute.
VanOrden said the bill does not change the level of services or eligibility; it moves definitions, certification standards and eligibility/screening…
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